Norwalk NHRA Summit Nationals Race Results

Last Updated on June 28, 2026 8:49 pm

Sunday Recap

Eliminations day was one to remember as the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals wrapped up at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. The Big Story of the event was an incredible Father-Daughter Double Up. Doug Gordon scored an improbable Top Alcohol Funny Car win when Defending World Champ Sean Bellemeur had problems at the hit. Doug made a solid 5.510/266MPH lap to earn the Wally. A few minutes later his daughter Maddi scored her First NHRA Top Fuel victory in her Rookie Season to cap off an incredible moment for the Gordon Family. Another huge story took place in the Lucas Oil Series categories as Phil Unruh became the 31st Driver to Double Up in National Event Competition by winning both Super Comp and Super Gas. The Pro Mod class was incredible as usual, and the Final Round came down to Reaction Time as Kevin Rivenbark scored the win for Team Shelton in a 5.71 to 5.71 (042 to 081 RT’s) decision over Billy Banaka. Other Winners from the NHRA Summit Naitonals include Matt Cummings (Top Alcohol Dragster), Taylor Dietsch (Factory Stock Showdown), Sadie Glenn (Top Dragster), Alex Miller (Top Sportsman), Pete D’Agnolo (Comp), Brenda Grubbs (Super Stock), Matt Antrobius (Stock) and Victor Marqua (Super Street). The NHRA National Event Tour now heads West to California for the Sonoma Nationals in a few weeks.

• NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
• June 25-28, 2026
• Summit Motorsports Park – Norwalk, OH
  
  
• Pro Mod
  • Winner – Kevin Rivenbark
  • RU – Billy Banaka
  • Semis – Mike Thielen
  • Semis – Lyle Barnett
• Final Round: Rivenbark .042, 5.714/251 def. Banaka .081, 5.716/252
• #1 Qualifier – Mike Stavrinos 5.654
  
  
• Factory Stock Showdown
  • Winner – Taylor Dietsch
  • RU – Jonathan Allegrucci
  • Semis – Jason Dietsch
  • Semis – Alex Anderson
• Final Round: Dietsch .031, 7.711/178 def. Allegrucci .038, 10.836/85
• #1 Qualifier – Jason Dietsch 7.586
  
  
• Top Alcohol Dragster
  • Winner – Matt Cummings
  • RU – Jamie Noonan
  • Semis – Alan Bradshaw
  • Semis – Richie Crampton
• Final Round: Cummings .072, 5.283/273 def. Noonan .073, 5.337/268
• #1 Qualifier – Alan Bradshaw 5.202
  
  
• Top Alcohol Funny Car
  • Winner – Doug Gordon
  • RU – Sean Bellemeur
  • Semis – Phil Esz
• Final Round: Gordon .033, 5.510/266 def. Bellemeur .015, 6.589/218
• #1 Qualifier – Sean Bellemeur 5.446
  
  
• Top Dragster
  • Winner – Sadie Glenn
  • RU – Kenny Carson
  • Semis – Nick Isenhower
  • Semis – Chuck Krepela
• Final Round: Glenn .020, 9.470 (6.93) def. Carson -.005, 7.434 (6.93)
• #1 Qualifier – Wayne Landry 6.106
  
  
• Top Sportsman
  • Winner – Alex Miller
  • RU – Glenn Butcher
  • Semis – Rick McDonough
  • Semis – Dave Coapstick
• Final Round: Miller -.009, 7.957 (7.99) def. Butcher NT-DNS
• #1 Qualifier – Glenn Butcher 6.127
  
  
• Comp
  • Winner – Pete D’Agnolo
  • RU – Al Ackerman
  • Semis – Bruno Massel
• Final Round: D’Agnolo .021, 8.485 (-.425) def. Ackerman -.105, 12.296 (+3.846)
• #1 Qualifier – Dave Dupps (C/EA) 8.031 (-.659)
  
  
• Super Stock
  • Winner – Brenda Grubbs
  • RU – Ron Richards
  • Semis – Troy Galbraith
  • Semis – Tyler Caheely
• Final Round: Grubbs .018, 9.385 (9.42) def. Richards -.012, 9.407 (8.89)
• #1 Qualifier – Jeff Dona (SS/HA) 9.476 (-1.124)
  
  
• Stock
  • Winner – Matt Antrobius
  • RU – Tim Fletcher
  • Semis – Shane Oakes
  • Semis – Casey Fauss-Johnson
• Final Round: Antrobius .020, 11.288 (11.30) def. Fletcher .036, 11.139 (11.17)
• #1 Qualifier – Casey Fauss-Johnson (FS/D) 9.499 (-1.101)
  
  
• Super Comp
  • Winner – Phil Unruh
  • RU – Howie Smith
  • Semis – Howie Smith
  • Semis – Vince Musolino
• Final Round: Unruh .026, 8.888 (8.90) def. Smith .016, 8.887 (8.90)
  
  
• Super Gas
  • Winner – Phil Unruh
  • RU – Ray Miller
  • Semis – Scott Sattler
  • Semis – Jerry Heffelfinger
• Final Round: Unruh .011, 9.936 (9.90) def. Miller .017, 10.017 (9.90)
  
  
• Super Street
  • Winner – Victor Marqua
  • RU – Phil Smida
  • Semis – Joseph Urbino
  • Semis – Niki Thomas
• Final Round: Marqua .040, 10.907 (10.90) def. Smida .029, 10.957 (10.90)

