Norwalk, OH – The 2nd Annual Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram World of Mopar presented by Edelbrock brought together a magnificent mix of classic and modern muscle cars, Sept. 19-22, 2024 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

The event, produced and presented by Summit Motorsports Park, welcomed Mopar racers and race fans from across the country for a weekend of racing, along with a Fun Field Car Show, swap meet, car corral, manufacturers’ midway, concert by Trainwreck Country Band and Bader Family Signature Fireworks.

“There was so much enthusiasm surrounding this event, and the energy could be felt from the moment racers and race fans arrived,” said Bill Bader, Summit Motorsports Park president. “It was wonderful to see so many Belvederes, Coronets, Daytonas and other Mopars in one place, and to see the camaraderie among like-minded enthusiasts. We are already looking forward to next year’s event.”

The 2nd Annual Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram World of Mopar presented by Edelbrock featured racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Summit Motorsports Park thanks everyone for attending, and congratulates the winners. Here are the results: Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – Expectations were high when it was announced in 2023 that Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, would be the new home of the annual NHRA North Central Division Summit ET Racing Series Team Finals, and spirits were also high when the event was presented Sept. 12-14, 2024 at the famous facility.

It was previously hosted by the popular Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indiana.

“I have wanted to host this event at Summit Motorsports Park for years, and at the same time, I wanted everyone involved with the event, including the NHRA North Central Division and all of the tracks, to want to be here,” said Bill Bader, Summit Motorsports Park president. “My team shared my dream to make each and every guest feel at home here at Summit Motorsports Park, and to feel part of the pageantry of this prestigious annual event. To say we were on cloud nine all weekend seeing all of these tracks together in our home would be an understatement.”

The competition was commendable, with racers going after their goals individually and as part of their teams from Beech Bend Raceway Park, Byron Dragway, Coles County Dragway, Edgewater Sports Park, Milan Dragway, National Trail Raceway, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Ohio Valley Raceway, Summit Motorsports Park, Wabash Valley Dragway, Wagler Motorsports Park and World Wide Technology Raceway. Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – Bill Bader cares about every racer who comes to Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.  As the president of the track, he hires team members who care as deeply as he does, and for the past year, all hands have been on deck to prepare for the NHRA North Central Division 3 Summit Racing Series Team Finals, which is set for Sept. 12-15, 2024 at the fabled facility.

This will be the first time the track has hosted the event as it moves from its previous longtime home of Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indiana, and racers who qualified to represent their track will be part of history. In addition to competing as part of a team to take home a title, individual winners will advance to the NHRA Nevada Nationals, scheduled from Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, to race toward a World Championship.

Along with Summit Motorsports Park, NHRA North Central Division 3 tracks taking part include Byron Dragway, Coles County Dragway, World Wide Technology Raceway, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Wabash Valley Dragway, Wagler Motorsports Park, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Ohio Valley Raceway, Milan Dragway, Edgewater Sports Park and National Trail Raceway. Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – Racers shine while showing their skills in the Edelbrock Super Series at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.  They want to win, they work hard, and when the road in front of them starts to get rocky, they strengthen their resolve.

Acquiring those attributes throughout 2024 are the racers who qualified to represent Summit Motorsports Park at the 2024 NHRA North Central Division Summit ET Racing Series Team Finals. They are Edelbrock Super Pro racers Scott Sill, Justin Hardy, Brian Spring, Adam Albright, Jono Gerber, Frankie McCullough, Jim Zatorschke, John Boes and Dennis Rock; Edelbrock Pro racers Nick Hastings, Andy Innes, Vic Ellinger, Joe Childs, Brian Green, Nathan Schultze, Rick Cole, Jr., Jeff Hura and Steven Davenport; Wiseco/CycleTech Super Bike racers Matt Short, Kevin Adams, Craig Adams, Jason Keller and AJ Jester; Edelbrock Sportsman Delivered on Time by TFC Transportation racers Nick Hastings, Jeff Pishner, Mitch Williams, Tom Miller, Jr., Larry Strohscher, Cameron Groff, Bob Spishak, Jeremy Murray and Lance Oberg; NHRA Junior Street racer Lucas Sowers and High School racer Brandon Buchanan. EV is to be determined. Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – A monumental mix of Chargers, Coronets, Daytonas, Darts and other Mopars will have the stage for the 2nd Annual Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram World of Mopar presented by Edelbrock, Sept. 19-22, 2024, at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

The event, which was well-received in its inaugural year in 2023, is produced and presented entirely by Summit Motorsports Park with Mopar enthusiasts in mind.

