Maryland International Raceway opens 2010 Patriots Division season this weekend
April 12, 2010 - Budds Creek, MD
Event: 2010 Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour
Where: Maryland International Raceway
When: April 16-18
2009 Event Winners -Â Saturday: Top Sportsman - Bob Phillips; Top Dragster - Jeff Serra; Quick Rod - Jason Hoff; Super Rod - Dale Koncen; Hot Rod - Sam Lovetro Jr.; Super Stock - Marty Rinehart Jr ; Stock - Lisa Bolton. Sunday: Top Sportsman - Mark Payne; Top Dragster - Randy Scheur Jr; Quick Rod - Jim Cowey; Super Rod - Calvin Butler; Hot Rod - Eddie Bolton; Super Stock - Sterling Simmons Jr; Stock -Jeanne Linke
Defending Division Champions: Top Sportsman –Bob Phillips; Top Dragster –Vincent Musolino; Quick Rod –Jason Hoff; Super Rod –Dale Concen; Hot Rod –Edward Bolton; Super Stock –Bryan Worner; Stock – Jeanne Linke
What to expect: The IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour is a double-header weekend full of Ironman trophies, cash and the Saturday night ET Clash. It’s two full days of IHRA excitement for the sportsman racer with a separate set of eliminations each day plus a special Saturday night $5,000 to win race. Don't miss MIR's awesome special event kick-off featuring all of the IHRA Summit Pro-Am Classes, the MIR Pro Mod Frantic 8's and the DC Outlaws. The Miller family looks forward to seeing everyone and celebrating their 20th Anniversary year (1990-2010) at MIR with IHRA class racing at its best.
Crew pass reminder: If a competitor enters the event on Friday or Saturday the only crew credential available is a weekend pass. If a competitor only races the Saturday event a refund of the difference between the weekend crew price and the Sunday crew price will be given to any team who departs by 9:30 A.M. on Sunday morning.
Schedule & more info: http://www.ihra.com/proam/results/2010/ads/maryland.pdf
Special Programs:
Summit All-Star Program—Season ending event where the division champions in their respective class will compete against each other for the title at the World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
Moser Engineering Axle Mania—To be eligible a racer must run a set of Moser axles and have the proper Moser Engineering decals and complete the registration form which is available online. All IHRA sportsman racers who meet the eligibility requirements will have the opportunity to qualify for a $51,000 purse, including a top prize of $22,500. The ninth edition of Moser Axle Mania will be run at the Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park in August of 2010.
American Race Cars Free Ride—At each 2010 Summit Pro-Am a random driver will be selected from the tech cards at that event. If the Pro-Am is a double two drivers will be selected. The American Race Cars Free Ride winner will be pulled at random from those tech cards at the 2010 IHRA Summit Pro-Am Banquet. Two tech cards will be pulled, the first winning a Silver Card good for a free car and driver entry at each of that driver’s 2011 in-division Divisional races. The second card pulled will determine the winner of a $10,000 gift certificate good towards the purchase of a new American Race Car.
2010 Division 1 Summit Pro-Am Tour Schedule (all events are double race weekends): Maryland International Raceway April 16-18; Richmond Dragway June 4-6; Skyview Drags July 30-August 1; New England Dragway September 17-19.
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