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Nine Sportsman champs crowned at Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Summit Racing Equipment ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Nationals, champions were also crowned in nine Lucas Oil Series classes at Summit Motorsports Park.
Jeff Veale, runner-up earlier this year at the Gatornationals, collected his second Top Alcohol Dragster win in the last three years and his third overall when he drove his dragster to a solid 5.35 pass to defeat reigning world champ Julie Nataas’ trouble-plagued run in the final round. [video]
A month after breaking the track record en route to a regional event win at Summit Motorsports Park, Sean Bellemeur returned to the Top Alcohol Funny Car winner’s circle in Norwalk after defeating fast-rising rookie Maddi Gordon in final round, the continuation of a power struggle that raged for years between Bellemeur and Gordon’s now-retired father, Doug. [video]
Royce Freeman became the latest member of the Elite Motorsports team to reach the winner’s circle, driving his B/AA Camaro to a (-.50) 6.95 to victory in Comp to defeat nine-time tour winner Robert Bailey’s (-.44) 6.67. Freeman previously was a two-time runner-up in Top Sportsman. [video]
Jeff Dona collected career win No. 4, and his first since 2020 when he drove to a double-breakout win against Monty Bogan in the Super Stock final. Dona won with a 9.787 on his 9.80 dial. [video]
There was a first-time winner in Stock as Ken Whitcher drove his G/SA ’69 Camaro to a final-round win against Brenda Grubbs. Whitcher was nearly perfect on the starting line with a .003 light. [video]
Ten years after winning the Summit Racing Equipment ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Nationals for the first time in Super Gas, Phil Smida was back in the Norwalk winner’s circle in Super Comp after surviving the math of a tight double-breakout bout with Jamie Elrod, Smida turned on the win light with an 8.896 to Elrod’s further-under 8.892. [video]
Bob Prose scored his second career ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é win and his first in Super Gas when he drove his popular '65 Rambler wagon to an easy victory after red-hot Michael Handras fouled by 007-second in the final round. [video]
Al Peavler joined his son, Blake, as an ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é national event winner when he stopped Chris Sullivan in the final of Right Trailers Top Dragster. Peavler left with a great .002 light and won the double-breakout bout with a 6.121 on his 6.14 dial. [video]
James Hinkle’s incredible 2024 season continued in Norwalk as he won his third national event of the year in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Hinkle, the current championship leader, put together a .008-second package in the final against Zach Sackman. [video]