Stories from the Dragstrip
Progress report following the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals (race 8 of 18) and ahead of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway In Denver: It was a challenge up there; everything was different. We ran really well there the year before, so we came in, set everything up like we did last year, and it... Continue Reading →
Progress report following the Summit Racing NHRA Nationals (race 7 of 18) and ahead of the Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway In Norwalk: We left the track on Saturday night feeling good about race day. We were excited, we just didn't get it done. We didn't do a good job on Sunday of adapting... Continue Reading →
Progress report following the Route 66 NHRA Nationals (race 6 of 18) and ahead of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals In Chicago: Qualifying was really good, and we did a good job with the two Summit Racing Chevy Camaros. We ran well in the first round on Sunday, but we didn't do the best... Continue Reading →
Progress report following the Virginia NHRA Nationals (race 5 of 18) and ahead of the Route 66 NHRA Nationals In Virginia: Everything went really well. We took some time over the break to stand back and look at some things, and we went back to basics. That really helped. The engines ran good, the cars... Continue Reading →
Come on. You all know this series could only be launched on the coattails of Warren Johnson and his well-blazed path. The Minnesota native is one of the most well-known and decorated drag racers of all time, and his brazen "take no bull," sugar coat zilch," "tell it like it is (even when it stings)"... Continue Reading →
FLOYD'S KNOBS, Ind. (May 24, 2019) – Bo Butner is in the midst of a powerful season as a full-time competitor on NHRA's 2019 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Floyd's Knobs, Indiana-based Butner has led the Pro Stock points since the season-opener in Pomona, and he's doing double-duty this year running his Summit Racing-backed... Continue Reading →
DINWIDDIE, Va. (May 17, 2019) – Team Summit driver Jason Line powered the silver Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to the provisional pole on Friday at the NHRA Virginia Nationals. Line, of Mooresville, N.C., is hoping to lock into his first No. 1 since the spring race in Las Vegas in 2017, and he'll have two... Continue Reading →
Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion, reached the final round of the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown at the 10th annual NGK Sparkplugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, April 26-28. The Factory Stock Showdown is a specialty series that takes place during select NHRA national events. The competition showcases the drag-racing ready, factory-built... Continue Reading →
Pro Stock was not contested at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, and Summit Racing's three-time NHRA Pro Stock champion, Jason Line, saw a window of opportunity to get back behind the wheel of his 1970 Buick GS. Line, the 1993 Stock Eliminator champion, is still piloting the same blue Buick. For the first... Continue Reading →
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 17, 2019) – The historic 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals dangled the carrot of a commemorative Wally trophy in front of Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competitors, and in the end, it was KB Racing-powered Bo Butner who scored the hardware. Butner picked up his second win of the season with... Continue Reading →
