US 131 Motorsports Park Repeats as IHRA Division 5 Summit Team Finals Champions
McCreery, Meier, Wilhelm, and Guenthardt take home IHRA Division 5 championship wins at the Summit Team Finals at US 131 Motorsports Park.
MARTIN, Mich. — US 131 Motorsports Park repeated as champions at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Division 5 (Thunder) Summit Team Finals held Sept. 23-26.
Racing on their home track, the US 131 team finished ahead of runner-up Muncie Dragway 82-62 with Mid Michigan Motorplex rounding out the top three. Billy Meier led the US 131 contingent, winning the IHRA Ironman for his Mod (No Box) victory.
Teams from US 41 Dragstrip, Bunker Hill Drag Strip, Great Lakes Dragaway, Ubly Dragway, Marion County Raceway and Lapeer International Dragway also participated.
There were gambler’s races and special awards presented in addition to the main event.
Top ET- Main Event
Pat McCreery (Muncie) 4.72 on a 4.72 dial-in, .012 reaction time defeated Randy Norris (Great Lakes) 6.24 on a 6.23 dial-in, .036 reaction time.
Mod ET
Billy Meier (US 131) 6.26 on a 6.26 dial-in, .032 reaction time defeated Chad Six (Muncie) 5.75 on a 5.75 dial-in, .042 reaction time.
Sportsman
Jordan Wilhelm (Muncie) 7.80 on an 7.78 dial-in, .005 reaction time defeated Kyle Wanamaker (US 131) 9.09 on a 9.09 dial-in, .029 reaction time.
Junior Dragster
Ean Guenthardt (Mid Michigan) 7.96 on a 7.93 dial-in, .119 reaction time defeated Carson Weid (Great Lakes) 11.96 on an 11.97 dial-in, .148 reaction time.
Team Captains Race:
Lapeer International Raceway (Bill Jennings) 8.86 on an 8.77 dial-in, .071 reaction time defeated Ubly Dragway (Dennis Janowiak) 10.03 on a 10.00 dial-in, .250 reaction time.
Saturday’s Gambler’s Race:
Top — Kip Burkhardt (US 131) 4.79 on a 4.78 dial-in, .011 reaction time defeated Lisa Boes (Marion County) 4.83 on a 4.93 dial-in, .021 reaction time.
Mod — Stan Jones Jr. (US 131) 5.70 on a 5.51 dial-in, .027 reaction time defeated Ken Hansen (Mid Michigan) 8.61 on an 8.62 dial-in, .015 reaction time.
Sportsman — Dave Porphir (US 41) 7.59 on a 7.58 dial-in, .040 reaction time defeated Kyle Wanamaker (US 131) 9.11 on a 9.08 dial-in, .059 reaction time.
Junior — Megan Kassin (Mid Michigan) 8.91 on an 8.90 dial-in, .102 reaction time defeated Kamryn Shubbe (US 41) 8.00 on a 7.97 dial-in, .130 reaction time.
Special Awards:
Best Appearing Open Bodied Car — Dominic Bowden, US 41 Dragstrip
Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Jason Preston, Mid Michigan Motorplex
Best Appearing Full Bodied Car — Ken Atherton, Mid Michigan Motorplex
Best Engineered Full Bodied Car — Scott Pichette, Great Lakes Dragaway
Best Appearing Junior Dragster — Braden Bowden, US 41 Dragstrip
Best Engineered Junior Dragster — Autumn Gibson, US 131 Motorsports Park
Best Team Spirit — Great Lakes Dragaway
Best Decorated Grandstand — US 41 Dragstrip
Best Appearing Team — Mid Michigan Motorplex
Division 5 Track of the Year — Ubly Dragway
Team standings
- US 131 Motorsports Park. 82
- Muncie Dragway. 62
- Mid Michigan Motorplex 46
- US 41 Dragstrip 42
- Bunker Hill Drag Strip 38
- Great Lakes Dragaway 33
- Ubly Dragway 10
- Marion County Raceway 10
- Lapeer Int’l Dragway 7
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