Summit Motorsports Park
Large Turnout at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Blue Suede Cruise
More than 2,500 show cars and 300 race cars rolled in and revved up for the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering 
Blue Suede Cruise, July 13-15 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
In addition to fun-runs, there was Nostalgia Drag Racing League competition, and in the series’ Pro Comp category, Dave Bommarito blasted to the win with an 8.51 on an 8.50 index over Gary Leever, while in Pro Gas, Phil Stamps secured the win with a 9.52 on a 9.50 index over Shawn Grant. In Pro 7.50, Bo Boles used a 7.61 to defeat Kelly Key, and in Pro 7.00, Billy Smith won with a 7.00 over Jeff Sanborn.
In Hot Rod Eliminator, Joseph Luzar Jr. landed an 11.42 on an 11.47 dial to defeat Josh Carpenter despite breaking out, and Gasser Magazine Nostalgia Gas A-G class competition saw Ron Doran, David Bowen, Larry Cousino, Graeme Tyler, Freddy Wilkerson, Dale Healy and Mike Anderson earn wins. In Gasser Magazine Nostalgia Gas, Steve Tanzella took the win with a 10.03 on a 9.90 index over Craig Murray, and in Gasser Magazine Competition Gas, Larry Shawberry sailed to the win with a 10.13 on a 10.00 index when Jay Rust broke out. That set the stage for the Gasser Magazine Run-Off between Tanzella and Shawberry, and Tanzella won when Shawberry couldn’t complete the run.
Pioneering Racer Barb Hamilton-Advey Named Grand Marshal at Blue Suede Cruise
With an intense interest in racing back in the early 1960s, Barb Hamilton-Advey would spend many days and many 
nights at the race track.
She would watch racers work on their cars, and then she would watch them wheel to wins.
All the while, she would be thinking about how she wanted to be doing exactly what they were doing, and how she wanted to wrangle up some tools, wrench on a car and go wide-open throttle down track.
But at the time, racing was a male-dominated sport, and the twenty requests for a competition license that she sent to the sport’s sanctioning body between the years 1962 and 1963 were rejected.
While she was decidedly disappointed, she was determined, and she was not willing to be deterred. Finally, in 1964, in the 1937 Willys Gasser she had purchased for $750, she became the first woman to receive a license to drive a supercharged car in the National Hot Rod Association.
She immediately began traveling from race track to race track with her close friend and crew chief, Nancy Leonello, by her side, and when she wasn’t busy putting gas in her tank or pulling the heads off of her engine, she was competing in the C/GS — or C-Gas Supercharged — category.
Street Rods Will Rule at Blue Suede Cruise at Summit Motorsports Park
Drivers are set to shine up and show their 1972 and earlier street rods at the 17th Annual Lingenfelter Performance 
Engineering Blue Suede Cruise, July 13-15, 2018 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
They’ll also make fun-runs down the recently reconstructed track while music of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s plays in the background.
The event evocative of poodle skirts and pompadours will feature the Nostalgia Drag Racing League, Gasser Magazine Gasser Appreciation Race, a manufacturers’ midway, swap meet, vintage fashion show, Vanessa’s Women’s World shopping and door prizes from Summit Racing Equipment, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, Trick Flow Specialties, Lincoln Electric, Kellys Island Venture Resort, Erie Furniture Outlet, Cyclone Transmission, Callies Performance Products, the Diamond Collection and others.
Summit Motorsports Park supporter ScottRods Custom HotRods and Fiberglass is even building a 1934 Ford Roadster roller, valued at $22,000, to be given away during the event.
Summit Motorsports Park Launches Mobile App
Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio has launched a mobile app to give fans a new way to explore all of its 
offerings.
The mobile app, which follows the recent redesign of the park’s website, was developed by William J. Thomas Consulting and features the same content found on the website.
Additionally, mobile app users will receive push-notifications for breaking news, event updates, promotions, contests and more.
The app is available through the Apple App Store and Google Play, the official app store for Android smartphones and tablets.
“This app was more than a year in the making, and I’m excited to be able to finally take it to market,” said Bill Bader Jr., Summit Motorsports Park president.
Among the many events coming up at Summit Motorsports Park — and highlighted on the park’s mobile app and website — are the 17th Annual Lingenfelter Performance Blue Suede Cruise, July 13-15, 41st Annual Kelly Services Night Under Fire, which is set to be another capacity-crowd spectacle with more than fifty performers, fireworks and special effects, Aug. 11, 17th Annual NMCA All-American Muscle Nationals, Aug. 24-26 and the Summit Racing Equipment Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, home to some of the quickest and fastest door cars in the country, Sept. 13-16.
