Summit Racing Equipment
TypePrivate company
IndustryAutomotive aftermarket
FoundedTallmadge, Ohio, USA (1968)
Key people
Scott Peterson, President & CEO Al Noe, CMO
ProductsAutomotive parts
Websitesummitracing.com

Summit Racing Equipment is an automotive parts retailer with four retail stores and distribution centers located in Tallmadge, Ohio; Sparks, Nevada; McDonough, Georgia; and Arlington, Texas. Summit Racing Equipment is also involved in motorsports and other events as a sponsor.

History

Summit Racing Equipment started in 1968[1] in Akron, Ohio and grew to over 100 employees by 1993, with their mail-order catalog driving their performance auto parts sales.[2]

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.[1][3]

Motorsports

Team Summit

Summit Racing Equipment currently sponsors NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson,[3] Top Fuel drivers Antron Brown[4] and Clay Millican,[5] 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, Frank Hawley, Jim Oddy, Mark 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) and NHRA Summit Racing Series, International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and IHRA Summit Super Series,[6] Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), European Drag Racing Series (EDRS),[7] Loose Rockers, Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDR),[8] Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA),[9] South East Gasser Association (SEGA)

Jr. Drag Racing: Midwest Jr. Super Series,[10] NHRA Jr. Dragster Racing League (JDRL),[11] IHRA Jr. Super Series

Circle Track: International Motor Contest Association (IMCA), Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,[12] United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS),[13] SRE USRA weekly racing program,[14] Summit Racing Modified Nationals

Road Racing/Endurance Racing/Autocross: American Endurance Racing (AER),[15] Sports Car Club of America (SCCA),[16] Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA),[17] Trans-Am Championship,[17] Ultimate Street Car Association (USCA) / Optima Challenge, World Karting Association (WKA)[18]

Tractor Pulling: Lucas Pro Pulling League,[19] National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA)[20]

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,[15] Summit Racing Equipment Midwest Drags Drag-n-Drive Event,[15] and Summit Racing Equipment Autocross Week

Shows: International Show Car Association (ISCA) Indoor Car Show Series,[15] Summit Racing Equipment IX Piston-Powered Auto-Rama,[21] Goodguys Summit Racing Equipment Nationals,[15] Goodguys Summit Racing Equipment Lone Star Nationals,[15] Hot August Nights[15]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Summit Racing Announces $82 Million Warehouse Facility, Retail Super Store Will Open in Arlington". www.arlingtontx.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  2. ↑ Knight-Ridder/Tribune, Robert Fernandez (August 1993). "MAIL ORDER IS PART AND PARCEL OF FIRM'S SUCCESS". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. 1 2 staff, NHRA com. "Daniel Wilkerson will fly Summit Racing Texas colors in Dallas return to Funny Car". NHRA. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ↑ "AB Motorsports Adds Summit As Sponsor". SPEED SPORT. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. ↑ staff, NHRA com. "Summit Racing Equipment joins Stringer Performance, Clay Millican for 2022 season". NHRA. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. ↑ Birchfield, Jeff. "International Hot Rod Association - Summit Racing Equipment Renews Commitment to IHRA Summit SuperSeries for 2022". www.ihra.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. ↑ "About Summit Racing EDRS Series | Summit Racing EDRS Series". www.dragracingeurope.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  8. ↑ "SUMMIT RETURNS IN SPONSORSHIP ROLE WITH MWDRS | Competition Plus". www.competitionplus.com. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  9. ↑ "Summit Racing Equipment Named Official High Performance Source of PDRA". OnAllCylinders. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  10. ↑ "SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT IS NEWEST SPONSOR OF MIDWEST JUNIOR SUPER SERIES | Competition Plus". www.competitionplus.com. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  11. ↑ staff, NHRA com. "Summit Racing Equipment continues title sponsorship of NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League". NHRA. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  12. ↑ www.thirdwavedigital.com, Third Wave Digital-; www.thirdwavedigital.com, Third Wave Digital-. "Winner's Circle - Archives - Sunoco Race Fuels". www.sunocoracefuels.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  13. ↑ "Summit Racing Equipment Renews As USMTS Title Sponsor". SPEED SPORT. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  14. ↑ "Summit Racing Equipment continuing commitment to USRA racers in 2022 and beyond". USRARacing.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Summit Racing Unveils a Long List of 2022 Race & Event Sponsorships". OnAllCylinders. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  16. ↑ "Summit Racing Equipment Named SCCA Road Racing Sponsor". Sports Car Club of America. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  17. 1 2 "SUMMIT IS NOW THE OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE PARTS COMPANY OF TRANS AM and SVRA". 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  18. ↑ "Summit Racing Equipment Becomes WKA's Presenting Sponsor – World Karting Association". www.worldkarting.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  19. ↑ "SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH LUCAS OIL PRO PULLING LEAGUE FOR 2022". www.propulling.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  20. ↑ "Summit Racing Joins NTPA's Point Fund, Contingency Programs - News - NTPA Pull". ntpapull.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  21. ↑ "Summit Racing Now the Title Sponsor for the I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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