IHRA: Summit World Finals set to begin

For the hundreds of IHRA Sportsman racers converging on Memphis International Raceway on Thursday, this is what they have been working toward all season. These racers persevered to become Summit SuperSeries Champions during the Summit Bracket Racing Series presented by COMP Cams or took the victory in the main event at the IHRA Summit Team Finals held a few weeks ago.

The Summit Tournament of Champions consists of the top-three finishers in each division from the year-long Summit Pro Am Tour program. All qualified drivers in their respective classes go head-to-head for the world championship at the Summit World Finals. The classes contending for top honors includes: Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, Hot Rod and Junior Dragster. $117,800 in cash awards is up for grabs in the Summit Tournament of Champions.

The Summit SuperSeries will crown a champion in Top (Box), Mod (No Box) and Junior Dragster at the Summit World Finals. The $240,000 program is the championship competition for IHRA member track sportsman racers. To qualify for the season finale, racers must win the Summit SuperSeries track championship or win the Summit Team Finals main event in their division.

To check out the full list drivers who qualified for the World Finals, check IHRA.com.
There's a Test and Tune session on Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. CT.

On Friday, there's an awards ceremony and a team meeting Friday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. And at 12:30 p.m., Summit Super Series and TOC qualifying begins. Following that is the JR Racecar Junior "Sweet 16," followed by the "Trick Flow Sweet 16."

And on Saturday, following the God Speed Church Service at 8 a.m., there's Summit Super Series qualifying at 9 a.m., then the first round of eliminations. After that, it's Tournament of Champions qualifying and first-round eliminations.

The track is located at 5500 Victory Lane in Millington, Tenn., and the phone number is 901-969-7223. The web site is RaceMIR.com. And when you're on site, listen in to 100.3 FM radio.