NHRA Summit Racing Series -FRI Results from Indianapolis Raceway Park

NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005

NHRA Summit Series Finals kick off today at IRP


INDIANAPOLIS - Only two short weeks ago Indianapolis Raceway Park played
host to 900 of NHRA's finest POWERade and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
racers during the most prestigious event on the NHRA tour, the 51st
Annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. This weekend, IRP welcomes nearly 800
more NHRA racers of a different breed as they play host to one of the
most celebrated events for NHRA's "grass roots" racers, the North
Central Division's Summit Racing Series Finals, which began today.

In all, 20 NHRA member tracks spanning NHRA's North Central Division
will converge on IRP this weekend where they will compete for individual
and teams honors. In addition to the coveted team and individual
championships, another component of this weekend's event is the VP
Racing Fuels Race of Champions, which will be contested tomorrow. This
portion of the event is only open to each track's top points earners in
Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle and has a combined purse of
$4000. 

On Saturday, the racers in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle,
will take to the track for another round of time trials as well as their
opening rounds of eliminations. Saturday will also feature time trials
for the competitors in the High School eliminator. This category is open
to competitors currently enrolled in High School or 2005 graduates. The
winner of that eliminator will receive a trophy and jacket and will be
honored as a part of the North Central Division's annual awards banquet
in January.  

Sunday's action will feature the highly regarded individual
championships in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle. The winner in
each category will advance to the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., where
they will compete for a National Championship and $5000 against the
winners from NHRA's other six divisions. Drivers at this weekend's event
will also contend for the coveted team championship, won last year by
National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio.   

Gates will open Saturday at 7 a.m., with time trials set to begin at 9
a.m. For more information on the event call Indianapolis Raceway Park at
(317) 291-4090 or visit them on the web at www.IRPOnline.com.