Racers will tach up for Friday Night Bonus Races including Summit Motorsports Park No Box and Box. Other main event classes include Top Gun Ignited by FireCore50 Ignition Wires, A&A Transmission Hemi Super Stock, CRT Transmissions Pro, Mancini Racing Nostalgia Super Stock, Timeless Timbers Gen 3, Koffel’s Place Super Pro and TTi Performance Exhaust and Headers Sportsman. Continue reading →

NORWALK, OH – After a year of precise production planning, the 47th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire was powerfully presented to a capacity crowd on Aug. 3, 2024 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

While the forecast gave everyone a fright early in the week, it improved dramatically and racers and performers dove in to put on a stellar show for the 40,000 fans in attendance.

A qualifying session got the event into gear on Aug. 2, before the main show took the stage on Aug. 3. As part of opening ceremonies, Summit Motorsports Park president Bill Bader gave a touching tribute to sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion and longtime and loved participant of the event, John Force, who was not able to attend as he continues to recover from his on-track accident. Additionally, a massive American flag was unfurled over the track, the national anthem was performed by Chris Biggin and a fantastic military plane flyover by the Hooligans Flight Team took place.

On a tight track professionally prepared by Evan Bader and his Summit Motorsports Park Team and Kurt Johnson and his Total Venue Concepts Team, the event engaged with riveting racing and exciting entertainment, and many memories were made at The Greatest Show in Drag Racing®. Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – The 47th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire will be intense, invigorating and impressive, and in addition to all of the elements fans have come to love, The Greatest Show in Drag Racing® on Aug. 3, 2024, will be enhanced in several ways!

The Hooligans Flight Team will perform a dramatic military plane flyover during opening ceremonies!

Famous Funny Car racers Ron Capps, Cruz Pedregon, and Dale Creasy Jr. will light the wicks and wheel their wicked cars wing-to-wing down track! While our beloved John Force continues to recover from his crash at another track, Capps, Pedregon and Creasy Jr. will be joined by a to be announced driver in the John Force Racing PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS, which the team is putting back in competition at this event before the start of the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship in September!

See fierce and fan-favorite Top Fuel racers Brittany Force, Antron Brown, Clay Millican and T.J. Zizzo blast off the starting line and give it everything they have to beat each other to the finish line! Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – Summit Motorsports Park is fortunate to have University Hospitals as its Official Health Care Provider.  The paramedics on the Advanced Life Support team are on-site for all events at the park, and treat anyone who becomes injured or ill. In addition to being capable, they are caring and compassionate.

University Hospitals stepped into a new role when it became the title sponsor of the 18th Annual University Hospitals Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser, and during the June 1, 2024 running of the event at Summit Motorsports Park, members of the University Hospitals Air Med team, including Justin Eastwood, Andrew Harmon, Dan Hilditch and Tony Monyak, engaged with racers and race fans.

They landed their helicopter in the rear of the staging lanes and pulled their ambulance next to it, and invited the two Bear Motorsports Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco racers sponsored by University Hospitals, Abigail and Bentlee Baehr, to join them, and others in attendance, for a special moment and photos. Continue reading →

Norwalk, OH – With a 5.393 blast in his Bartone Brothers Racing 2022 Camaro-bodied car, Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Sean Bellemeur of Placentia, California, set a track elapsed time record during the first round of qualifying on May 31, 2024 at the 18th Annual University Hospitals Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Backup passes are not required for track records.

Bellemeur, who won at this event last year, is a multi-time NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, and will be one to watch during Top Alcohol Funny Car eliminations on June 1 in his 2022 Camaro-bodied car sponsored by Red Line Oil, Roger Dean Chevrolet, Talon Air, NGK Spark Plugs, Mastercam, Simpson Performance Products and Taylor Motorsports Products.

“We have had a very exciting event this weekend, and to see Sean Bellemeur stop the clocks at 5.393 to set a Top Alcohol Funny Car track record certainly added to that excitement,” said Bill Bader, president of Summit Motorsports Park. “We are all anxious to see if he will run even quicker during eliminations on June 1, or if another racer will set a track record. This track is well-prepped between my son, Evan Bader, and the rest of the Summit Motorsports Park track team and the NHRA Division 3 track team, so another record is certainly possible.”