When International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) teams arrive at Dragway 42 later this week for the final weekend of the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship, they won't find one general manager; they'll be greeted by co-general managers. Gary Harper joined the Dragway 42 team in August after working at several...

The inaugural season of the International Hot Rod Association Summit Sportsman National Championship is racing toward a fantastic finish.Drivers and teams will head to Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio for the series' 14th and final stop. Under the SSNC format, championships are determined using points claims from the best...

The International Hot Rod Association Summit Sportsman National Championship is coming down the home stretch with the upcoming double-race weekend at Carolina Dragway in Aiken, S.C.It is the 13th stop in what has become a 14-race series after the recent cancellation at Baton Rouge. Under the SSNC format, championships are...

Two-thirds of the way through the 2017 season, a trio of tight points battles highlight the International Hot Rod Association Summit Sportsman National Championship.Under the SSNC format, championships are determined using points claims from the best seven of the 10 events in which the racer competes.With eight races under their...

Wikipedia defines Mechanical Engineering as a discipline that "applies engineering, physics and material science principles to design, analyze, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems." International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Sportsman National Championship driver Steve Furr applies the skills he uses in his vocation as a mechanical engineer to his advantage...

Which is harder, rolling the perfect game in bowling or making the perfect run in drag racing? Peter Maduri, a champion in both sports, has done both. He said it's not that close."A perfect run in bracket racing is substantially harder," said Maduri, one of the top drivers in the...

Following the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship's debut visit to Immokalee Regional Raceway and Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida, the series leaves the Sunshine State for a three-day weekend at the historic State Capitol Raceway in Port Allen, Louisiana, outside Baton Rouge.State Capitol is the third-oldest, continuously run quarter-mile...

It was the 1970s and Deborah Tankersley had one of the best-looking rides as she attended classes in college: A gold 1970 Pontiac GTO with a black vinyl roof. Little did she know then her beloved GTO would still be in the family in 2017, and running more than 130...

Above: Troy Williams Jr. in Top DragsterJust like the week before at Immokalee Regional Raceway, ideal Florida weather greeted more than 200 drag racers at Palm Beach International Raceway on Friday and Saturday, for the second round of the new IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship, the series that runs over...

"We're making some history here," said Ralph Hester, owner of Immokalee Regional Raceway in southwest Florida.And he was right, times two: First, the 2017 IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship kicked off here with separate, complete events last Saturday and Sunday at IRR.And second, eliminations on both days aired live on...