🏁Sunday NHRA Summit Nationals Updates🏁

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• Pro Mod Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Kevin Rivenbark def. Billy Banaka. Rivenbark scores the big win for Team Shelton in a great Drag Race with both cars going 5.71. The deciding factor was RT where Kevin left first 042 to 081 to earn the Wally.
• Factory Stock Showdown Final Round (5:02PM)
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Taylor Dietsch def. Jonathan Allegrucci. Dietsch backs up his Big Win last weekend by defeating the NHRA Series dominator this season Jonathan Allegrucci in the Final Round. Dietsch went A to B with a 7.711/178MPH while Allegrucci had troubles early in the run.
• Top Alcohol Dragster Final Round (5:00PM)
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Matt Cummings def. Jamie Noonan. Cummings earns the win for Randy Meyer Racing in a great race with Points Leader Noonan. Matt left first 072 to 073, and went 5.283 to defeat Jamie’s 5.337.
• Top Alcohol Funny Car Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Doug Gordon def. Sean Bellemeur. Sean had problems right from the hit, while Gordon goes A to B with a 5.510/266MPH to earn the Wally. This one could be special for the Gordon Family with Maddi coming up soon in the Top Fuel Final Round.
• Top Sportsman Final Round (4:55PM)
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Alex Miller def. Glenn Butcher. Butcher is unable to make the call, so Miller solos to the victory at 009 Red and 7.957 (7.99). One half of the Miller Family ends up in the Winners Circle on Sunday at Norwalk.
• Super Gas Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Phil Unruh def. Ray Miller. Phil gets the job done & earns the Double Up today in Norwalk. Unruh is 011 Green and 9.937 (9.90) to take a safe win over Miller’s 10.017. Congrats to Phil Unruh on the massive feat of winning both Super Comp and Super Gas on the same day.
• Stock Eliminator Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Matt Antrobius def. Tim Fletcher. Antrobius is 020 to Tim’s 036 in RT, and the win comes down to a double breakout decision with Antrobius the lesser under the Dial-In earning him the Victory today in Norwalk.
• Super Street Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Victor Marqua def. Phil Smida. Marqua overcomes a Starting Line deficit to run Dead 7 (10.907) to defeat Smida’s 10.957 to earn the Wally.
• Competition Eliminator Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Pete D’Agnolo def. Al Ackerman. Yet another Final decided by a Red Light as Ackerman takes off very early and D’Agnolo earns another win at Norwalk. Pete was 021 up front, and would have been tough to beat in this one.
• Top Dragster Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Sadie Glenn def. Kenny Carson. A Glenn Family member wins the Wally today and it won’t be Dallas as Sadie earns the Top Dragster Wally. Kenny Carson lets go 005 Red, and the win goes to Sadie Glenn.
• Super Stock Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Brenda Grubbs def. Ron Richards. This one is over at the starting line as Richards turns it 012 Red sending Grubbs to the Winners Circle.
• Super Comp Final Round
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Phil Unruh def. Howie Smith. Unruh is 010 behind in RT (016 to 026), but comes out on the Winning side of a Double Breakout decision 8.888 to 8.887. Unruh will be back shortly for the Super Gas Final Round to see if he can Double Up.
• Pro Mod E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Kevin Rivenbark def. Lyle Barnett. Barnett was better in RT, but it was Rivenbark using the Screw Blower power to drive around 5.732 to 5.761 stopping the potential Banaka/Barnett Team Final.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Kevin Rivenbark (LC) vs. Billy Banaka
• Mission Foods Series Semi-Final Rounds are up next with Lucas Oil Series Finals to Follow. (3:39PM)
• Super Gas E5 (3:38PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Phil Unruh def. Scott Sattler. Unruh earns his second trip to the Final Round today. He is 019 Up Front and puts up 9.919 to defeat Sattler’s 021 and 9.947. Unruh will have a shot a both the Super Comp and Super Gas Wally’s Today.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Phil Unruh vs. Ray Miller
• Stock E5 (3:35PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Tim Fletcher def. Casey Fauss-Johnson. Fletcher advances to the final after a great 003 RT and puts it a Tenth over the Dial as Fauss-Johnson had trouble off the line & was nearly 3 Tenths Above the Dial.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Tim Fletcher vs. Matt Antrobius
• Super Street E5
  • Notable Pairing
    • Phil Smida def. Niki Thomas. Thomas missed the tree for the first time this weekend, and Smida made her pay with a 007 RT and 10.932 (10.90) to advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Phil Smida vs. Victor Marqua
• Super Stock E5 (3:31PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Brenda Grubbs def. Tyler Caheely. Grubbs takes out the Defending D3 Champ in an odd race. Both were great in RT with Brenda taking the edge 005 to 012, but both would slow to 9 Above their respective dials with Grubbs taking 013 Stripe for the Win.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Ron Richards vs. Brenda Grubbs
