DENVER - Bandimere Speedway will host the NHRA West Central division Summit Racing Series Finals Sept. 12-14, 2003. More than 500 drivers in seven classes from NHRA member tracks from across the West Central division will compete for team and individual honors as well as a share of a purse of more than $15,000. Drivers in the High School class will race for trophies.

Winners in the Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle/Snowmobile classes will also earn the opportunity to compete at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. They will run against champions from NHRA's other six divisions for a national title and a $5,000 winner-takes-all payday. Each driver who advances to Pomona will also receive $3,500 for competing in the Finals.

Gates at Bandimere Speedway open at 8 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Time trials start at 10 a.m. Friday and continue Saturday at 9 a.m. Eliminations begin Sunday at 8 a.m.

For more information call Bandimere Speedway, (303) 697-6001, or visit the web site at www.bandimere.com.

SUMMIT RACING SERIES WEST CENTRAL DIVISION FINALS: Fact Sheet

WHAT: NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals, where top drivers from NHRA member tracks across the West Central division compete in five classes for individual and team honors. Individual champions will advance to a national run-off at the NHRA Auto Club of Southern California Finals at Pomona Raceway in Calif.

WHERE: Bandimere Speedway, Denver. Track is located at 3051 S. Rooney Road; west of Denver on Interstate 470 in Morrison.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 12-14, 2003.

SCHEDULE: Time trials schedule for the Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals:

FRIDAY, Sept. 12 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials begin at 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, Sept. 13 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Final time trials begin at 9 a.m.

SUNDAY, Sept. 14-- Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations begin at 8 a.m.

PURSE: The Summit E.T. Racing Series competitors in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle will compete for cash awards of $15,200. The winners in each category will advance to compete against winners from NHRA's other six divisions at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November. They will each receive $3,500 for competing in the Finals and the winner in each class will receive an additional $5,000.

Participants in the High School category compete for trophies.

2002 EVENT WINNERS: Brainerd Int'l Raceway, team champion; Eric Anderson, Eau Claire, Wis., Super Pro; Doug Heinrichs, Dyersville, Iowa, Pro; Brent Kopejtka, Pierce, Neb., Sportsman; Leslie Benbo, Winger, Minn., Motorcycle; Lacey Rowe, Genda Springs, Kan., High School

FEATURES: More than 500 drivers in five racing categories: Super Pro (cars running 7.00 seconds to 13.00 seconds with electronics), Pro (7.00-14, without electronics), Sportsman (13.00 and slower, without electronics), Motorcycles (7.50-15.00), High School (11.70 and slower, without electronics)