If ever something was meant to be, perhaps it was the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship Troy Williams Jr. won in Top Sportsman this year. Williams had won multiple championships but none when he faced a significant health challenge and missed a large part of the season like he did...

Rob Harvischak from Warren, Ohio won Sunday's International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Sportsman National Championship race at Dragway 42 to become IHRA Top Sportsman National Champion.Harvischak's victory allowed him to overtake Marlon Goates, the Troy, Texas driver who came into the weekend as the class leader.Troy Williams Jr. from...

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...

Working in the engine shop at one of the most successful race teams ever should give a person a pretty solid understanding of what makes cars go fast. That's exactly the advantage Robert Vogler III has over the other drivers in Top Dragster as they compete for the Ironman Trophy,...

It's the busiest racing weekend of the season so far for the International Hot Rod Association with a pair of double-race weekends for the Summit Sportsman National Championship and the first of nine division races in the Summit Team Finals.Summit Sportsman National Championship races are scheduled for Memphis International Raceway...

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...

St. Patrick's Day is known for four-leaf clovers and other good-luck charms. But it was March 18, the day after the holiday, which turned out to be the lucky day for the Weaver family from Lubbock, Texas.It was the day which Monte Weaver and his son, Kohl, both scored victories...

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...