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IHRA Summit Team Finals Dates and Locations Announced

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO — From South Dakota to South Carolina and points in between, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Team Finals 2024 dates and locations were announced today.

It all starts Aug. 22-24 with the Division 6 (Midwest) Summit Team Finals at Thunder Valley Dragways in Marion, South Dakota. This promises to be a great event with recent upgrades to Thunder Valley to make it even more racer-friendly than before.
Roxboro Motorsports Park celebrates its 65th anniversary by hosting the Division 1 (Patriots) Summit Team Finals Sept. 5-7. It’s a great location with Roxboro in North Carolina, but just across the Virginia state line.

Holly Springs Motorsports Park, site of the previous two IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals, will host the Division 2 (Heat Wave) Summit Team Finals for a third straight year Sept. 12-14. Holly Springs has a proven track record as a great host for these events.

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JOSH HART RACES TO SEMIFINALS IN LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS – Josh Hart and the TechNet Brakes for Breasts Top Fuel team made a strong statement that they are planning on finishing the 2023 season as strong as they started. Racing from the No. 12 spot Hart defeated two championship contending teams in the opening rounds before losing a close race to fellow Countdown competitor Mike Salinas in the semifinals. Today’s effort was Hart’s best finish since her raced to the semifinals at the Sonoma Nationals.

Josh Hart launches the TechNet Brakes for Breasts Top Fuel dragster, photo by Gary Nastase/Auto Imagery
“We were looking for a turnaround race to finish the season on a high note and today was a big step forward,” said Hart, who opened the season winning the Pep Boys Top Fuel Allstar Callout. “We went back to a few things that we have had success with previously and that was the right move for sure.”

In the first round, facing Top Fuel point leader Leah Pruett Hart grabbed a solid starting line advantage and that reaction time advantage held up to give Hart and his team the win. When the tree flashed Hart’s reaction time of .044 seconds got him out in front of Pruett’s .087 second time. As both dragsters were side by side Hart’s dragster nose was in front for the win with a 3.740 second, 326.40 mph pass ahead of Pruett’s quicker 3.699 second, 332.26 mph run.

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THIS WEEK AT MBE

Damon Merchant gets Semi Final Win in Alabama at NPK ……….. Matt gives short tour of what’s going on at his Mooresville NC Cylinder head manufacturing facility ……….(704) 856-0200 m-f 9-6

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Tony Schumacher Charges to Second Semifinal Countdown Appearance at St. Louis

Madison, IL – Eight-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher’s Countdown to the Championship resurgence continued Sunday afternoon when he raced to the semifinals at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. It was Schumacher’s second semifinal finish in three Countdown races, helping the driver of the SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster move up a spot in the points standings with three races left in the season.

Guided by crew chiefs Mike Neff and Jon Schaffer, Schumacher ended Friday as the provisional No. 5 qualifier on the strength of a 3.734-second pass. He struggled to get down the track in the second session on Saturday, but he bounced back in the final session with a 3.754 E.T., the fifth-quickest run of the round. Schumacher settled into the No. 6 spot going into Sunday, marking the second consecutive top-half qualifying effort for the JCM Racing team.

In NHRA’s marquee matchup, reigning world champion Brittany Force left the starting line first, but Schumacher pulled ahead by the half-track mark and posted a 3.730 E.T. at 332.84 MPH to finish ahead of Force’s 3.803 E.T. Schumacher met another fellow multi-time world champion, Antron Brown, in the second round. There, he was quicker at the starting line and quicker at the finish line, winning with a 3.808-second pass. Schumacher and semifinal opponent Clay Millican had nearly identical reaction times, but Millican started to pull away by the 330-foot mark and finished ahead of Schumacher and his 3.869 E.T.

“The first couple of rounds were outstanding,” said Schumacher, a two-time winner and three-time runner-up at St. Louis. “The last one we went into a mad thrash – we had to change engines twice. I was strapped in before we even pulled out of the pit. Unfortunately, we put a cylinder out and got beat. I had a lot of confidence in that car today and would have been nice to go to the finals. Really would have moved us up seriously in the points. We did some damage. We got some big boys and girls. We got the champ, we got Antron, and made a couple of good runs. Looking forward to getting to Dallas and doing it again.”

Schumacher started the Countdown in the No. 12 spot after a regular season plagued by gremlins and tough losses. By reaching the semifinals at two of the three Countdown races, he’s moved up to No. 9 going into the Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 12-15, at the Texas Motorplex outside Dallas.

Qualified: No. 6 (3.734 E.T. at 329.83 MPH)

Elimination Round Results:
E1: 3.730 E.T. at 332.84 MPH defeated Brittany Force 3.803 E.T. at 292.71 MPH
E2: 3.808 E.T. at 327.43 MPH defeated Antron Brown 3.896 E.T. at 290.69 MPH
E3: 3.869 E.T. at 305.22 MPH defeated by Clay Millican 3.823 E.T. at 308.35 MPH

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Justin Ashley Looking to Feast in Seattle at Northwest Nationals

PLAINVIEW, NY – At the halfway point of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel powered by Okuma team have experienced the best of times and the worst of times. There has been almost zero middle ground for the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year. Through ten races the team has five final round appearances and four first round losses. In those five final round Ashley has collected four Top Fuel wins, already a season career high, and he has competed in five Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenges and is undefeated collecting $50,000 and 15 championship points for the effort. He has the Top Fuel point lead and is looking to bounce back from a tough first round loss in Denver this weekend at Pacific Raceways.

“This season has been a rollercoaster for sure. It has been a little bit of feast or famine,” said Ashley. “But the ups and downs are to be expected with a Top Fuel field that’s so competitive. The most important thing is that we remain singularly focused on becoming the best team that we can be. All things considered, we’ve had a lot of success and that’s a tremendous testament to the teamwork, dedication and commitment from each one of our guys.”

During the first ten races of the season Ashley’s skill behind the wheel contributed to several critical wins with his reaction time prowess turning on win lights for the Phillips Connect Toyota powered by Okuma team. Ashley leads the Top Fuel category with best reaction time and also it is a rare occasion when the young driver is not first off the starting line.

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This Week at MBE

Matt gives a quick tour after the Memorial Day Weekend at his Mooresville NC Cylinder Head manufacturing facility.

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This Week at MBE

Matt gives update on what is going on in his Mooresville NC Cylinder Head Manufacturing Facility

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This Week and MBE

Matt gives tour of what this North Carolina cylinder head manufacturer is working on this week

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