Summit Racing Equipment is an automotive parts retailer with four retail stores and distribution centers located in

Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge ( ) is a city in eastern Summit County, Ohio, Summit County, Ohio, United States, with a small district in neighboring Portage County, Ohio, Portage County. It is a suburb of Akron, Ohio, Akron and part of the Akron metropolitan area. T ...

;

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, Nevada, Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the List of citi ...

; McDonough, Georgia; and

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal c ...

. Summit Racing Equipment is also involved in

motorsports Motorsport or motor sport are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the po ...

and other events as a sponsor.

History

Summit Racing Equipment started in 1968 in

Akron, Ohio Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metr ...

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 driver Tim Wilkerson,

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 3.641 second ...

drivers Antron Brown and Clay Millican, and Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson, Deric Kramer, Matt Hartford, Kyle Koretsky, Dallas Glenn, and 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) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Born in Tampa, Florida, Garlits is considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pion ...

, Frank Hawley, Jim Oddy, Mark Pawuk, Connie Kalitta,

Kenny Bernstein Kenneth Dale Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car and dragster. He has also been nicknamed "th ...

, 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 The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a 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 motorsport sanction ...

(NHRA) and NHRA Summit Racing Series,

International Hot Rod Association The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is the second-largest drag racing sanctioning body in North America after the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). The Carrier Era 1971-1987 The IHRA was formed in November 1970 by businessman Larr ...

(IHRA) and IHRA Summit Super Series,

Australian National Drag Racing Association The Australian National Drag Racing Association, or ANDRA for short, is a drag racing sanctioning body in Australia. The organisation was created in 1973 from a more drag racing oriented faction of the Australian Hot Rod Federation. Today AN ...

(ANDRA), European Drag Racing Series (EDRS), Loose Rockers, Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDR), Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), South East Gasser Association (SEGA) Jr. Drag Racing: Midwest Jr. Super Series, NHRA Jr. Dragster Racing League (JDRL), IHRA Jr. Super Series Circle Track:

International Motor Contest Association The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) was organized in 1915 by J. Alex Sloan, and is the oldest active auto racing sanctioning body in the United States. IMCA is headquartered in Vinton, Iowa, and features several classes and ...

(IMCA), Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS), SRE USRA weekly racing program, Summit 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 Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, RoadRally, and Hill Climbs in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs ...

(SCCA), Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA), Trans-Am Championship, Ultimate Street Car Association (USCA) / Optima Challenge, World Karting Association (WKA) Tractor Pulling: 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, and 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, Nevada, Reno and Virginia City, Nevada, Virginia City, Nevada during the first week in August. The event features classic vehicles manufactured before 1979 and is also based on Classic Rock and ...

Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park

Summit Motorsports Park 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 national event upon becoming an officially sanctioned track the very same year.

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