NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals-North Central Division

INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK, INDIANAPOLIS
Friday, September 13, 2002

NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION NHRA SUMMIT RACING FINALS UNDERWAY AT IRP
        INDIANAPOLIS - All of the dragstrips in NHRA's North Central
Division have converged on Indianapolis Raceway Park to pit their best
racers against those from other tracks.  Over the course of the three-day
NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals, more than 800 racers in six classes,
including Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro Bike, are competing for
individual and team honors.  Each team can also include six Jr. Dragster
competitors and two High School class racers.
        The individual winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro
Bike will advance to compete for a national championship against winners
from NHRA's other six divisions at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in
November.  They will each receive $3,500 for participating in the Finals
and the national champion in each class will earn an additional $5,000.
        Today's action at IRP included the VP Racing Fuels Race of
Champions where the best-of-the best from each track squared off in
head-to-head competition for a share of the $4,000 purse.  Randy Wolfe from
Bunker Hill Dragstrip took the win in Super Pro and Tony Bogner from Route
66 Raceway won in Pro. Deanna McGee from National Trail Raceway drove to
victory in Sportsman and the Super Pro Bike winner was Tom Florey from
Route 66 Raceway.
        Time trials in the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals continue
Saturday at 8 a.m.  First round of eliminations will begin late in the
afternoon and continue on Sunday.

The following are the 18 tracks that are participating in the North Central
Division NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at IRP:
Beech Bend Raceway Park; Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bluegrass Raceway Park; Owingsville, Kentucky
Bunker Hill Dragstrip; Bunker Hill, Indiana
Chandler Motorsports Park; Chandler, Indiana
Coles County Dragway; Charleston, Illinois 
Edgewater Sports Park; Cleves, Ohio
Gateway Int'l Raceway; Madison, Illinois
Indianapolis Raceway Park; Indianapolis, Indiana
Kil-Kare Dragway; Xenia, Ohio
London Motorplex; London, Kentucky
Mid-Michigan Motorplex; Stanton, Michigan
National Trail Raceway; Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Valley Raceway; Louisville, Kentucky
Pacemakers Raceway Park; Mount Vernon, Ohio
Route 66 Raceway; Joliet, Illinois
St. Thomas Dragway; St. Thomas, Ontario, Can.
Wabash Valley Dragway; Terre Haute, Indiana
Windy Hollow Raceway Park; Owensboro, Kentucky