NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series Finals-Friday from Woodburn Dragstrip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS- NORTHWEST DIVISION

WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP, WOODBURN, ORE.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956

 

NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION SUMMIT RACING FINALS KICK OFF AT WOODBURN
DRAGSTRIP

            WOODBURN, Ore. - The top drivers in NHRA's Northwest
Division Summit Racing Series have converged on Woodburn Dragstrip to
compete for team and individual honors at the 2007 Summit Racing Series
Division Finals.  The event will continue Saturday and Sunday.  Drivers
in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle/Snowmobile as well as a High
School category and two classes of Jr. Dragsters represent 18 tracks
vying for top honors and a share of the $11,300 purse.  Competitors in
the High School and Jr. Dragster classes are running for trophies.

            Gates at Woodburn Dragstrip open at 7 a.m. Saturday and
Sunday.  Time trials continue Saturday at 9 a.m. and eliminations start
Sunday morning at 9.  

            Saturday's action will feature the Race of Champions, a race
within a race that will pit the top points-earning drivers from each
track in head-to-head competition.  First round of elimination in the
Race of Champions starts after the first rotation of time trials on
Saturday.  

The Race of Champions winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and
Motorcycle/Snowmobile will advance to a national run-off in November at
the NHRA Auto Club of Southern California Finals at Pomona Raceway in
Pomona, Calif.  Each category winner will square off against the NHRA
Summit Finals champions from NHRA's other six divisions for a
winner-take-all $5,000 purse.  Each of the drivers who advance to Pomona
will receive an additional $3,500 for competing at Pomona Raceway. 

            For more information call Woodburn Dragstrip, (503)
983-4461, or visit www.WoodburnDragstrip.com.

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NHRA Northwest Division Summit Series Finals participating tracks:

*         Bonanza Raceway; Walla Walla, Washington

*         Bremerton Raceway; Bremerton, Washington

*         Champion Raceway; Eagle Point, Oregon

*         Coos Bay Int'l Speedway; North Bend, Oregon

*         Firebird Raceway; Boise, Idaho

*         Lakeview Dragstrip; Lakeview, Oregon

*         Lewistown Raceway; Lewistown, Montana

*         Lost Creek Raceway; Anaconda, Montana

*         Madras Raceway Park; Madras, Oregon

*         Medicine Hat Dragstrip; Medicine Hat, Alberta

*         Mission Raceway; Mission, British Columbia

*         Nl'Akapxm Eagle Motorplex; Ashcroft, British Columbia

*         North Central Motorsport Park; Prince George, British Columbia

*         Pacific Raceways; Kent, Washington

*         Portland Int'l Raceway; Portland, Oregon

*         Renegade Raceways; Yakima, Washington

*         Saskatchewan Int'l Raceway; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

*         Shelton Dragstrip; Shelton, Washington

*         Woodburn Dragstrip; Woodburn, Oregon

*         Yellowstone Drag Strip, Acton, Montana