NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals- Friday Results from Heartland Park Topeka
NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 Summit Racing Series Finals action underway at Heartland Park TOPEKA, Kan. - Over 600 of the NHRA West Central Division's top racers took to the track today for the first day of time trials at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals being held this weekend at Heartland Park Topeka. A total of 20 member tracks are expected to complete for team honors this weekend with defending team champions, Denver's Bandimere Speedway, looking to repeat. Saturday morning, racers will once again suit up for a round of time trials. Saturday afternoon, the top racers from each track in the division will compete in the annual Race of Champions. That evening, each team is invited to the West Central Division cookout for some food and fun. On Sunday, individual championships in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle/Snowmobile will be crowned. These four winners will qualify for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Finals, to be held during the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, in November at Pomona Raceway in Pomona, Calif. In Pomona, the West Central Division champs will join champions from NHRA's six other geographic regions to compete for the national championship. The winners of the Pomona event will also receive a $5,000 bonus. Gates at Heartland Park Topeka will open Saturday at 7 a.m. Time trials begin at 9 a.m., with eliminations for the Race of Champions set to begin in the afternoon. The following is the list of NHRA member tracks expected to compete this weekend at the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals: Bandimere Speedway - Denver Brainerd International Raceway - Brainerd, Minnesota Douglas Motorsports Park - Douglas, Wyoming Grove Creek Raceway - Grove City, Minnesota Heartland Park Topeka - Topeka, Kansas Interstate Dragways - Morehead, Minnesota Julesburg Dragstrip - Julesburg, Colorado Kansas City International Raceway - Kansas City, Missouri Kearney Raceway Park - Kearney, Nebraska Mid-America Raceways - Wentzville, Missouri Nebraska Motorplex - Scribner, Nebraska Pueblo Motorsports Park - Pueblo, Colorado Rock Falls Raceway - Eau Claire, Wisconsin Rolling Thunder Dragstrip at Mid-America Motorplex - Pacific Junction, Iowa S.R.C.A. Dragstrip - Great Bend, Kansas Sturgis Dragway - Sturgis, South Dakota Tri-State Raceway - Earlville, Iowa Viking International Raceway - St. Andrews, Man., Canada Western Colorado Dragway - Grand Junction, Colorado Wichita International Raceway - Wichita, Kansas