Whether it’s roofing or racing, Vernon Rowland has it covered.

The 48-year-old owner of a commercial roofing business in Oklahoma was one of the leading drivers in the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Sportsman National Championship all season.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2017) – IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE), a leading marketer and promoter of sports and live entertainment experiences, today reaffirmed its commitment to IHRA and grassroots drag racing.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Drivers and teams from the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) divisions around North America have qualified for the Summit World Finals through a series of Summit Team Finals events.

The Summit SuperSeries is held at nearly 100 IHRA-sanctioned tracks throughout North America with more than 8,000 racers competing in the program annually.

Any Summit SuperSeries competitor, who has an IHRA membership and an “X” number registered and valid according to IHRA records from May 1 through his or her division’s Summit Team Finals event, that won the Summit Team Finals main event championship are eligible for the Summit SuperSeries World Championship race to be held Oct. 20-22.

When the 2017 International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) season began, Christopher Webb approached the season like any other – hoping to run well enough to compete for a championship.  Little did he know that things would work out just right for him and that after a terrible tale on their first try, he and his wife would finally enjoy the honeymoon redo so desperately needed after what happened the first time.

Pine Valley Raceway enjoyed the home track advantage in the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Division 4 (Renegades) Summit Team Finals held last weekend at the Lufkin, Texas facility.

Pine Valley’s No. 1 team raced to a 76-34 win over runner-up Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark in a competition that included Little River Raceway, San Antonio Raceway, Edinburg Raceway, Penwell Knights Raceway and Amarillo Dragway.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (October 9, 2017) - The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sportsman program will be moving to an all-bracket racing format for the first time in the organization's history in 2018. The IHRA will produce both the Summit SuperSeries and the new Summit Sportsman Spectacular programs next season.

Danny Waters Jr. works as a service manager at a John Deere Ag and Turf store during the week.

When he isn’t busy working on the mowers, tractors and other equipment used on the farms, golf courses and other sites around the Mid-Atlantic region, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Quick Rod World Champion is usually piling up victories on the drag strip.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 6, 2017) - The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and Summit Racing Equipment have entered into a multi-year agreement to extend one of the longest running and most successful partnerships in motorsports history.

Summit will continue as series sponsor of the popular Summit SuperSeries, which will enter its 17th season in 2018. The Summit SuperSeries is held at nearly 100 IHRA-sanctioned tracks throughout North America with more than 8,000 racers competing in the program annually.

The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Division 4 (Renegades) Summit Team Finals are scheduled this weekend, Oct. 6-8, at Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas.

Other Division 4 member tracks beside Pine Valley include: San Antonio Raceway, Little River Raceway, Edinburg Raceway, Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark Raceway, Amarillo Dragway, State Capitol Raceway and Penwell Knights.

Pete D’Agnolo had a truly classic performance to become this year’s International Hot Rod Association Super Stock World Champion.

He drove a familiar white 1967 Camaro in the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship races. His father, Sam, originally purchased the vehicle as a street car and put 3,000 road miles on it before it was converted into a race car in 1970.