Summit Racing Equipment Inks Multi-Year Title Sponsorship Renewals

Summit Bracket Racing Series and IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals continue at Memphis International Raceway

MILLINGTON, TN – The world’s largest automotive performance equipment company, Summit Racing Equipment has signed a multi-year deal to return as the title sponsor of the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Finals and the 14-race Bracket Racing Series program at Memphis International Raceway (MIR).

The Summit Racing Equipment World Finals features two championship tournaments for the best racers in IHRA’s sportsman classes. Racers from all over the country come together at MIR to determine who the best-of-the-best is. Seven champions in the Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL and three champions with the Summit SuperSeries presented by AMSOIL are crowned at the Summit Racing Equipment World Finals. The premiere sportsman championship event is slated for October 14-16, 2016.

The Summit Bracket Racing Series program will feature 14 scheduled events in 2016 with a guaranteed purse structure at each event and a year-end point’s fund. The sportsman program will run on alternate weekends at MIR to reduce the overlap of other local programs. The current schedule is February 14 and 28; March 5; April 16 and 30; May 7 and 21; June 4; July 2 and 16; August 6 and 20; Sept 17 and 25.

“Summit Racing Equipment has been a huge supporter of our sportsman racers and we are very happy to have them returning as the title sponsor of the World Finals and our local program here at Memphis International Raceway,” stated Pam Kendrick, VP & GM of Memphis International Raceway. “The sportsman racers are the backbone of the sport and commitment to give them a strong local program and the opportunity to take it to the next level is exciting. I’m sure I speak for the racers and MIR when we say thank you to Summit Racing Equipment for continuing the successful partnership.”

Summit Racing Equipment is the world’s largest mail order automotive performance equipment company with thousands of performance parts, aftermarket accessories, tools and garage equipment and stock replacement parts. For over 40 years, Summit Racing Equipment has set and reset the standard for fast shipping, customer service, and tech expertise in auto parts in order to become a performance powerhouse around the globe.