NHRA NEWS: SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT RENEWS E.T. SERIES SPONSORSHIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT RENEWS E.T. SERIES SPONSORSHIP  

            GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2006) - Summit Racing Equipment,
an industry leader in distribution of auto racing parts and equipment
through catalogs and the Internet, has renewed its series sponsorship of
the NHRA Summit Racing Series through the year 2009.  

The NHRA Summit Racing Series features competition in a bracket racing
(elapsed time) format, allowing drivers in many types of cars, including
dragsters, roadsters, sedans and coupes, to compete on an equal basis
against each other. In addition to three competition categories for
cars, there also is a motorcycle category featured in the NHRA Summit
Racing Series.

            The commitment by Summit Racing Equipment has been a huge
boost to the sportsman series - the backbone of NHRA - which has
provided for safe and exciting competition for the local racer since the
mid-1970s.

As many as 300,000 racers nationwide will participate at 140 NHRA member
tracks in the NHRA Summit Racing Series in 2007, competing for a share
of available cash and awards. The NHRA Summit Racing Series will be the
largest organized series in drag racing nationwide.  

"With Summit Racing Equipment's strong support and commitment, the NHRA
Summit Racing Series continues to be the premier bracket racing series
in the country, crowning national champions each year at the Automobile
Club of Southern California NHRA Finals," said Gary Darcy, senior vice
president of sales and marketing, NHRA.   "We appreciate and share
Summit Racing Equipment's dedication to grassroots and sportsman
racers." 

Among the most popular programs added in recent years has been the NHRA
Summit Racing Series National Championship, conducted at the Automobile
Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
The event brings the "best-of-the-best" in each of NHRA's seven
divisions together at the end of season to crown NHRA Summit Racing
Series national champions.

In addition to the NHRA Summit Racing Series, Summit Racing Equipment is
the primary sponsor for the Pontiac GTO Pro Stock team of Greg Anderson
and Jason Line, winners of the last four POWERade Series world
championships.

Summit Racing Equipment also is the title sponsor of the Summit Racing
Southern Nationals in Atlanta, the NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals in
Las Vegas, and the Inaugural Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at
Norwalk, Ohio.

 "We are excited to continue our participation in NHRA championship drag
racing with the renewal of our sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing
Series, which is the lifeline of the sport," said Kirk Heinbuch,
Motorsports & Events Manager for Summit Racing Equipment.  "This program
is very important to Summit Racing Equipment as it provides a platform
for us to reach out to the thousands of local bracket racers across
North America."

Summit Racing Equipment, the industry's largest direct marketer of
performance automotive and truck equipment, is based in Tallmadge, Ohio.
It boasts a newly-constructed retail store and distribution center in
McDonough, Ga. and it additionally has warehouses in Tallmadge and
Sparks, Nev. 

Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body
for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 23
national events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The NHRA
has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks.  The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman
and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers
of all levels.  The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing
Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series, and NHRA Street Legal Drags presented
by AAA. NHRA also offers the O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League
for youths ages 8 to 17.

 

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