• Competition Eliminator E4 (3:28PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Pete D’Agnolo def. Bruno Massel. This was not the race we expected as Bruno uncharacteristically missed the tree with a 138 RT, and D’Agnolo made easy work with an 012 Green Light and 48 Under to earn a trip to the Final Round.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Pete D’Agnolo vs. Al Ackerman
• Top Dragster E4
  • Notable Pairing
    • Sadie Glenn def. Nick Isenhower. Glenn is going to the Final Round with an 018 RT and 4 Above Lap (6.966 on 6.92) to defeat the always tough Isenhower by .013 at the Finish Line.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Sadie Glenn vs. Kenny Carson
• Top Sportsman E4 (3:15PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Alex Miller def. Rick McDonough. Extremely close race with Miller taking out the current National Points Leader. Alex was behind in RT 016 to 030, but lands it Dead 7 to take .0003 MOV at the Stripe.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Alex Miller vs. Glenn Butcher
• Super Comp E5 (3:12PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Phil Unruh def. Vince Musolino. Unruh keeps his Double chance alive with an incredible 001 RT taking 001 Stripe with a 8.940 ET. Musolino was good 013 and 8.929, but came up just short.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Phil Unruh vs. Howie Smith
• Factory Stock Showdown E3 (3:10PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Jonathan Allegrucci def. Jason Dietsch. Incredible race with Allegrucci taking the stripe by .0004 at the Finish Line. Jonathan was behind in RT 033 to 044, but had the power to drive around 7.723/178MPH to Dietsch’s 7.734/177.
  • Final Round Pairing
    • Jonathan Allegrucci (LC) vs. Taylor Dietsch
• Top Alcohol Dragster E3 (3:06PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Matt Cummings def. Richie Crampton. Crampton left first 057 to 081, but it was Randy Meyer power that enabled Cummings to drive around for a 5.308 to 5.376 Victory. This sets up another Cummings vs. Jamie Noonan Final Round later today; Cummings with Lane Choice.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Matt Cummings (LC) vs. Jamie Noonan
• Top Alcohol Funny Car E3 (2:58PM)
  • Notable Pairing
    • Sean Bellemeur def. Phil Esz. Sean shows just how good he and the team is with a dominating win. Sean left first 022 to 066, and kept on trucking for a 5.489/265MPH victory over Esz’s 5.521/256.
  • Final Round Matchup
    • Sean Bellemeur (LC) vs. Doug Gordon
• Pro Mod E2 (2:52PM)
  • Notable Pairings
    • Kevin Rivenbark def. Derek Menholt. Points Leader Menholt lets go 011 Red handing the Win over to Rivenbark. Kevin was ready with a great 008 RT and 5.730/250MPH to reach the Semi-Finals
    • Lyle Barnett def. Mike Stavrinos. Barnett works his magic with an 019 RT to Mike’s 083, and never looks back for a 5.732 to 5.708/253MPH victory. Stavrinos’ 5.708 was Low ET for the Round in his Losing effort.
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Lyle Barnett vs. Kevin Rivenbark
• Top Alcohol Dragster E2 (1:17PM)
  • Notable Pairings
    • Richie Crampton def. Anthony Troyer. Crampton looks right back at home in the driver’s seat with a solid 5.291 to defeat Troyer’s 5.304 to move on to the Semi’s.
    • Matt Cummings def. Shawn Cowie. In a Battle of Last Year’s Top 2 Points Finishers, Cummings earns the win in a 5.251 to 5.335 decision. Matt and the Randy Meyer Racing team move on to Round 3 over The Champ.
    • Jame Noonan def. Sarah Allen. Noonan uses a 068 to 126 Holeshot to stay in front for the victory 5.281/269 to 5.279/275. Points Leader Noonan faces off with #1 Qualifier Alan Bradshaw in E3.
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Jamie Noonan vs. Alan Bradshaw
• Top Alcohol Funny Car E2 (1:06PM)
  • Notable Pairings
    • Sean Bellemeur def. Stan Sipos. Bellemeur is back to regular form with a 5.482/266MPH run to defeat Sipos’ strong 5.535. Sean earns Lane Choice next round over Phil Esz’s 5.509. This is an usual scenario where #1 will face #2 Qualifier in the Semis with a 9-Car Ladder.
    • Doug Gordon def. Bob McCosh. McCosh gets a little too antsy and turns it 036 Red. In the other lane, Gordon goes A to B with a 5.523/265MPH run. Doug will have the Bye Run to the Final Round.
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Sean Bellemeur vs. Phil Esz
• Pro Mod E1 (12:58PM)
  • Notable Pairings
    • Justin Bond def. Jason Collins. Bond stops the hot streak Collins has been on in E1. Justin records his best Run of the Weekend 5.708/248MPH to defeat Collins’ 5.813 with trouble downtrack. This is also a key battle in the Road for the Championship with Bond sitting #3 and Collings sitting #4 heading into this Event.
    • Aaron Stanfield def. JR Gray. Lower Qualifiers are now 2/2 in Round 1 with Stanfield outrunning the Defending Champ 5.705 to 5.730. Gray’s title defense becomes more difficult with this E1 defeat.
    • Kevin Rivenbark def. Mike Castellana. Mike lets go 001 Red for a heartbreaking Round 1 Loss after such a strong Qualifying performance. Rivenbark goes 5.749/250MPH to advance.
    • Mike Thielen def. Chip King. Thielen uses the RT Edge to earn the Win Light. Mike was 036 to 070 on the tree and used a 5.746/246 to get around King’s 5.717/250MPH. Thielen faces Aaron Stanfield next round.
    • Mike Stavrinos def. Nick Januik. #1 Qualifier Stavrinos puts in another solid lap 011 RT and 5.702/252MPH. But for the first time this weekend, he was not Low ET for the Session. Billy Banaka’s 5.694 ended up as Best Run of E1.
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Mike Stavrinos vs. Lyle Barnett
    • Billy Banaka vs. Justin Bond

