COMMERCE, Ga. - Atlanta Dragway will host the 2004 NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals Oct. 14-16. Top drivers from NHRA-member tracks across the Southeast division will compete in four classes for individual and team honors. Individual champions in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro Bike will advance to a run-off against the winners from NHRA's other six divisions at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November.

Participants in the top classes will compete for cash awards of $15,700. Drivers who advance to the run-off will each receive $3,500 and the champions in each class will earn $5,000. Competitors in the High School class will earn trophies.

The team from Music City Raceway in Nashville, Tenn., won its second consecutive team championship at last year's event at Montgomery Motorsports Park in Montgomery, Ala. Individual winners were John Wooley in Super Pro, Derek Putnam in Pro, Phillip Miles in Sportsman, and Ricky Cook in Super Pro Bike.

Gates at Atlanta Dragway open at 8 a.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 7 a.m. Saturday. Time trials begin at 10 a.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Final eliminations begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. For more information contact Atlanta Dragway, (706) 335-2301 or visit www.AtlantaDragway.com. SUMMIT RACING SERIES SOUTHEAST DIVISION FINALS: Fact Sheet
WHAT: Summit Racing Series, where top drivers from NHRA member tracks across the Southeast 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: Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga. The track is located at 500 E. Ridgeway Road in Commerce, Ga., about 1-hour northeast of Atlanta, near the intersection of Interstate 85 and Highway 441.

WHEN: Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 14-16, 2004.

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

THURSDAY, Oct. 14 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials begin at 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, Oct. 15 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Final time trials are schedule from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Race of Champions begins at 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, Oct. 16 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations begin at 9 a.m.

PURSE: The Summit Racing Series competitors in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Pro Bike will compete for cash awards of $15,700. 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 advancing to the Finals and the winner in each class will receive an additional $5,000.

2003 EVENT WINNERS: Music City Raceway, team champion; John Wooley (Silver Dollar Raceway), Super Pro; Derek Putnam (Gainesville Raceway), Pro; Phillip Miles (Moroso Motorsports Park), Sportsman; Ricky Cook (Music City Raceway), Super Pro Bike