Division 1 Summit SuperSeries Junior Dragster winner Austin Johnson
Johnson, representing Motor Mile Dragway in his brand new Summit Racing Equipment sponsored Junior Dragster, went a handful of rounds ending with a double red-light win over Rachael Whitney of Richmond Dragway. Both drivers had identical 7.90 dials and both jumped the gun, with Johnson getting the better of the two with a -.007 red light to Whitney’s -.029.
In Top ET Dale Smith put together a near-perfect run in the finals to take the win home for Maryland International Raceway, posting a .001 reaction time with a 4.812 elapsed time on a 4.80 dial at 144.11 miles per hour. Runner-up Alan Glatt, from Capital Raceway, had a .005 reaction time with a 4.621 on a 4.61 dial.
Division 1 Summit SuperSeries Mod ET winner Kevin Pollard
In Mod ET Kevin Pollard gave Motor Mile Dragway its second SuperSeries runoff win when he took down Bobby Mattera of Maryland International Raceway. Mattera lit the red bulb by -.010, negating a great run by Pollard with a .008 light and a 5.287 on a 5.28.
Other big winners during the Division 1 Summit Team Finals were Main Event winners John Roach of New London Dragstrip in Top ET, Chris Moren of Richmond Dragway in Mod ET and Haylea Whited of Motor Mile Dragway in Junior Dragster.
The following are the final results from the Division 1 IHRA Summit Team Finals at Piedmont Dragway.
Division 1 Summit Team Finals Team Standings
1. Maryland International Raceway – 56
2. Motor Mile Dragway – 45
3. Sumerduck Dragway – 33
4. Richmond Dragway – 27
5. New London Dragstrip – 26
6. Capital Raceway – 25
7. Northeast Dragway – 22
8. Roxboro Motorsports Dragway – 17
9. Cherokee Dragway – 13
10. Natural Bridge Dragstrip – 12
11. 75-80 Dragway – 0
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RESULTS
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF TOP ET – Dale Smith (Maryland) .001 RT, 4.812, 144.11 def. Alan Glatt (Capital) .005 RT, 4.621, 151.26
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF MOD ET – Kevin Pollard (Motor Mile) .008 RT, 5.287, 130.15 def. Bobby Mattera (Maryland) -.010 RT FOUL
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF JUNIOR – Austin Johnson (Motor Mile) -.007 RT FOUL def. Rachael Whitney (Richmond) -.029 RT FOUL
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Main Event Top ET – John Roach (New London) .024 RT, 6.369, 107.64 def. Steve Witherow (Sumerduck) .050 RT, 4.594, 150.72
Main Event Mod ET – Chris Moren (Richmond) .002 RT, 6.416, 106.93 def. George English (Natural Bridge) .027 RT, 6.170, 111.51
Main Event Juniors – Haylea Whited (Motor Mile) .052 RT, 7.896, 82.77 def. Rachael Whitney (Richmond) .038 RT, 7.895, 82.37
Team Captains Race – Royce Miller (Maryland) .070 RT, 10.660, 74.08 def. Steve Grosclose (Motor Mile) .147 RT, 11.536, 59.02
Friday Gamblers Top – Ray Weinstein (Richmond) .016 RT, 4.887, 104.64 def. Rob Hetzler (Roxboro) .042 RT, 6.319, 108.13
Friday Gamblers Mod – Kevin Pollard (Motor Mile) .013 RT, 5.304, 127.96 def. Jessie Betterton (Motor Mile) .044 RT, 7.091, 96.23
Friday Gamblers Junior – Allie Wiesner (Northeast) .016 RT, 7.924, 82.26 def. Austin Johnson (Motor Mile) .028 RT, 7.929, 82.47
Saturday Gamblers Top – Bruce Hensley (Maryland) .012 RT, 5.798, 80.22 def. Todd Welzel (Sumerduck) -.006 RT FOUL
Saturday Gamblers Mod – Jessie Betterton (Motor Mile) .020 RT, 7.087, 96.64 def. Kevin Pollard (Motor Mile) .023 RT, 5.293, 129.23
Saturday Gamblers Junior – Adriana Esteves (Maryland) .018 RT, 7.922, 82.69 def. Roger Thornton (Richmond) .043 RT, 7.894, 80.85
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Appearing Open Bodied Car – Dale Smith (Maryland International Raceway)
Best Engineered Open Bodied Car – Steve Witherow (Sumerduck Dragway)
Best Appearing Full Bodied Car – Ron Barlow (Motor Mile Dragway)
Best Engineered Full Bodied Car – Gail Lumpkins (Cherokee Dragway)
Best Appearing Junior – Allison Lloyd (Richmond Dragway)
Best Engineered Junior – Jacob Baker (Richmond Dragway)
Best Team Spirit – Northeast Dragway
Best Appearing Sponsor Banner – Sumerduck Dragway
Best Appearing Team – Motor Mile Dragway