Saturday Recap

The action kept rolling along on Saturday at America’s Race Track Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio for this year’s running of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Mike Stavrinos showed he is the class of the field in Pro Mod this weekend as he earned the #1 Qualifier Award after setting Low ET of all 4 Qualifying Sessions. Alan Bradshaw shook up the Top Alcohol Dragster class with his 5.202 ET in Q3 to bypass Defending Champ Shawn Cowie for the #1 Spot. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Provisional Polesitter Sean Bellemeur retained the top spot with his 5.446 ET. Jason Dietsch held on to the Pole Position in Factory Stock Showdown on the strength of his 7.586 ET from Frdiay’s Qualifying. The LODRS Sportsman categories had a great Day of Eliminations. The Big Story heading into Sunday is whether or not Phil Unruh can Double Up as he is still alive in both Super Comp and Super Gas heading into the Semi-Finals. Scroll down to read DRN’s Highlights from #LODRS classes today. Sunday’s Final Eliminations are shaping up to be one to remember. To follow the NHRA Summit Nationals Livestream Final Eliminations, head over to NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/.

🏁Saturday NHRA Summit Nationals Updates🏁

• This wraps up on track action for Saturday. If you like our LODRS Updates let us know via email at info@dragracing.news or leave us a note on one of our Social Media Platorms (X, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram).
• Super Gas E4
  • Notable Pairings
    • Scott Sattler def. JJ Brock. Sattler defeats the Defending National Champ here in Round 4. Both were 023 on the tree, but it was Brock taking 033 Stripe to break out 020 (9.880) handing the win to Sattler.
    • Phil Unruh def. Bob Locke. Great race here with Locke having the Better RT 013 to 017, but at the stripe he would get there 023 to break out 003 (9.897) handing the win over to Unruh. Phil keeps his Double Hopes alive heading into Sunday with entries in both Super Gas and Super Comp.
  • Key E5 Matchup
    • Scott Sattler vs. Phil Unruh
• Super Stock E4
  • Notable Pairings
    • Tyler Caheely def. Joe Santangelo. Joe had a rough Round 4 dropping his entry in both Stock and SS. After going Red in Stock, he let go 042 and that wasn’t enough as Caheely was 028 Green and 2 Above (9.265 on 9.24 Dial) for the Win.
  • Key E5 Matchup
    • Ron Richards vs. Troy Galbraith
• Super Comp E4
  • Notable Pairings
    • Vince Musolino def. Kris Whitfield. Vince gets the job done here with a 004 RT and 8.949 over Whitifeld’s 011 and Drop to 8.960.
    • Howie Smith def. Bo Butner. Butner’s SC run ends here letting go 017 Red. Smith was good on his side of the track with an 015 Light and 8.922 ET.
  • Key E5 Matchup
    • Vince Musolino vs. Phil Unruh
• Stock E4
  • Notable Pairings
    • Casey Fauss-Johnson def. Joe Santangelo. Huge upset here as Santangelo turns it 003 Red and the #1 Qualifier advances on.
    • Matt Antrobius def. Austin Williams. Big matchup here with AW taking the 016 to 021 edge, but Antrobius would drive the finish line better to be 2 Above (11.254 on 11.23) for the win.
  • Key E5 Matchup
    • Shane Oakes vs. Matt Antrobius
• Super Street E4
  • Notable Pairings
    • Niki Thomas def. Lester Johnson. Niki is on a roll with a great run in E4; 019 Green and Dead 3 (10.903) to advance on.
  • Key E5 Matchup
    • Niki Thomas vs. Phil Smida
• Top Sportsman E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Glenn Butcher def. Stephen Brinegar. Glenn Butcher is flat out good at Fast Top Sportsman racing. Butcher, dialed in at the class cap 6.10, is 017 Green and 6.122 taking 030 Stripe for the W.
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Rick McDonough vs. Alex Miller
• Competition Eliminator E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Bruno Massel def. Christopher Dodd. Bruno does a masterful job of driving on this run as he was 007 up front taking a big starting line advantage and setting it .499 Under, just right to not lose any Index heading to the Semi-Final Round.
    • Al Ackerman def. Cali Neff. This was a 2-for-1 round, and an even bigger challenge with both losing significant Index in earlier rounds. Ackerman would leave first 038 to 079, and take the stripe 46 Under to Cali’s 42 Under.
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Bruno Massel vs. Pete D’Agnolo
• Top Dragster E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Nick Isenhower def. Nick Brener. Isenhower is almost #Be00Take00 as he’s 004 and takes 010 to be 3 Above 0 (6.890 on 6.86) to take out the National Points contender.
    • Chuck Krepela def. Jim Prevo. Prevo takes the RT advantage 012 to 022, but he runs 4 Above opening up the Door for Krepela to take the Win with a Dead 4 Lap (6.884 on 6.88 Dial).
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Kenny Carson vs. Chuck Krepela
• Top Alcohol Funny Car E1
  • Notable Pairings
    • Bob McCosh def. Chris Foster. Bob makes his best pass of the weekend 5.484 to defeat Foster’s 5.565.
    • Doug Gordon def. Jesse Clark. This was another 5.48 to 5.56 battle with Gordon coming out on top. Gordon earns Lane Choice over McCosh by .001 with his 5.483 ET.
    • Phil Esz def. Jim Whiteley. Phil draws from the luck bank as he has trouble immediately, but it didn’t matter as Whiteley turns it 045 Red. Esz earns the Win, and the Bye in E2 tomorrow.
    • Stan Sipos def. Annie Whiteley. Sipos saves the best for last in this round throwing down a 5.467/265MPH rip for Low ET of the Round. And he earns Lane Choice over #1 Qualifier Sean Bellemeur’s 5.501.
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Stan Sipos (LC) vs. Sean Bellemeur
    • Doug Gordon (LC) vs. Bob McCosh
• Top Alcohol Dragster E1
  • Notable Pairings
    • Shaunda Blinzer def. Joey Severance. The Round starts off with a Battle of the Blower Cars, and Shaunda Blinzler gets the win over Joey Severance who was out of the throttle early. Blinzler matched her Qualifying ET at 5.253/275MPH.
    • Matt Cummings def. Jackie Fricke. A battle of last year’s Title Contenders (Ended up 2 and 3) with Cummings earning the win here recording his Best Run of the Weekend 5.239/272MPH.
    • Richie Crampton def. Jon Bradford. Crampton takes down last weekend’s Winner Bradford in a great side-by-side battle. Both recorded 5.259 ET’s, so the difference was in RT where Richie left first 028 to 037.
    • Jamie Noonan def. Angelle Sampey. Noonan sends out a statement with Low ET of the Weekend 5.200/271MPH to defeat Angelle Sampey.
    • Shawn Cowie def. JP Gutierrez. Cowie shows why he’s the Defending National Champion as he turns a 5.222/275MPH lap to defeat JP’s 5.348. Shawn earns Lane Choice over Matt Cummings in a pair that sees 2025’s Top 2 face off.
  • Key E2 Matchup
    • Shawn Cowie (LC) vs. Matt Cummings
• Pro Mod Q4
  • Notable Runs
    • Alex Laughlin is first out. He runs 5.766/246, no improvement from his Prior Best & stays #14.
    • Jason Scruggs makes an A to B pass, but it is not quick enough to bump into the Show with a 5.821/246 & comes up short of Nick Januik’s 5.784. Scruggs will be the DNQ.
    • Kevin Rivenbark runs 5.749/249 MPH, 002 Slower than his Best of the Weekend. He sets the early pace for Q4 & will go into Eliminations from the #13 spot.
    • Chip King gets ALL of it with a 5.683/250MPH shot to move all the way to #3 in the order.
    • Final Pair of Q4. Mike Stavrinos does not better his earlier 5.654, but still records Low ET of Q4 with a 5.681/252MPH blast.
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Mike Stavrinos (5.654), Billy Banaka (5.675), Chip King (5.683), Mike Castellana (5.687) and Derek Menholt (5.687).
    • Top 3 Runs of Q4: Mike Stavrinos (5.681), Chip King (5.683) and Billy Banaka (5.695).
  • Key E1 Matchup
    • Jason Collins vs. Justin Bond
• Pro Mod Q3
  • Notable Runs
    • Aaron Stanfield starts off the Round with a strong 5.721/249 run to move up to #8 in the order.
