Name: Mike Nelson Jr.

Age: 58

Hometown: Valley Lee, Maryland

Home track: Maryland International Raceway 

Class: Top ET

Car: ’81 Chevy Camaro

Name: Jacob Mattera

Age: 18

Hometown: Mechanicsville, Maryland 

Home track: Maryland International Raceway

Name: Bradley Tippett

Age: 40

Hometown: Mechanicsville, Maryland

Home track: Maryland International Raceway

Name: Cory Heckenlaible

Age: 26

Hometown: Menno, South Dakota

Home track: Thunder Valley Dragways, Marion S.D.

The Onawa Racing and Events Complex has entered into a multi-year sanctioning agreement with the International Hot Rod Association.

The facility under construction in Onawa, Iowa will feature an 1/8-mile drag strip, which can easily be converted into a ¼-mile strip, with 3,400 feet of concrete laid down. With a goal to race later this year, the facility also has a 10,000-square foot activities event center in the planning stages. There are 105 acres overall with events from Motorsports to concerts and auctions to be part of the schedule once construction is finished.

Name: Pete McGlynn

Age: 39

Hometown: Long Grove, Iowa

Home track: Cordova International Raceway

Name: Morgan Opp

Age: 13 at time of championship, now 14

Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Home track: Thunder Valley Dragways, Marion, S.D.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — The International Hot Rod Association moved to historic Darlington Dragway for the fifth of 15 race weekends that comprise the Summit Sportsman National Championship.

It was the largest field of cars to date for a three-day event, which included the conclusion of the February weekend from Palm Beach International Raceway. The two official Darlington races began on Saturday and went through Sunday.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — The International Hot Rod Association moved to historic Darlington Dragway for the sixth of 15 weekends that comprise the Summit Sportsman National Championship.

It included Friday’s conclusion of the February weekend from Palm Beach International Raceway.

Competitors entered events in the following classes: Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, Hot Rod and Junior Dragster.  Full results are available here: http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php?board=292.0; a recap is below:

The International Hot Rod Association is back in Race City USA.

Mooresville Dragway and the IHRA have entered into a multi-year sanctioning agreement. The facility, which features a 1/8-mile drag strip, is in Mooresville, N.C., where many of the top NASCAR teams are based.