INDIANAPOLIS - In the final rounds of the NHRA North Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, champions were crowned in six racing categories. More than 700 of the best racers from across the division came to IRP to compete for individual and team honors in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Super Pro Bike, High School and Jr. Dragster (divided into three age categories).

After playing the role of bridesmaid last year, the team from National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio, took the honors for the first time in the division's 27-year history of running the Summit Racing Series Finals. Bill Webb was the runner-up in Super Pro and the only driver from National Trail Raceway to make a final-round appearance. However, the team scored a total of 51 round-wins, three more than second place Pacemakers Dragway Park.

Mac McKnight, Gahanna, Ohio, drove his '67 Camaro to the win in Super Pro and the Pro winner was Russ Briggs of Ionia, Mich., behind the wheel of his '79 Malibu. In Sportsman, Fairfield, Ohio, racer Jeff Seither doubled up as he carried Friday's Race of Champions victory into another win today.

In the Youth Teams classes, the High School winner was Christina Parriman and Junior winners were Travis Alexander in the 13- to 17-year-old class; Ben Rohling in the 10- to 12-year-old class; and Holden English in the 8- and 9-year-old class.

The individual winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro Bike will advance to compete for a national championship against winners from NHRA's other six divisions at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November. They will each receive $3,500 for participating in the Finals and the national champion in each class will earn an additional $5,000.

The National DRAGSTER Team Spirit Award went to Chandler Motorsports Park. The team decked out its section of the grandstand in bright yellow wooden Xs, a nod to the track's designation as "Team X." In the stands throughout the weekend, the Chandler Motorsports Park team wore their yellow T-shirts and cheered on team mates, waving yellow pom-poms and shaking plastic jugs that were painted yellow and filled with rocks.

Following are the final round results from the NHRA North Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at IRP:

SUPER PRO
Mac McKnight, Gahanna, Ohio, '67 Camaro, 6.585 seconds, 102.87 mph def.
Bill Webb, Centerburg, Ohio, '96 Fairlane, 5.741, 119.45

PRO
Russ Briggs, Ionia, Mich., '79 Malibu, 6.460, 103.21 def.
Ryan Goodin, Newark, Ohio, '75 Duster, 7.939, 84.83

SPORTSMAN
Jeff Seither, Fairfield, Ohio, '69 Fairlane, 13.604, 95.48 def.
Gary Glancy, Oxford, Ohio, 13.480, 101.82

SUPER PRO BIKE
Dan Dishon, Logansport, Ind., '97 Kawasaki, 8.934, 143.78 def.
Rick Hellbrunn, Columbus, Ohio, '97 Kawasaki, 9.286, 137.40

HIGH SCHOOL
Christina Parriman, Dayton, Ohio, '77 Nova, 15.207, 87.38 def.
Branden Elam, Gahanna, Ohio, '89 Firebird, 15.645, 84.99

JR. DRAGSTER 13-17
Travis Alexander, White Cloud, Minn., 8.420,75.82 def.
Jerry Marcum, Crittenten, Ky., 9.147, 73.05

JR. DRAGSTER 10-12
Ben Rohling, Taylor Mill, Ky., 11.034, 54.76 def.
Brent Martin, Beaverton, Mich., 10.723

JR. DRAGSTER 8-9
Holden English, Matcalf, Ill., 13.604, 44.84 def.
Mitchell McCaffrey, Garden City, Mich., 13.220, 46.40