IHRA PRO-AM COMES TO ROCKINGHAM
Tue, 2008-02-26 13:23
The season opening IHRA Division 9 Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Series event kicks off this weekend at Rockingham Dragway.
The Carolinas’ fastest racetrack will play host to more than 400 IHRA racers competing in eight Pro-Am categories including Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and, new to the series this season, three classes of Jr. Dragsters.
The track will open at 10 a.m. Friday for a test-and-tune session restricted to Summit Series drivers. Qualifying, time trials and IHRA national record runs are scheduled Saturday with final eliminations starting at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The Summit Pro-Am event, first of five IHRA Raiders Divisional races, kicks off a March schedule that also will include the season’s Spring Carolina Coalition event (March 8-9), the first Holcomb Motorsports Fastest Street Cars Shootout (March 15), the first of four Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring Insane Performance Real Street (March 16), the first race in the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series (the Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open, March 29-30). The season opening IHRA Division 9 Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Series event kicks off this weekend at Rockingham Dragway.
The Carolinas’ fastest racetrack will play host to more than 400 IHRA racers competing in eight Pro-Am categories including Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and, new to the series this season, three classes of Jr. Dragsters.
The track will open at 10 a.m. Friday for a test-and-tune session restricted to Summit Series drivers. Qualifying, time trials and IHRA national record runs are scheduled Saturday with final eliminations starting at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The Summit Pro-Am event, first of five IHRA Raiders Divisional races, kicks off a March schedule that also will include the season’s Spring Carolina Coalition event (March 8-9), the first Holcomb Motorsports Fastest Street Cars Shootout (March 15), the first of four Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring Insane Performance Real Street (March 16), the first race in the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series (the Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open, March 29-30).
“Early indications are that it’s going to be a great season,” said track owner Steve Earwood. “We had more than 250 bracket cars and a good turnout of Pro Modified cars for our nitrojam.com Spring Blast and we’re really excited about the Pro-Am. It’s a race that’s grown in numbers every year.
“It’s going to be an incredible show for the fans, especially those who love the mid-60s muscle cars,” Earwood continued. “You probably won’t see more ‘69 Camaros and ‘65 Mustangs and hemi-Dodges anywhere else in the Carolinas this season.”
Defending Pro-Am champions are Mike Koontz of Parrish, Fla., in Top Sportsman; Scott Duggins of Shelby in Top Dragster; Emily Stott of Columbus, in Super Stock; Scott Macy of Randleman in Stock; Brett Nesbitt of McLeansville in Quick Rod; many-time series champion Steve Furr of New London in Super Rod; and Glenn Ferguson of Sanford in Hot Rod.
The Carolinas’ fastest racetrack will play host to more than 400 IHRA racers competing in eight Pro-Am categories including Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and, new to the series this season, three classes of Jr. Dragsters.
The track will open at 10 a.m. Friday for a test-and-tune session restricted to Summit Series drivers. Qualifying, time trials and IHRA national record runs are scheduled Saturday with final eliminations starting at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The Summit Pro-Am event, first of five IHRA Raiders Divisional races, kicks off a March schedule that also will include the season’s Spring Carolina Coalition event (March 8-9), the first Holcomb Motorsports Fastest Street Cars Shootout (March 15), the first of four Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring Insane Performance Real Street (March 16), the first race in the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series (the Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open, March 29-30). The season opening IHRA Division 9 Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Series event kicks off this weekend at Rockingham Dragway.
The Carolinas’ fastest racetrack will play host to more than 400 IHRA racers competing in eight Pro-Am categories including Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and, new to the series this season, three classes of Jr. Dragsters.
The track will open at 10 a.m. Friday for a test-and-tune session restricted to Summit Series drivers. Qualifying, time trials and IHRA national record runs are scheduled Saturday with final eliminations starting at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The Summit Pro-Am event, first of five IHRA Raiders Divisional races, kicks off a March schedule that also will include the season’s Spring Carolina Coalition event (March 8-9), the first Holcomb Motorsports Fastest Street Cars Shootout (March 15), the first of four Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring Insane Performance Real Street (March 16), the first race in the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series (the Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open, March 29-30).
“Early indications are that it’s going to be a great season,” said track owner Steve Earwood. “We had more than 250 bracket cars and a good turnout of Pro Modified cars for our nitrojam.com Spring Blast and we’re really excited about the Pro-Am. It’s a race that’s grown in numbers every year.
“It’s going to be an incredible show for the fans, especially those who love the mid-60s muscle cars,” Earwood continued. “You probably won’t see more ‘69 Camaros and ‘65 Mustangs and hemi-Dodges anywhere else in the Carolinas this season.”
Defending Pro-Am champions are Mike Koontz of Parrish, Fla., in Top Sportsman; Scott Duggins of Shelby in Top Dragster; Emily Stott of Columbus, in Super Stock; Scott Macy of Randleman in Stock; Brett Nesbitt of McLeansville in Quick Rod; many-time series champion Steve Furr of New London in Super Rod; and Glenn Ferguson of Sanford in Hot Rod.
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