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Don’t forget, you can watch the entire IHRA Summit World Finals weekend LIVE on IHRA.com

Courtesy of IHRA

NORWALK, OH – Racers listen up! Thanks to a collaborative effort between the International Hot Rod Association and Motor Mania
TV, the IHRA is pleased to announce that the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals from Memphis International Raceway will be broadcast live on IHRA.com the weekend of October 12-14.

All three days of the Summit World Finals will be broadcast live through a partnership with Motor Mania TV as the Summit Sportsman Spectacular presented by AMSOIL, Summit SuperSeries presented by AMSOIL and Moser Engineering and Summit Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL races will all be seen live and uncut throughout the weekend.

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Field almost set as 12 more drivers advance to Memphis World Finals

Courtesy of IHRA

NORWALK, OH – With only one race to go, the field is almost set for the Summit Racing Equipment SuperSeries World Championship presented by AMSOIL and Moser Engineering at Memphis International Raceway as a dozen more drivers earned their way to sportsman drag racing’s biggest stage at the Division 1 and Division 4 Summit Team Finals over the weekend.

Each division netted six new participants for the Summit SuperSeries runoffs in Top ET, Mod ET and Junior Dragster at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals at Memphis International Raceway October 12-14 as both the winner and runner-up advance. The two divisions also crowned two new team champions as Wichita Raceway Park won the Renegades Division by 22 points over Redline Raceway and Maryland International Raceway captured the Patriots Division by one point over Motor Mile Dragway.

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Deflorian Qualifies Number One at ADRL Ohio Drags VI

Courtesy of Black Diamond Motorsports

Norwalk, OH – Black Diamond Motorsports 2012 Jerry Haas built Camaro powered by Sonny Racing Engines and driven by John Deflorian qualified Number one with a 4.039 seconds elapsed time (ET) at 179.54 miles per hour (MPH) in the quickest Extreme Pro Stock field ever at American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags VI presented by Mickey Thompson held at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk Ohio .

Only 0.052 seconds separated the sixteen car field from first to sixteenth with Kevin Bealko and the Black Diamond Motorsports 2011 Jerry Haas built GXP powered by Sonny Racing Engines sitting in the fifteenth qualifying position with a 4.090 ET at 176.56 MPH .

First round of Eliminations saw Kevin Bealko in the GXP defeat number two qualifier Todd Hoerner’s Electronic Fuel Injected 2012 Camaro with a 4.171 ET at 172.47 MPH to Hoerner’s tire shaking 5.503 ET.

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Coughlin scores Pro Mod victory under St. Louis Arch

Courtesy of Jegs

ST. LOUIS, IL – Every year Troy Coughlin buys a box of cigars in anticipation of winning a national event in the NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by ProCare Rx. After defeating Danny Rowe in the finals of the AAA Insurance for his first Pro Mod win since 2005, it was finally time to break the seal.

“We’ve been saving these babies for a while,” Coughlin said as a broad smile came across his face. “I was hoping we’d pick up a couple more wins this year but it’s not for a lack of effort.

“The win hasn’t sunk in 100 percent yet. I do know we’re pretty excited here.”

Coughlin beat Rickie Smith, Leah Pruett and Pete Farber before crossing paths with Rowe in one of the most herky-jerky final rounds the class has seen in a while.

With the trophy on the line, Coughlin’s JEGS.com turbo Chevy Camaro started up and rolled to with waterbox without issue. Rowe’s car fired up, sounded all wrong and was shut off on the line. Ever the sportsman, Coughlin was willing to wait, but was instructed to move forward and do his burnout by an NHRA official.

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Johnson Advances to Final at St. Louis; Beckman Seizes Funny Car Class Victory for Mopar

Courtesy of Mopar

Madison, IL – Mopar Dodge Avenger NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson earned his ninth final-round appearance of the seaon and third in a row in a runner-up performance on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the AAA NHRA Midwest Nationals, held near St. Louis. But the stat that matters most to Johnson is the 109-point lead the Team Mopar veteran will take away from Gateway Motorsports Park, a greater sum than when he entered the third of six races in the NHRA Pro Stock “Countdown to the Championship” playoffs.

In the NHRA Funny Car class, the only car that could beat a Mopar HEMI-powered Dodge Charger R/T was, in fact, another Mopar HEMI-powered Dodge. The four-man Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Dodge Charger R/T squad basically duked it out for the Funny Car event title between themselves, with No. 1 Qualifier Jack Beckman emerging victorious.