    • Jason Scruggs continues to struggle, and has to lift early to a 6.198, he will be the only racer outside the field heading into Q4 this afternoon.
    • Tony Wilson drops the run everyone will be talking about as the Nitrous Willy’s records a 5.699/247MPH blast to move up to #7.
    • Billy Banaka to the top with a 5.675/253MPH run in the Procharger Camaro.
    • Mike Castellana continues to look good this weekend for the AAP team recording a 5.687 ET to move up to #3 so far.
    • Last Pair of Q3 and Mike Stavrinos makes a statement. Mike records a 5.654/254MPH blast to jump back to #1 in the Order. In the other lane, Derek Menholt moves up to #4 with a 5.687/251 run.
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Mike Stavrinos (5.654), Billy Banaka (5.675), Mike Castellana (5.687), Derek Menholt (5.687), and JR Gray (5.690)
    • Stavrinos 5.654 was Low ET of Q3. He has been Low for all three sessions so far.
    • Q4 is on the schedule between the Two Mission Foods Series sessions this afternoon.
• Top Alcohol Funny Car Q3
  • Notable Runs
    • Jesse Clark starts off the Round with what is likely his Personal Best ET 5.542 to move up a spot in the order.
    • Annie Whiteley finally gets a run up to her standards as she puts down a 5.496/265 to move up to #4 in the order.
    • A similar story for Phil Esz as he finally gets the run he was looking for 5.483/259 to move up to #2. Esz was 3.605/209 to halftrack on this run.
    • Final Pair. And the surprise of the round as neither Bellemur (5.500) or McCosh (5.522) improve.
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Sean Bellemeur (5.446), Phil Esz (5.483), Doug Gordon (5.486), Bob McCosh (5.486), Annie Whiteley (5.496).
    • Phil Esz’s 5.483 was Low ET of Q3
    • E1 is up next this Afternoon.
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • Annie Whiteley vs. Stan Sipos
    • Phil Esz vs. Jim Whiteley
• Top Alcohol Dragster Q3
  • Notable Runs
    • First pair out, Jared Dreher bumps into the show at 5.376/258. Alongside, Kirk Wolf has trouble early and will DNQ. This run knocks Melanie Johnson out of the field for now. Either Dreher or Johnson will be the other DNQ.
    • Melanie Johnson makes an A to B run, but falls short of the Bump spot at 5.432/259 MPH. A rare DNQ for the tough McPhillips team.
    • Joey Severance sets the early pace for Q3 with an excellent 5.250/271MPH blast in his Supercharged Dragster.
    • Points leader Jamie Noonan makes a big jump up the list to #3 with a great 5.233/272MPH run.
    • Alan Bradshaw throws down a thundering 5.202/277MPH blast to jump To. The. Top.
    • Last Pair. Shawn Cowie comes up just short with a 5.216/276 run, no improvement over his earlier 5.209. Bradshaw will earn Top Qualifier in Norwalk.
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Alan Bradshaw (5.202), Shawn Cowie (5.209), Anthony Troyer (5.226), Jamie Noonan (5.233) and Sarah Allen (5.239).
    • Bradshaw’s jaw dropping 5.202 was Low ET of Q3.
    • E1 will take place later today for TAD.
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • Matt Cummings vs. Jackie Fricke
    • Joey Severance vs. Shaunda Blinzler
• Top Sportsman E2
  • Notable Pairings
    • Blake Peavler def. Scott Wasko. Peavler has really adapted well moving over from TD to TS, and is moving on to E3 with a great lap. Blake was 014 and Dead 3 (6.543 on 6.54) to take 034 Stripe over Wasko’s 044 Dead 7 Lap.
    • Rick McDonough def. Mike Morehead. Morehead turns it 001 Red, handing the win to McDonough. Rick still had a solid lap at 019 Green, and Dead 6 (7.026 on 7.02 Dial).
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Curt Fredrich vs. Dave Coapstick
• Competition Eliminator E2
  • Notable Pairings
    • Bruno Massel def. Doug Engels. This one was won on the tree with Massel’s 006 to 051 advantage, and both ran 49 Under.
    • Cali Neff def. Royce Freeman. This one was an Index Killer as Neff runs it out to be 64 Under for the Win Light, and will be losing .14 Index heading into E3.
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Bruno Massel vs. Christopher Dodd
• Top Dragster E2
  • Notable Pairings
    • Nick Isenhower def. Peter Biondo. The Terminator goes down. This race didn’t disappoint as Biondo had a 015 to 020 RT edge. But at the stripe, Isenhower got there 001 with a Dead 2 Lap (6.852 on 6.85 Dial). Biondo put it Dead 8 (6.108 on 6.10 Dial) to be 23 Total, and No Good. Exceptional racing in TD.
    • Kenny Carson def. Howard Michael. Carson is nasty this morning laying down 4 Total (004 RT + Dead 0) to defat Howard Michael.
    • Nick Brener def. Vince Musolino. If Brener goes on to win the National Championship, this will be a round we look back on as he received a gift. Musolino was 020 to Brener’s 082 in RT, but Brener would get the W as Vince had trouble & had to lift. Brener legs it out to be Dead 8 (6.848 on 6.84) taking over 1.68 seconds at the Stripe.
    • Chuck Krepela def. Darian Boesch. Boesch’s rough weekend continues with a 002 Red here in TD. Krepela was set on kill with a 008 RT and holding 011 (6.869 on 6.88).
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Nick Brener vs. Nick Isenhower
• Super Gas E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Phil Unruh def. Kris Whitfield. With both still in SC, one Double Up dream will go out in this pair. Both are 00 on the tree with Whitfield taking the 004 to 007 advantage. At the stripe, it would be Unruh managing the finish line better with a 9.922 to 9.930 victory on the 9.90 SG Index by .005 MOV.
    • JJ Brock def. Joey Shipp. Shipp lets go 005 Red handing the win over to the Champ, who went 011 + 9.917 (9.90).
    • Ray Miller def. Jeremy Mason. Miller uses the Reverse Throttle Stop to his favor in this matchup creating a tough finish line to judge as he goes 9.958 at 110MPH to push out Mason’s 9.898 at 154MPH.
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Phil Unruh vs. Bob Locke
• Super Stock E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Joe Santangelo def. Kent Hanley. The National Points leader Hanley lets go 001 Red handing it over to Santangelo on the starting line.
    • Tyler Caheely def. Dan Fletcher. Great race here with Caheely leaving first 020 to 029, and it looked like both scrubbed a lot of MPH. But it was Fletcher ending up 005 Under (9.655 on 9.66) handing the round over to Caheely at 3 Above (9.241 on 9.21).
    • Jeff Dona def. Monty Bogan. Bogan cut Dona in half on RT (020 to 039), but Dona would take the Double Breakout decision as he was 001 Under to Bogan’s 008 Under.
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Joe Santangelo vs. Tyler Caheely
• Super Comp E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Howie Smith def. Nathan Prose. Great race with Smith putting up 8 Total (008 + Dead 0) to edge out Prose’s respectable 006 and 1 Above (8.915) Lap.
    • Kris Whitfield def. Devin Isenhower. Two of the best in the .90 game face off, and it is Whitfield with a 005 RT and 2 Above Lap (8.921 on 8.90) taking 012 Stripe to advance on.
    • Leo Zynda def. Kyle Anderson. Leo throws down 5 Total (000 RT + Dead 5) to defeat Last Week’s Winner Anderson.
  • Key E4 Matchups
    • Kris Whitfield vs. Vince Musolino
    • Leo Zynda vs. Phil Unruh
• Stock E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Joe Santangelo def. Julie Bierman. Bierman was better in RT 010 to 021, but was fed 050 stripe to breakout 011. Santangelo dumped a lot of MPH to 2 above (10.408 on 10.38) for the Win Light.
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Austin Williams vs. Matt Antrobius
• Super Street E3
  • Notable Pairings
    • Niki Thomas def. Carly Wolf. Thomas with a great lap, 012 Green and Dead 6 (10.906) to lock out Wolf’s 023 RT.
    • Victor Marqua def. Keith Mayers. The always tough Mayers goes out in E3. Marqua was 005 behind in RT (019 to 024), but lands it Dead 5 (10.905) to take the W.
    • Phil Smida def. Duwayne Dileski. Smida was 010 behind in RT (007 to 017), but did a great job of driving the stripe to take 003 in a 10.925 to 10.938 Victory.
  • Key E4 Matchup
    • Lester Johnson vs. Niki Thomas

