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Jeff Birchfield

Jeff Birchfield

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO — Drivers from the Midwest to the South to the big island of Hawaii will have the chance to compete in IHRA Ironman Classic races over the next months.

It starts next weekend with Bunker Hill Dragstrip in Indiana hosting an Ironman race on Saturday, June 15 and the nation’s oldest continually operating drag strip, Great Lakes Dragaway in Wisconsin, holding an Ironman Classic on Sunday, June 16.

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO — The International Hot Rod Association has highlighted the Junior Dragster racers who are drag racing’s future over the past year.

Quinn Fasano, a 10-year-old from Salem, Wisconsin, is the latest Junior Dragster driver to be in the spotlight. She has been racing a 2005 Halfscale SuperLite car the last two years at the iconic Great Lakes Dragaway.

UNION GROVE, WI — Great Lakes Dragaway has hosted a multitude of great events over the track’s unmatched history. 

There will be another special event next Sunday, June 16 when the iconic facility nicknamed “The Biggest Little Track in the World” hosts the IHRA Ironman Classic.

ALBQUERQUE, NM — The Land of Enchantment will be the land of top-notch bracket racing Saturday, June 22 when Albuquerque Dragway hosts the IHRA Sportsman Spectacular presented by Moser Engineering.

Racers in Super Pro (Box), No Box, Sportsman, Motorcycle and Junior Dragster classes will compete for prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies and the very popular oversized championship checks. IHRA members will also be in the running for limited-edition Sportsman Spectacular commemorative medals.

MARION, SD — Thunder Valley Dragways began a major track renovation of the full asphalt race surface on Monday, May 13 and got it done in time to host a pair of big Memorial Day weekend events.

After the work started on Monday, the asphalt was ground out and a new mat was installed by Friday afternoon. On Sunday, the work began preparing the new asphalt for the Memorial Day weekend. Nine gallons of Dawn dish soap along with several thousand gallons of water were scrubbed into the track by two very dedicated local racers.

BUNKER HILL, IN — Racers in the Hoosier State and surrounding areas have the chance to compete for big prizes and the prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies when historic Bunker Hill Dragstrip hosts the IHRA Ironman Classic on Saturday, June 15.

Racers in five different classes — Top (Box), Mod (No Box), Motorcycles, Sportsman and Junior Dragster — will compete for the IHRA Ironman trophies. Located a little over an hour north of Indianapolis, Bunker Hill is one of the country’s most storied drag strips, first opened in 1956, making it the oldest dragway in Indiana.

HUMBOLDT, IA — Iowa isn’t only home of “Field of Dreams.” Humboldt County Dragway was where a half-dozen racers saw their dreams come true in the Hawkeye State on Saturday night.

Mike Reutzel, Fred Hantke, Craig Delfs, Pat Finder and Mackenzie Scribner all captured victories in the IHRA Sportsman Spectacular presented by Moser Engineering. Henry Skogland won a race for the track's Street class, separate from the Sportsman Spectacular prizes.

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO — Don’t miss out on the fun of competing for bracket racing’s most prestigious championship.

Join the International Hot Rod Association before the required date for membership on July 1 to compete in the IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals presented by Strange Engineering.

CENTERVILLE, AR — It promises to be exciting battles for IHRA Summit SuperSeries track championships at Centerville Dragway, following the IHRA Ironman Classic on May 19.

There was plenty of great racing during the Ironman Classic at the Arkansas track. In addition, over 80 IHRA members signed up to compete for spots at the IHRA Summit Team Finals at Holly Springs, Mississippi.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Stroud Safety lives by the motto “designed by racers for racers.” Below, we feature three of the company’s products designed to make the sport safer for International Hot Rod Association members.

The company owned by accomplished Pro Mod racer Tommy Cunningham serves as the official safety supplier of the IHRA. Holding multiple patents on materials and manufacturing processes, Stroud provides the racers with quality American-made equipment.

 

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