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Upset win not in the cards for Coughlin and JEGS.com race team

Courtesy of Jegs

ST. LOUIS, IL – After a night pouring over data, Jeg Coughlin Jr. thought he had the right equation for an upset victory by the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger in the first round of Sunday’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. In the end, he didn’t quite have enough as the five-time world champion fell to Jason Line.

“We tried our best, and I really thought performance would pick up,” Coughlin said. “In the end, the pickup we thought we’d get didn’t live up to expectations.”

Coughlin, Pro Stock’s No. 16 qualifier, had a tall task in the first round against No. 1 qualifier Line.

Always an ace at the starting line, Coughlin didn’t disappoint with a .004-second reaction time to Line’s .024-second start. But Line’s car made up the difference quickly and cruised to a winning time of 6.514 seconds at 212.13 mph. Coughlin came across in 6.587 seconds at 210.70 mph.

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Rahaim Leads Winners List, McKinney Clinches ADRL World Title At ADRL Norwalk

Courtesy of ADRL

NORWALK, OH – With another tremendous performance on Saturday, Bob Rahaim moved closer to his first American Drag Racing League (ADRL) championship.

The Pro Nitrous standout had a brilliant day during the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags VI presented by Mickey Thompson at Summit Motorsports Park, going 3.883 at 195.28 mph to beat Stan Allen in the finals and win his second straight race.

It also puts Rahaim on the cusp of clinching his first ADRL world championship in Pro Nitrous, which could come in three weeks at the ADRL World Finals VIII presented by CarSafe at Texas Motorplex.

“I just feel lucky and thankful to have things come together like this,” Rahaim said. “It’s a monumental undertaking to put this together and this is a really special moment. It truly is amazing and I just feel very fortunate.”

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Coughlin Shatters Track Record in Pro Mod

Courtesy of Jegs

MADISON, Il – JEGS.com driver Troy Coughlin took a big step in his fight for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx championship on Saturday. And he’s looking to take a few more during Sunday’s eliminations of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals atGatewayMotorsportsPark.

Coughlin, who qualified No. 6, took out Rickie Smith in the first round of eliminations Saturday. Smith was second in the Pro Mod points standings heading into Gateway, with Coughlin sixth, 85 points out of the lead.

Sunday, Coughlin faces Leah Pruett, who is fifth in points, in the second round.

“It will be real important,” Coughlin said. “Leah’s a pretty tough driver and she’s got a good car. Roger Burgess’ stuff is top-notch. We’re going to give it our all. We’re going to throw the kitchen sink and the TV set at it.”

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Coughlin ready to make noise at St. Louis Eliminations

Courtesy of Jegs

ST. LOUIS, IL – Jeg Coughlin Jr. was down to his last chance to make the Pro Stock field at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports on Saturday and the JEGS/Mopar Dodge Avenger was making him sweat.

“The car has really put us through the wringer this weekend,” Coughlin said. “I was literally under the tower ready to go through the water for Q4. I fire it up the first time, it shuts off. Same thing the second time. It was odd because I knew the car was prepared correctly.”

Coughlin knew if he was going to make the show, he’d have to forge ahead no matter what the consequences.

“I fired it up a third time and kind of stumbled into the water,” Coughlin said. “I thought just to do a burnout to see if it clears itself up. It never really sounded right but I thought, ‘Why stop now?’

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Rowe Heads to Pro Mod Round 2 at NHRA St. Louis

Courtesy of Danny Rowe Racing

MADISON, Il – After the opening round of eliminations for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at the newly reopened Gateway Motorsports Park outside St. Louis, Missouri, Danny Rowe and his Sterling Bridge Pro Mod team are proving that they’re not going down without a fight.

Yet again the NHRA Pro Mod series championship is coming down to the wire with a half-dozen drivers still mathematically in contention, including California’s own Danny Rowe. Rowe came into the St. Louis event needing to make a statement early. Despite the clear and present performance advantage being displayed by the field leading turbocharged cars, Rowe used an impressive 5.886-second, 247.25mph quarter-mile blast to stake his claim in the No. 4 qualifying position.

“We were very excited to see St. Louis back on the schedule,” says Rowe, who has seen his fair share of success in the shadow of the Gateway Arch, including a pair of victories and setting the track record in 2010. “Going into this weekend, the second to last race of the season, we knew we had to get after it. You don’t want to come out swinging wildly and risk not qualifying, but once we got the car solidly in the top-half of the field, we knew that we were going to have to get after it.

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