Friday Recap

Friday was filled with great on-track action during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Pro Mod hit the track for their opening Qualifying sessions, and Mike Stavrinos emerged atop the Sheet with a 5.678 ET. Mike set Low ET for both sessions in Pro Mod today. This may sound like a Broken Record, but in the Top Alcohol classes Shawn Cowie (Top Alcohol Dragster) and Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car) are Provisional #1 Qualifiers. Jason Dietsch leads the pack in Factory Stock Showdown with a strong 7.586 ET. Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman categories started their Eliminations Rounds on Friday with a lot of great side-by-side battles. Scroll down to read DRN’s Highlights from #LODRS classes today. To follow the NHRA Summit Nationals Livestream on Saturday, head over to NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/.

🏁Friday NHRA Summit Nationals Updates🏁

• This wraps up on track action for Friday. If you enjoyed our LODRS Updates let us know via email at info@dragracing.news or leave us a note on one of our Social Media Platorms (X, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram).
• Super Gas E2
  • Key E3 Matchups
    • Kris Whitfield vs. Phil Unruh
    • JJ Brock vs. Joey Shipp
  • Notable Pairings
    • Joey Shipp def. Austin Williams. Shipp emerges the Winner in a Double Breakout 9.891 to 9.885 as he shipped Williams through for 015 Stripe.
    • Bob Locke def. Rob Kropfeld. Kropfeld left first 007 to 013, but it was Locke taking the stripe 002 for the victory in a 9.923 to 9.931 decision.
    • Phil Unruh def. Nathan Vrooman. Great race with Unruh 005 and 9.913 for 18 total to take the W. Unruh is still in both SC and SG going to Saturday.
• Super Stock E2
  • Key E3 Matchups
    • Jeff Dona vs. Monty Bogan
    • Joe Santangelo vs. Kent Hanley
    • Dan Fletcher vs. Tyler Caheely
  • Notable Pairings
    • Dan Fletcher def. Pete D’Agnolo. Fletcher left first 021 to 034, and wins a Double Breakout Decision going 3 Thou Under (9.657 on 9.66) to Pete’s 9 Thou Under (9.631 on 9.64).
    • Ron Richards def. Anthony Bertozzi. Richards was absolutely perfect on the tree 000 and took 010 stripe for the W over Bertozzi’s 040 Dead 7 Lap.
• Super Comp E2
  • Key E3 Matchup
    • Kris Whitfield vs. Devin Isenhower
  • Notable Pairings
    • Kris Whitfield def. Phil Smida. Big matchup here, and it was over on the tree as Smida turned it 001 Red. Kris was 007 Green, and shut it off to 8.941 for the W.
    • Devin Isenhower def. Mike Robilotto. Devin left first 021 to 032, and made the right decision to cut Mike loose at the finish line with a 8.952 ET to Robilotto’s 8.883 Breakout.
    • Bo Butner def. Don Higgins. Excellent race here with 005 to 006 RT’s. Bo had the RT advantage, and turned on the Win Light in a Double Breakout decision 8.892 to 8.880.
    • Phil Unruh def. Lauren Freer. Points Contender Freer bows out in E2 with a 8.883 Breakout. Unruh was 023 and 8.910 (8.90) for the Win, and also earns the E3 Bye Run.
• Stock Eliminator E2
  • Key E3 Matchups
    • Joe Santangelo vs. Julie Bierman
    • Shane Oakes vs. Jax Barton
  • Notable Pairings
    • Timothy Fletcher def. Jeff Blanchard. Tim was #Be00Take00 with a 004 take 004 lap to earn a trip to E3.
    • Joe Santangelo def. Ron Richards. Santangelo driving the Stripe like Superman. Joe was 019 Green and takes 001 Stripe to be 2 Above (10.415 on 10.39) to advance on. Richards wasn’t bad, but 041 and Dead 1 wasn’t enough in this pair.
    • Ken Whitcher def. Bubba Linke. The Champ goes down as Whitcher is 024 and 2 Above (11.117 on 11.09) taking 019 Stripe for the Win.
• Super Street E2
  • Key E3 Matchups
    • Niki Thomas vs. Carly Wolf
    • Keith Mayers vs. Victor Marqua
  • Notable Pairings
    • Jason Oteri def. Tony Jones. Oteri uses a 001 RT and 10.934 (10.90) to take out the Division 4 Hitter.
    • Niki Thomas def. Alex Miller. Thomas is not well known as a Super Street racer, but she is known to many in Big Money Bracket Racing as a threat to win. And she is showing her skills today with a 027 RT and taking 004 Stripe to advance to E3.
• Top Sportsman E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Rick McDonough vs. Mike Morehead
    • Blake Peavler vs. Scott Wasko
  • Notable Pairings
    • Blake Peavler def. Jerry Albert. Peavler is new to Top Sportsman, but still put away the TS veteran on this one. Both were 024 RT, but it was Peavler going 6.561 (6.53) to take 022 Stripe for the W.
    • Badeye Brinegar def. Rob Mendenhall. Mendenhall’s points chances take a hit with an E1 loss. He was 004 better in RT, but took 028 to be 005 Under (6.975 on 6.98).
    • Mike Morehead def. Darian Boesch. 010 to 012 RT’s with Morehead using the Better RT and Dead 6 (6.686 on 6.68) to earn the Victory over Defending World Champ Boesch.
    • Curt Fredrich def. James Hinkle. Excellent Drag Race with Fredrich having the 021 to 023 RT advantage. Hinkle would take 014 Stripe to put it 001 Under (7.069 on 7.07). Fredrich advances on with a 6.565 (6.55).
• Competition Eliminator E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Pete D’Agnolo vs. Steve Szupka
    • Bruno Massel vs. Doug Engels
  • Notable Pairings
    • Doug Engels def. Pat Nahan. This one was an Index Buster with Engels going 62 Under to turn the W Light on in a great race. Engels had the RT edge 020 to 027, and his -.625 covered Pat’s -.595 by .037 at the Finish Line.
    • Travis Gusso def. Dave Dupps. Dupps turns it 016 Red, and the #1 Qualifier is out in E1.
    • Al Ackerman def. Scott Linder. Great race with Ackerman scoring the win at .561 Under by .004 at the stripe. Ackerman loses .06 Heading to E2.
    • Cali Neff def. Larry Pritchett. In what could be a big matchup as the race progresses, Neff scores the win and doesn’t lose any Index with a .509 lap to defeat former Champ Pritchett by a MOV of .002 at the Finish Line.
    • Christopher Dodd def. Tyler Caheely. In a battle of 2026 Race Winners, Dodd came out clean with a 47 Under lap to advance on.
• Top Dragster E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Peter Biondo vs. Nick Isenhower
    • Nick Brener vs. Vince Musolino
  • Notable Pairings
    • Robert Cool def. David Jamison. Cool, who is in the National Points battle got a big win in E1 over Jamison who had a Perfect Trip Zip RT, but put it 006 Under. Cool was 004 and 6.967 (6.94) to advance on.
    • Nick Brener def. Al Peavler. Brener is also in the National Points chase, and earned a huge E1 victory over Peavler. Nick was 001 Green and 6.851 on 6.83 Dial to defeat Peavler’s solid 012 and 6.146 (6.10) lap.
    • Peter Biondo def. Devin Isenhower. Isenhower tried his Best to make the Terminator’s NHRA return an 0-for-2 outing. Isenhower was Perfect 000 on the tree, but put it nearly .04 Under handing the win over to Biondo’s 024 and 6.124 (6.10) lap killing a LOT of mph. The Biondo Magic is still there.
• Top Alcohol Dragster Q2
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Shawn Cowie (5.209), Anthony Troyer (5.226), Sarah Allen (5.239), Alan Bradshaw (5.244) and Matt Cummings (5.248).
    • Quickest of Q2 was Allen’s 5.239 followed by Cummings at 5.248, and Shaunda Blinzler at 5.253.
  • Notable Runs
    • Not much improvement at the top of the Qualifying list as Q2 progressed. Anthony Troyer and Shawn Cowie were the final pair, neither driver came close to their Q1 passes.
    • Sarah Allen throws down an impressive 5.239/278MPH blast to move all the way to the #3 Position in the order.
    • Angelle Sampey bumps in at 5.327/274 to put herself into the show. The always tough Kirk Wolf’s 5.441 will have him sitting outside the 16-car field heading into Final Qualifying tomorrow.
    • Jamie Noonan starts off the session by putting himself safely into the field with a 5.268/269MPH run. The National Points Leader can now breathe easier heading into Q3 tomorrow.
• Top Alcohol Funny Car Q2
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Sean Bellemeur (5.446), Doug Gordon (5.486), Bob McCosh (5.486), Phil Esz (5.501), Stan Sipos (5.504).
    • McCosh’s 5.486 was Low ET of the Session.
    • One Final Qualifying session is set for Saturday morning.
  • Notable Runs
