Elk Creek Dragway Repeats as IHRA Division 1 Summit Team Finals Champions

Lunsford, M. Willard, Rasmussen, W. Willard, Hamm, and Dickerson were crowned as IHRA Division 1 Summit Team Finals champions at Roxboro Motorsports Park.

The following is as written on the IHRA website.

ROXBORO, NC — Elk Creek Dragway repeated as champions at the IHRA Division 1 (Patriots) Summit Team Finals on Saturday at Roxboro Motorsports Park.

The Virginia drag strip’s team won 66-49 over the home track who finished second for a second straight year. Rodney Lunsford from Roxboro prevented an Elk Creek sweep of the individual titles.

Top ET (Box)

Rodney Lunsford, who was a winner and runner-up in Gamblers races, won the Top ET (Box) despite a near perfect .002 start by runner-up Derrick Thomson, representing Elk Creek. Lunsford, who had a .040 reaction time, posted a 6.498-second run at 106.01 mph. Thomson broke out with a 4.590-second pass at 144.42 mph on a 4.60 dial-in.

Mod (No Box)

Mike Willard captured the Mod (No Box) victory as fellow Elk Creek racer Brandon White was his final-round opponent.

Sportsman

Both Sportsman racers struggled in the final round, but Doug Rasmussen’s pass of 11.178 seconds proved to be enough to get the win. Robbie Copenhaver, who had a much better start, was the runner-up as he cruised across the finish line in 16.709 seconds.

Jr. Dragster

The Willard family had more reason to celebrate when Will Willard took the Junior Dragster win. He posted a 7.625-second run at 82.24 mph on a 7.60 dial-in. Ryan Bell was a little better at the tree with a .017 to .025 reaction time, but came up just short with a 7.975-second run at 78.70 mph on a 7.94 dial-in.

Motorcycle

Caleb Hamm ran unopposed in the Motorcycle final. Hamm posted a 6.277-second pass at 114.59 mph on a 6.20 dial-in.

Teen Championship Race

It also featured a Teen Championship race with Jaydin Dickerson taking the win with a 10.012-second pass at 68.16 mph in Mike Willard’s Dodge pickup. Charizma Jones raced to the runner-up with an 11.450-second run at 59.35 in a Chevy Tahoe. 

The IHRA Division 2 (Heat Wave) Summit Team Finals are up next, scheduled Saturday at Holly Springs Motorsports, also the site of the IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals.

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