SMP (NORWALK) WINS DIV. 3 BRACKET FINALS
In the final results from Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and the NHRA North Central Division Summit Racing Series, Summit Motorsports Park captured its second team championship and both the Super Pro Motorcycle and Sportsman champions.
Adam Cline took home the Super Pro championship and was joined by Kip Norup, Nick Hastings and Craig Adams in the winner’s circle celebration.
In the final results from Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and the NHRA North Central Division Summit Racing Series, Summit Motorsports Park captured its second team championship and both the Super Pro Motorcycle and Sportsman champions.
Adam Cline took home the Super Pro championship and was joined by Kip Norup, Nick Hastings and Craig Adams in the winner’s circle celebration.
Cline, Franklin, Ky., worked his way through the field and ran 5.730 seconds at 119.75 mph in his final round victory over Chris Bear, Toledo, Ohio, who clocked in at 4.739 seconds, 142.49 mph
In Pro, it was Norup, Leafriver, Ill., who outlasted the competition knocking out Allyn Neff, Indianapolis, in the final with a pass of 6.284 seconds, 106.15 mph while Hastings, Shelby, Ohio, defeated Jim Harness Jr., Peru, Ind. with a time of 12.246 at 103.86 mph for the Sportsman title.
Adams, Brunswick, Ohio, rounded out the weekend’s winners with a lap of 9.003 seconds, 143.47 mph to take down Rick Poole, Akron, Ohio in Bike. The four winners will advance to the Summit Racing Series National Championship in November at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona where they will meet up with the winner’s from the six other NHRA divisions.
In the Race of Champions competition it was Wayne Adams, Hamilton, Ohio, taking the win in Super Pro over Terry Young, Rockford, Ill.; John Linnabary II, Taylor, Mich., defeated Ken Laker, Cecil, Ohio, in Pro; Kassie Edwards-Wilson, Charleston, Ill., took the Sportsman trophy against Randy Wolfe, Bunker Hill, Ind.; and the Bike title went to Joe Nowak, Carleton, Mich., who outran Michael Nugent, Medway, Ohio.
The following are the final results from the NHRA North Central Division Summit Racing Series event at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis:
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio - 56 Byron Dragway, Byron, Ill. - 53 Bunker Hill Dragstrip, Bunker Hill, Ind. - 42 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Ill. - 41 Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky. - 39 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Indianapolis - 38 Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Stanton, Mich. - 37 Milan Dragway, Milan, Mich. - 37 National Trail Raceway, Columbus, Ohio - 36 Crossroads Dragway, Terre Haute, Ind. - 32 Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio - 32 Muncie Dragway, Muncie Ind. - 31 Route 66 Raceway, Joliet Ill. - 29 Kil-Kare Dragway, Xenia, Ohio - 29 Ohio Valley Dragway, Louisville, Ky. - 27 Edgewater Sports Park, Cleves, Ohio - 27 Pacemakers Dragway Park, Mount Vernon, Ohio - 25 Lyons Raceway Park, Lyons, Ind. - 24 Coles County Dragway USA, Charleston, Ill. - 19 Central Illinois Dragway, Havana, Ill. - 16 Osceola Dragway, Osceola, Ind. - 15 Beacon Dragway, Paducah, Ky. - 10 Great Lakes Dragway, Union Grove, Wis. - 9 Chandler Motorsports Park, Chandler, Ind. – 8
SUPER PRO
Adam Cline, Franklin, Ky., '78 Malibu, 5.730, 119.75 def. Chris Bear, Toledo, Ohio, '05 Undercover, 4.739, 142.49.
PRO
Kip Norup, Leafriver, Ill., '97 T-bird, 6.284, 106.15 def. Allyn Neff, Indianapolis, '65 Falcon, 6.977, 96.32.
SPORTSMAN
Nick Hastings, Shelby, Ohio, '83 Mustang, 12.246, 103.86 def. Jim Harness Jr., Peru, Ind., '70 Chevelle, 12.227, 106.45.
BIKE
Craig Adams, Brunswick, Ohio, '75 KAW, 9.003, 143.47 def. Rick Poole, Akron, Ohio, '83 Suzuki, foul.
HIGH SCHOOL
Mike Ratalowski, Highland, Ill., '97 Camaro, 15.783, 75.15 def. Kieffer Simpson, Seymour, Ind., dragster, 11.749, 93.66.
TRACK MANAGERS
Rod Viehland, Oakland, Ill., dragster, 15.711, 84.80 def. Clayton Bruss, Burlington, Wis., '13 Cruze, 18.145, 69.63.
The following are the final results from the NHRA North Central division Race of Champions at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis:
SPORTSMAN
Kassie Edwards-wilson, Charleston, Ill., '99 Camaro Z28, 12.856, 108.57 def. Randy Wolfe, Bunker Hill, Ind., '75 Nova, 13.982, 88.14.
PRO
John Linnabary II, Taylor, Mich., '81 Camaro, 5.879, 108.98 def. Ken Laker, Cecil, Ohio, '63 Chevy II, 6.458, 105.27.
SUPER PRO
Wayne Adams, Hamilton, Ohio, '13 Diamond, 4.955, 128.86 def. Terry Young, Rockford, Ill., '12 Phantom, 5.017, 137.78
SUPER PRO BIKE
Joe Novak, Carleton, Mich., '87 Kawasaki, 9.323, 132.02 def. Michael Nugent, Medway, Ohio, '78 KAW, 9.527, 126.40.