Special Permit Parking for Pregnant & Senior Visitors at Summit Motorsports Park
As part of its ongoing commitment to customer service, Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio will offer a 
special permit parking area for pregnant or senior visitors ages 65 and older at the 12th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and the 41st Annual Kelly Services Night Under Fire.
The 12th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will feature everything from Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars to fireworks, will be June 21-24, and the 41st Annual Kelly Services Night Under Fire, which will feature more than fifty performers, fireworks and special effects, will be Aug. 11. Capacity or near-capacity crowds are expected for both.
The special permit parking area, which is in addition to the handicapped parking area already available, is limited to the first 15 pregnant visitors and the first 35 senior visitors ages 65 and older who call Summit Motorsports Park at 419-668-5555 to request a permit. Permits will be issued on a first come, first served basis.
After parking, the pregnant or senior visitors ages 65 and older will have the option to board a shuttle to be dropped off near their preferred location within the park, and there’s no charge for the service.
Super Summit Takes the Stage at Summit Motorsports Park
Muscle cars, monster trucks and motorcycles will be in the spotlight at Super Summit, 2-9 p.m. Friday, June 8 and 9 
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
In addition to cruise-ins, the ever-growing event will feature fun-runs sponsored by JBA Performance Exhaust and UMI Performance, an autocross course sponsored by RideTech and — new for this year — an off-road obstacle course sponsored by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels for participants with 4X4s.
Cars from the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit and ScottRods AA/Gassers will fire up for fascinating cackle fests, and as a just-announced element, Ryan Martin and Jeff Lutz of “Street Outlaws No Prep Kings” will sign autographs and make passes.
Free Test Sessions for Racers Taking Part in Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Motorsports Park
Racers taking part in the 12th Annual Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser will have first crack at a completely 
reconstructed track during two test sessions at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
The first test session is set for Wednesday, May 16. Gates will open at 9 a.m. and the test session will be 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Racers should enter through the Budweiser Gate off of State Route 601, and upon conclusion of the test session, racers staying overnight will be asked to move to Linder’s Lot.
The credentialing and pit-parking process for the event will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 17.
The second test session is set for 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, and both test sessions are free.
Captivating Cars in Spotlight at Cavalcade of Stars
With a $1.6 million track reconstruction project nearly complete, racers will be competing on new concrete at the 
12th Annual Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser, May 18-20, 2018 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
Among the categories of this NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and Pro Stock Snowmobile.
While the payout is already plentiful in the event’s quickest and fastest categories, Top Alcohol Dragster, which sees 285-plus mph vehicles, and Top Alcohol Funny Car, which sees 270-plus mph vehicles, Summit Motorsports Park has put up $11,600 for drivers qualifying, pushing the total purse to close to $30,000.
Added adrenaline will come from the R&R Auto Body and DeCerbo Construction Rumble Wars Extreme 8, a five-race Pro Mod series which debuts at this event and will also be contested at the JR1 Racing Oil Monster Mopar Weekend, July 27-29, Kelly Services Night Under Fire, Aug. 11, 17th Annual Honeywell Garrett NMCA All-American Nationals, Aug. 23-26 and Summit Racing Equipment Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels, Sept. 13-16, all at Summit Motorsports Park.
Summit Motorsports Park and Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Partner
As part of it, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering will be the title sponsor for the Blue Suede Cruise, July 13-15, 
and the Wednesday Fun Night, which begins May 16 and takes place most Wednesdays through Oct. 10.
Additionally, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering will provide trophies magnificently made of engine parts to winners of the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Wednesday Fun Night on the first Wednesday of each month, as well as winners of the Nostalgia Drag Racing League categories at the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Blue Suede Cruise, July 13-15, winners of Nostalgia Pro Stock at the 41st Annual Kelly Services Night Under Fire, Aug. 11 and winners of Outlaw Nostalgia Pro Stock and Nostalgia Gas at the Summit Racing Equipment Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, Sept. 13-16.
As the official performance, engineering and tuning center of Summit Motorsports Park, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering will be boasted on specially-made signage and in displays throughout the park, and the company will post contingency for racers.
Summit Motorsports Park Preparing to Swing Gates Open for the Season
It is said that good things come to those who wait.
For racers and race fans, those things are a good track surface, good racing and good times, as the $1.6 million track reconstruction project by Miller Brothers Construction and Smith Paving and Excavating is nearing completion at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
Those who want first crack at all of that can take part in a season-opening test session, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, May 11. Gates will open at 9 a.m. and the cost is $13 to test or spectate and $5 for children ages 6-12.
During that time, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels and Dornan’s Sales & Service will partner to present the popular Try and Buy program, which affords racers who sign up on-site the opportunity to talk with experts about various tires before trying a set on their vehicle and potentially purchasing them.
