Summit Racing Equipment is an
automotive parts retailer with four retail stores and distribution centers located in
Tallmadge, Ohio
Tallmadge ( ) is a city in Summit and Portage counties in Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Akron and part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,537 at the 2010 census. Tallmadge was founded in 1807 and is the sec ...
;
Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the fifth most populous city in ...
;
McDonough, Georgia
McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 22,084 at the 2010 census, up from 8,493 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Henry County. The unincorporated comm ...
; and
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...
. Summit Racing Equipment is also involved in
motorsports
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two ...
and other events as a
sponsor.
History
Summit Racing Equipment started in 1968
in
Akron, Ohio
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...
and grew to over 100 employees by 1993, with their mail-order catalog driving their performance auto parts sales.
In 2016, Summit Racing announced it would open a warehouse and retail facility in Arlington, Texas; their fourth location after McDonough, Georgia; Sparks, Nevada and Tallmadge, Ohio.
Motorsports
Team Summit
Summit Racing Equipment currently sponsors
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car
Funny Car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Funny cars are characterized by having tilt-up fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a custom-fabricated chassis, giving them an appea ...
driver
Tim Wilkerson
Tim Wilkerson (born December 29, 1960, in Springfield, Illinois) is a NHRA drag racer. He graduated from Southeast High School in Springfield, Illinois and earned an Associate's in Science in civil engineering from Lincoln Land Community College. ...
,
Top Fuel
Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of and finishing the runs in 3.62 seconds ...
drivers
Antron Brown an
Clay Millican and
Pro Stock drivers
Greg AndersonDeric KramerMatt HartfordKyle KoretskyDallas Glenn
an
Rodger Brogdon
Team Summit Legends (former Team Summit racers and friends of the company) include the following friends of Summit Racing Equipment: Don Garlits
Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer in the field o ...
, Frank Hawley
Frank Hawley (born 1954 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a two-time World champion drag racing driver.
He won seven National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel Funny Car and two Top Fuel Dragster national events during his 10-year drag racing ca ...
Jim OddyMark Pawuk
Connie Kalitta, Kenny Bernstein, Bob Chandler, Dan Runte, the late John Lingenfelter and the late Scott Kalitta.
Support of Sanctioning Bodies
Summit Racing Equipment supports the following sanctioning bodies (including series/points competition within many of them) to promote drag racing, circle track, road and vintage racing, autocross, and tractor pulling:
Drag Racing: National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) an
NHRA Summit Racing Series
International Hot Rod Association
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is the second-largest drag racing sanctioning body after the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
The Carrier Era 1971-1987
The IHRA was formed in November 1970 by businessman Larry Carrier. Througho ...
(IHRA) an
IHRA Summit Super Series
European Drag Racing Series
(EDRS)
Loose RockersMid-West Drag Racing Series
(MWDR)
Professional Drag Racers Association
(PDRA)
South East Gasser Association
(SEGA)
Jr. Drag Racing:''
Midwest Jr. Super SeriesNHRA Jr. Dragster Racing League
(JDRL)
IHRA Jr. Super Series
Circle Track: International Motor Contest Association (IMCA), Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is a dirt late model touring series owned and operated by Lucas Oil. The series competes on dirt ovals across the United States, primarily throughout the east coast and the midwest. The cars feature a purpose-bu ...
United States Modified Touring Series
(USMTS)
SRE USRA weekly racing programSummit Racing Modified Nationals
Road Racing/Endurance Racing/Autocross:''
American Endurance Racing
(AER),Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
(SCCA), Sportscar Vintage Racing Association
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) is an American automobile club and sanctioning body that supports vintage racing in the United States. The organization was founded in 1981, and is regarded as the premier vintage racing organizati ...
(SVRA),Trans-Am Championship
The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of Race track, track ty ...
,
Lucas Pro Pulling League
National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA)
Summit Racing Equipment-Sponsored Races and Events
In addition to sponsoring series/points competition within many of the sanctioning bodies listed above, Summit Racing Equipment sponsors a variety of motorsports events and shows including:
Events: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals,[Summit Racing Equipment Midwest Drags Drag-n-Drive Event]
Summit Racing Equipment Autocross Week
Shows:''
International Show Car Association
(ISCA) Indoor Car Show Series,[Summit Racing Equipment IX Piston-Powered Auto-Rama]
[Goodguys Summit Racing Equipment Nationals]
[Goodguys Summit Racing Equipment Lone Star Nationals]
Hot August Nights
Hot August Nights is an annual event held in Reno and Virginia City, Nevada during the days of August 2-7. The event is mostly around classic vehicles manufactured before the 1970s, and is based on Rock And Roll as well.
The term ''Hot August Ni ...
Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
Summit Motorsports Park
Summit Motorsports Park, formerly Norwalk Raceway Park and Norwalk Dragway, is a drag racing facility located at 1300 State Route 18 near Norwalk, Ohio. It has been a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) sanctioned facility since 2007 and annual ...
In 2007, Summit bought the naming rights to Norwalk Raceway Park, becoming ''Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park'' (often shortened to ''Summit Motorsports Park'', though it is still sometimes referred to simply as "Norwalk"). The track hosted its first NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorspo ...
national event upon becoming an officially sanctioned track the very same year.
References
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External links
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Companies based in Ohio
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