WELD Racing began their relationship with the IHRA at the start of the 2016 season and has been instrumental in supporting the national and sportsman program throughout the year. The official wheel partner offered a class bonus program at select events and contributed the wheels to the two custom build dragsters being presented to the champions at the Summit World Finals at Memphis International Raceway. WELD is the undisputed leader in maximum performance wheels. Whether it’s hard core off road, on the track, or on the street, WELD wheels have unleashed the performance potential of all types of machines for nearly 50 years. For more information, please go to http://weldwheels.com/.

A winning ride requires lots of data. And no one provides a better data system than Auto Meter, who has provided the gauges for this year’s prize dragsters. Auto Meter has been a longtime supporter of the sportsman program and has been contributing to the grand prize dragster builds since its inception. Auto Meter has been driven to provide performance enthusiasts with the information they need to win. They've revolutionized the way that racers and vehicle builders think about instrumentation and vehicle electronics for more than 50 years. For more information, please go to http://www.autometer.com/.

ATI Performance Products is a major supporter of various drag race series including the IHRA and posts cash contingency awards covering ATI’s Transmissions and Treemaster Converters. In addition, ATI teamed up with the IHRA to provide the super damper to the Top championship dragster build this season. ATI is an award-winning company that manufactures a multitude of high performance parts including Competition Transmissions, Treemaster Converters, Super Dampers, Compu-Flow Valve Bodies, Flexplates and Adapter Kits as well as a wide variety of performance enhancing internal components. For more information, please go to http://www.atiracing.com/.

IHRA sponsor partner MSD Performance supplied the power grid ignition, HVC-2 coil, pro billet distributor and crank trigger to the Summit SuperSeries grand prize Top dragster. They have contributed to the IHRA championship dragster build since the sportsman prize program started. Founded in 1970, MSD is one of the most recognized industry names in ignition system products, EFI products and high performance parts. The company designs, develops, tests and assembles its entire line of ignition boxes, crank triggers, distributors, EFI systems, transmission controllers, spark plugs, coils, spark plug wires, and other performance parts. For more information, please go to https://www.msdperformance.com/.

The IHRA would like to thank all of their 2016 sponsors for the continued support of the national and sportsman programs this season!