    • Bob McCosh sets Low ET of the session with a 5.486/265MPH in the last pass of the round. But the larger story is that Sean Bellemeur is .05 behind McCosh at 5.531, nearly a tenth off of his Q1 pass.
    • Phil Esz moves from last on the sheet to #3 with a strong 5.501/259 lap. He was .931 to 60′ and 3.623/209 to halftrack.
    • Stan Sipos improves from Q1 with a 5.504/265MPH run while Annie Whiteley is a little soft early in the run to a solid 5.542/265.
    • Jim Whiteley gets a solid run in 5.561/262 to improve on his troubled Q1 attempt.
    • Jesse Clark starts the Round with a solid 5.562/260MPH run.
• Pro Mod Q2
  • Session Recap
    • Top 5: Mike Stavrinos (5.678), Jason Collins (5.693), Lyle Barnett (5.695), Derek Menholt (5.695) and Billy Banaka (5.696).
    • After Q2, Nick Januik sits on the Bump Spot at 5.784 & Jason Scruggs is the only car outside of the 16 Car Field.
  • Notable Runs
    • Last Pair and Mike Stavrinos drops the Mic on the competition with a 5.678/253MPH Blast. (4:47PM)
    • Two more big runs as Jason Collins goes to #2 5.693/251MPH while JR Gray runs 5.699/252MPH. One pair left.
    • Billy Banaka comes up .001 Short of his Teammate with a 5.696/253MPH. Two pairs left in this session.
    • Lyle Barnett moves all the way up to the #2 Position with a 5.695/252MPH putting all of that Banaka Procharger Power to use. (4:35PM)
    • Tony Wilson uses that Nitrous Power to move up to #10 with a 5.751/246MPH Blast. Next to him, Jason Scruggs runs into trouble after a nice .938 60′. Scruggs will be the car Outside of the Field heading into Q3 tomorrow.
    • Another pair of strong runs with Chip King moving up to the #3 position with a 5.718/252MPH. Alongside, Mike Thielen went 5.756/245. This now puts Tony Wilson’s 5.786 on the Bump.
    • Two teams that needed a strong run in Q2 got just that with Aaron Stanfield recording a 5.765/249MPH shot, and Nick Januik bumping into the show at 5.784/247MPH.
    • Alex Laughlin starts off the Round with a strong 5.761 Lap to move up to the #9 Position. (4:23PM)
• Pro Mod Q1
  • Session Recap (After Q1)
    • Top 5: Mike Stavrinos (5.689), Jason Collins (5.714), Derek Menholt (5.723), Billy Banaka (5.726) and JR Gray 5.739.
    • 17 Cars made an attempt in Q1 with Chip King sitting on the Bump at 7.305, and Nick Januik on the outside currently.
    • Sidnei Frigo and the Artivinco team is noticeably absent for the First Race of the Road to the Championship.
  • Notable Runs
    • Final pass of the session, and the Provisional Pole changes hands again with Mike Stavrinos putting the AAP entry atop the sheet with a 5.689/253MPH blast.
    • The #1 Spot keeps on changing hands with Jason Collins throwing down a 5.714/251MPH for Scott Tidwell Racing.
    • Billy Banaka to the Top at 5.726/253MPH with Procharger Power.
    • JR Gray hops past Castellana with a 5.739/251MPH blast while Lyle Barnett was right behind at 5.749.
    • Mike Castellana and the AAP team set the early bar with a 5.745/249MPH.
    • Tony Wilson continues to impress as he takes the Top Spot at 5.786/246 in his Nitrous-assisted Willy’s.
    • Aaron Stanfield starts off the round with a 5.825 in the Elite Motorsports ride, previously piloted by Mason Wright.
• Top Alcohol Dragster Q1
  • Session Recap (After Q1)
    • Top 5: Shawn Cowie (5.209), Anthony Troyer (5.226), Alan Bradshaw (5.244), Jon Bradford (5.256) and Shaunda Blinzler (5.266).
    • 18 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1. Kirk Wolf currently sits on the Bump at 12.264. Current National Points leader spun the Tires immediately and is outside the field heading into Q2.
  • Notable Runs
    • In the Final Pair, Defending National Champ Shawn Cowie flexes his muscles with a 5.209 to earn the Provisional #1 Spot.
    • Anthony Troyer for the McPhillips team knocks Bradshaw off the Top Spot at 5.226/276MPH.
    • Richie Crampton is back on track this weekend piloting one of the Noonan/Samsel A/Fuel Dragsters. Crampton with a nice 5.273 alongside Alan Bradshaw’s 5.244, which set the early pace.
• Top Alcohol Funny Car
  • Session Recap (After Q1)
    • Top 5: Sean Bellemeur (5.446), Doug Gordon (5.486), Bob McCosh (5.505), Stan Sipos (5.512) and Chris Foster (5.534).
    • 9 Cars made an attempt in Q1. Both YNOT cars struggled at the hit and sit at the bottom of the sheet. Look for them to shake up the Qualifying Order in Q2.
  • Notable Runs
    • The Killer B’s strike again with Sean Bellemeur throwing down 5.446/267MPH to earn the Provisional Top Spot.
    • The next pair out Doug Gordon continues to show improved performance with a 5.486 going to the top, while Phil Esz falls off his normal pace to a 5.615 ET.
    • Bob McCosh continues to show good pace knocking Sipos back to #2 with a 5.505/263MPH blast.
    • Stan Sipos sets the early pace with a strong 5.512/267MPH blast in his first NHRA appearance of the seasson.
• Super Gas E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Austin Williams vs. Joey Shipp
    • Jerry Heffelfinger vs. Steve Hoyt
    • Phil Unruh vs. Nathan Vrooman
  • Notable Pairings
    • Bo Butner def. Jeg Coughlin Jr. In what could have been a Pro Stock Final Round years back, Butner wins on a Double Breakout decision 9.876 to 9.846.
    • Ray Miller def. Larry Bernshausen. Great race with Miller taking the W 003 and 9.921 over Larry’s 005 and 9.922 for a MOV totaling .003 at the stripe.
    • Jeremy Mason def. Larry Roedel. Mason avenges his E1 SC loss with a great 007 take 001 lap with a 9.932 to defeat Roedel.
    • Lauren Freer def. John Sikish. Freer gets away with one here letting go 064, but using a Dead 9 (9.909) to get around Sikish to keep her National Championship hopes alive.
• Super Stock E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Pete D’Agnolo vs. Dan Fletcher (Primetime Matchup)
    • Kent Hanley vs. David Barton
    • Joe Santangelo vs. Logan Belanger
  • Notable Pairings
    • Russ Ghent def. Kevin Helms. Ghent puts out a Yearly National Championship Contender with a nice 011 RT and 9.994 (9.97) lap. Helms was late 051, and Under to take the stripe.
    • Troy Galbraith def. Michael Brand. Brand has a rough morning bowing out in both classes as he went 003 Red in Super Stock.
    • Pete D’Agnolo def. Peter Biondo. The Primetime Matchup didn’t disappoint as D’Agnolo takes .0001 MOV. D’Agnolo was 010 and 9.659 (9.62) to Biondo’s 016 and 9.553 (9.52).
• Super Comp E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Phil Unruh vs. Lauren Freer
    • Mike Robilotto vs. Devin Isenhower
  • Notable Pairings
    • Nathan Prose def. Jason Kenny. Excellent race with Prose 018, Dead 2 (8.902) taking .0008 stripe over Kenny’s 021 and 8.899 Breakout.
    • Mike Robilotto def. Jeremy Mason. A battle of top two contenders, and Robilotto makes up a starting line deficit with a Dead-On 4 lap (8.904) for the W over Mason.
    • Nick Isenhower def. Christopher Dodd. Another excellent race with Isenhower’s 013 and Dead 3 (8.903) locking out Dodd’s 020 Bulb.
• Stock E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Joe Santangelo vs. Ron Richards
  • Notable Pairings
    • Julie Bierman def. Randi Lyn Butner. The D/SA Heads-Up saw Bierman behind in RT 001 to 012, but with the Horsepower for the Win 10.547 to 10.610.
    • Steven Dziorny def. Michael Brand. Dziorny knocks out the National Points leader & the hottest racer in Stock Eliminator in E1. Dziorny is 023 and 11.934 (11.92) taking 007 Stripe for the Win.
    • John Gray def. Josh Decker. Decker misses the tree, and goes Under trying to take the stripe as Gray turns on the Win Light with a 027 and 9.909 (9.85) lap.
    • Joe Santangelo def. Victor Cagnazzi. This race lived up to its billing with Santangelo making up a 007 RT deficit with a dead 8 lap (10.358 on 10.35) to take 009 Stripe for the W.
• Super Street E1
  • Key E2 Matchups
    • Lester Johnson vs. Rudy Matthews
    • Niki Thomas vs. Alex Miller
  • Notable Pairings
    • Victor Marqua def. Ray Miller. Marqua defeats the Reigning D3 Champ on a Double Breakout 10.895 to 10.887.
    • Keith Mayers def. Alan Bush. Two top contenders face off & Mayers lays down 16 Total (014 + Dead 2) while Bush breaks out 10.869 after a 013 RT.
    • Lester Johnson def. Donnie Durenberger. Both racers are Dead-On 2 (10.902) with the nod going to Johnson on RT 017 to 028.

