INDIANAPOLIS - All of the drag strips in NHRA's North Central Division have converged on Indianapolis Raceway Park to pit their best racers against those from other tracks. Over the course of the three-day NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals, more than 700 racers in six classes, including Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro Bike, are competing for individual and team honors. Each track may also have a Youth Team, which can include up to six Jr. Dragster competitors (divided into three age groups) and two High School class racers.

At the end of the weekend, 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.

Time trials in the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals continue Saturday at 8 a.m. First round of eliminations is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. The High School Championships will start at 2 p.m. For more information call IRP, (319) 291-4090

The following 19 tracks are participating in the North Central division NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at IRP:
Beech Bend Raceway Park; Bowling Green, Ky.
Bluegrass Raceway Park; Owingsville, Ky.
Bunker Hill Dragstrip; Bunkerhill, Ind.
Chandler Motorsports Park; Chandler, Ind.
Coles County Dragway; Charleston, Ill.
Edgewater Sports Park; Cleves, Ohio
E.T. Raceway; Bloomfield, Ind.
Gateway Int'l Raceway; Madison, Ill.
Indianapolis Raceway Park; Ind.
Kil-Kare Dragway; Xenia, Ohio
Mid-Michigan Motorplex; Stanton, Mich.
Midstate Dragway; Havana, Ill.
National Trail Raceway; Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Valley Raceway; Louisville, Ky.
Pacemakers Dragway Park; Mount Vernon, Ohio
Route 66 Raceway; Joliet, Ill.
Thompson Dragway; Thompson, Ohio
Wabash Valley Dragway; Terre Haute, Ind.
Windy Hollow Raceway Park; Owensboro, Ky.