Amarillo Dragway took the team championship by a healthy margin over host team Caprock Motorplex, accruing 36 points during the weekend to take the win. Caprock Motorplex came in second with 23 points, followed by Hobbs Motorsports Park with 21 points, Caprock Motorplex Team 2 with 9 points and Caprock Motorplex Team 3 with six points. Other teams participating included El Paso Motorplex and Southwestern International Raceway.
Division 7 Top ET Main Event winner and SuperSeries representative Courtland Carter
In the Summit SuperSeries presented by AMSOIL Division 7 runoff, Courtland Carter, Benny Gossett and Lizzie Low won their respective classes and will advance to the Summit SuperSeries World Championship October 10-11 during the Summit World Finals weekend.
Courtland Carter, representing Hobbs Motorsports Park in New Mexico, advanced in the Top ET Summit SuperSeries runoff over Jerry Ross. Ross, representing his home track of Caprock Motorplex, just turned on the red bulb by -.002 in the final, advancing Carter to the World Finals. With the win in hand, Carter ran a 5.116 second elapsed time on a 4.93 dial at 121.29 mph.
In Mod ET, Benny Gossett advanced at his home track with an exciting win over Tim O’Moore. Gossett put together a .062 package in the final with a .027 light coupled with a 5.645 on a 5.61 at 120 mph to move past Southwestern International Raceway’s Moore, who had a 6.339 on a 6.30 at 108.70.
Division 7 Mod ET Main Event winner Ben Upchurch
Finally in Junior Dragster, Lizzie Low advanced out of the Division 7 Team Finals for the second year in a row, besting Khyrie Murdaugh of El Paso Motorplex. Low, another Caprock Motorplex regular, had a tremendous .020 light paired with a 7.976 on a 7.90 at 77.05 to take the win. Murdaugh had a 12.119 on a 12.08 at 52.26 in the runner-up effort.
Other big winners from the Division 7 Team Finals were Main Event winners Courtland Carter (Top ET) from Hobbs Motorsports Park, Ben Upchurch (Mod ET) from Amarillo Dragway and Leslie Grissom Jr. (Junior Dragster) from Caprock Motorplex.
Division 7 Junior Dragster Main Event winner Leslie Grissom Jr.
The following are the final results from the Division 7 Summit Team Finals presented by AMSOIL event at Caprock Motorplex.
Division 7 Summit Team Finals Team Standings
1. Amarillo Dragway – 36
2. Caprock Motorplex – 23
3. Hobbs Motorsports Park – 21
4. Caprock Motorplex Team 2 – 9
5. Caprock Motorplex Team 3 – 6
6. El Paso Motorplex – 4
7. Southwestern International Raceway – 2
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RESULTS
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF TOP ET - Courtland Carter, Hobbs Motorsports Park, (.022) 5.116 on 4.93, 121.29 def. Jerry Ross, Caprock Motorplex, (-.002) foul
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF MOD ET - Benny Gossett, Caprock Motorplex, (.027) 5.645 on 5.61, 120.00 def. Tim O’Moore, Southwestern International Raceway, (.040) 6.339 on 6.30, 108.70
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF JUNIOR DRAGSTER - Lizzie Low, Caprock Motorplex, (.020) 7.976 on 7.90, 77.05 def. Khyrie Murdaugh, El Paso Motorplex, (.060) 12.119 on 12.08, 52.26
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Main Event Top ET – Courtland Carter, Hobbs Motorsports Park, (.020) 6.262 on 4.99, 76.14 def. Johnny Ables, Hobbs Motorsports Park, (-.500) foul
Main Event Mod ET – Ben Upchurch, Amarillo Dragway, (.081) 7.014 on 7.00, 95.74 def. Michael Cozart, Hobbs Motorsports Park, (.124) 7.462 on 7.42, 92.02
Main Event Juniors – Leslie Grissom Jr., Caprock Motorplex, 8.335 on 8.26, 67.77 def. Josh Hunt, Caprock Motorplex, 7.962 on 7.94, 80.36
Team Captains Race – Kamron Wright, Caprock Motorplex, (.137) 9.148 on 9.10, 78.81 def. Clayton Pruiett, Hobbs Motorsports Park, (-.007) foul