Thursday Recap

The 2026 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals is underway at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio with Qualifying action on Thursday for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories. Wayne Landry topped the Ultra tough Top Dragster category in Qualifying with a 6.106 ET on the 6.10 class cap in Q2. Glenn Butcher also took full advantage of the Second Qualifying session and threw down a 6.127 to earn the #1 Position in Top Sportsman. Competition Eliminator was also a battle to earn the Top Spot with the Top 3 separated by .007. Dave Dupps would earn the Top Qualifier award with a .659 Under lap with his C/EA 2006 Pontiac GTO. Other #1 Qualifiers for the NHRA Summit Nationals include Jeff Dona (Super Stock) and Casey Fauss-Johnson (Stock). Early Round Eliminations are on the schedule for Friday Lucas Oil Series classes while Pro Mod and Top Alcohol will hit the track for Q1 and Q2. To watch the Live Stream for this race, click on over to NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ for the entire weekend.

• NHRA Summit Nationals #LODRS Top Qualifiers
  • Top Dragster – Wayne Landry 6.106
  • Top Sportsman – Glenn Butcher 6.127
  • Competition Eliminator – Dave Dupps (C/EA) 8.031 (-.659)
  • Super Stock – Jeff Dona (SS/HA) 9.476 (-1.124)
  • Stock – Casey Fauss-Johnson (FS/D) 9.499 (-1.101)

🏁Thursday NHRA Summit Nationals Updates🏁

• This wraps up on track action for Thursday. DRN will have our normal Recap up later this evening. If you enjoyed our LODRS Updates let us know via email at info@dragracing.news or leave us a note on one of our Social Media Platorms (X, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram). (7:37PM)
• Top Sportsman Q2
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • Curt Fredrich vs. James Hinkle
    • Darian Boesch vs. Mike Morehead
    • Blake Peavler vs. Jerry Albert
  • Great Final Session of Qualifying for Top Sportsman is complete. The Top 5 ended up as Glenn Butcher, Darian Boesch, Dennis Dowson, Scott Wasko and Mark McDonald.
  • Darian Boesch moves up to the second spot with a 6.250 at 229MPH in his Supercharged Camaro.
  • Glenn Butcher swipes the #1 spot away with a great 6.127 ET at 230MPH in his ’69 Camaro with Nitrous power.
  • Qualifying Session 2 for Top Sportsman is underway with Pat DeBottis and Rob Mendenhall both making small improvements in ET. (7:22PM)
• Comp Eliminator Q2
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • Christopher Dodd vs. Tyler Caheely (Both have won Races this season)
    • Pat Nahan vs. Doug Engels
  • Q2 ends with Dupps, Neff and Nahan the Top 3.
  • Dave Dupps goes #1 on the Sheet with a -.659 Lap, 8.03/173MPH in his C/EA. (7:19PM)
  • Pat Nahan just missed the top spot by .001 at .652 Under, 7.328 in his E/DA for the D5 Runner.
  • Steve Szupka jumps all the way to #2 at .610 Under, 6.940 in his C/DA.
  • Mid Round we finally have a big mover as Royce Freeman runs .561 Under to jump up to the #4 spot in his B/AA Camaro. (7:12PM)
  • Track is back up and running again. Jeff Connelly kicks off Q2 with a 45 Under Lap 6.176/230MPH in his AA/PM ’19 Camaro. (7:04PM)
• Rain Delay Update: Projected Start time 7:00PM for Comp and Top Sportsman Q2. (6:11PM)
• Top Dragster Q2
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • Peter Biondo vs. Devin Isenhower
    • Al Peavler vs. Nick Brener
    • Darian Boesch vs. Chris Sullivan
  • Rain Delay at the end of Q2 after Peter Biondo put up a 6.117 to move to the #4 spot. Tony Fagnilli and Kara Jo Bowman did not make a run in Q2. Fagnilli, Bowman and James Hinkle will be the three DNQ’s.
  • The Bump Spot changed early in the Session as Chris Sullivan jumped in at 6.992. That run bumped out Tony Fagnilli & put Bill Pink to #32 at 7.012. Pink would then improve to 6.998.
  • Later in the Round, Jacob Elrod went to the #2 spot at 6.110.
  • Wayne Landry started the Session jumping to the #1 Spot with 6.106 ET.
• Super Stock Q2
  • Jeff Dona jumped to the #1 Spot in Q2 with a 1.124 Under lap in his SS/HA ’98 Firebird. Both Dona and Kevin Helms jumped ahead of Provisional Polesitter Chuck Belanger shooting for the Round 1 Bye Run in a 53 Car Field.
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • Peter Biondo vs. Pete D’Agnolo (Primetime Matchup)
    • Byron Worner vs. Ricky Decker
    • Shane Oakes vs. Dan Fletcher
• Stock Eliminator Q2
  • Casey Fauss-Johnson stayed #1 Qualfier with no change in the Top 5 order.
  • Key E1 Matchups
    • John Gray vs. Josh Decker
    • Joe Santangelo vs. Victor Cagnazzi
    • Randi Lyn Butner vs. Julie Bierman (D/SA Heads-Up)
    • Casey Fauss-Johnson vs. PB Candies (FS/D Heads-Up)
• Q1 is complete and the second rotation has started with Super Street TT2 on track currently. The Run Order will be the same: Super Street, Stock, Super Comp, Super Stock, Super Gas, Top Dragster, Comp and Top Sportsman. (2:15PM)
• Top Sportsman Q1
  • After Q1, Dowson and Butcher lead the way with Darian Boesch, Scott Wasko and Mark McDonald rounding out the Top 5. (2:13PM)
  • Last car down the track in Q1 Glenn Butcher nearly takes away the top spot with a 6.283 ET.
  • Approximately halfway through Q1, and Dennis Dowson leads the field with a 6.272 ET. (1:59PM)
  • Top Sportsman Q1 is at the Ready Line. (1:39PM)
• Competition Eliminator Q1
  • Neff holds on to the #1 Spot, followed by Greg Kamplain and Pat Nahan.
  • Cali Neff jumps to the Top Spot at .653 Under with her A/ED.
  • Q1 is Underway with Pat Nahan setting the Early Top Spot at .583 Under. (1:25PM)
• Super Stock Q1
  • The Qualifying Sheet is out for Q1, and Chuck Belanger with his ’96 Firebird SS/IA holds the Top Spot with a -1.013 Under Lap. Kevin Helms is right behind at 1.002 Under, they were the only two more than 1 Second Under.
  • 52 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1.
• Top Dragster Q1
  • Q1 is complete with Al Kenny sitting in the #1 Position with a 6.154. Jim Prevo is .004 behind at 6.158. Frank Carpinelli, Al Peavler and Steve Schneider round out the Top 5. (1:21PM)
  • 35 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1. The Bump Spot sits with Tony Fagnilli at 7.014. The battle to make the field, Positions 30-35: Robert Cool (7.007), Bill Pink (7.014), Tony Fagnilli (7.014) BUMP, Chris Sullivan (7.091), James Hinkle (7.106) and Kara Jo Bowman (7.147).
  • Approximately Halfway thru Q1, the Top Spot sits with Al Kenny at 6.154. (1:06PM)
  • Top Dragster is at the Ready Line for Q1. (12:51PM)
• Stock Eliminator Q1
  • The Q1 Sheet has been posted, and Casey Fauss-Johnson leads the pack with a -1.101 lap in FS/D.
  • 52 Entries made an attempt in Q1 with 5 racers recording laps quicker than 1 Second Under.
  • The Top 5 currently: Casey Fauss-Johnson, Doug Duell, Thomas Mace, Jim Marshall and Victory Cagnazzi.
• And we are Underway at Norwalk for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Super Street, Stock, Super Comp and Super Stock have all been down the track for their first hit of the Weekend. Super Gas TT1 is up next. (12:16PM)

Weekend Preview

• NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
• June 25-28, 2026
• Summit Motorsports Park – Norwalk, OH
  • Series/Classes: NHRA National Event. Pro Mod and Factory Stock Showdown Classes. Lucas Oil Series Categories, including Top Alcohol classes and Super Street.
  • Last Year’s Event Winners: McKenna Bold (Top Alcohol Dragster), Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car), Al Kenny (Top Dragster), Chris Osborn (Top Sportsman), Dave Dupps (Comp), Kevin Helms (Super Stock), Joe Santangelo (Stock), Jeremy Mason (Super Comp), Jacob Elrod (Super Gas) and Damian Hazelton (Super Street).
  • Current Points Leaders: National Points Leaders: Jamie Noonan (Top Alcohol Dragster), Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car), Joe Carnasciale (Comp), Kent Hanley (Super Stock), Michael Brand (Stock), John Labbous (Super Comp), Lauren Freer (Super Gas), Holden Laris (Top Dragster) and Rick McDonough (Top Sportsman).
  • Schedule: LODRS Qualifying/Time Trials (Thursday). LODRS Early Elims & TA/PM/FSS Qualifying (Friday). LODRS Eliminations and Final Qualifying for all Classes (Saturday). Final Eliminations All Classes (Sunday).
  • Live Streaming: NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ for the entire weekend.
  • For More Info: NHRA Division 3 at www.NHRADiv3.com or https://www.facebook.com/NhraNorthCentralDivision3

Click Here for Results from the Most Recent NHRA National Event at Bristol Dragway.