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Charlie Daniels Tickets in 1 Day

cheath — 2010-03-21T20:44:13Z

March 21, 2010

Tomorrow morning at 10:00am, you can get your reserved seat for the biggest country festival around. The concert rolls into Summit Motorsports Park on Monday, June 7th at 6:00pm. This bash is going to be the country music event of the summer, and you can’t wait if you’re going to get on board to see this one. Call the office at 419-668-5555 or click on the ‘Order Tickets” tab at the top of this webpage to get your tickets, but don’t wait because nobody else is! More concert information below. (continued)

Contest Winners at the Cleveland Autorama

cheath — 2010-03-21T14:33:08Z

March 21, 2010

The Cleveland Autorama is still going on today, but the big drawing for those open spots in the PINKS: All Out program, brought to you locally by McCains, are over, and we have some winners. Congratulations to everyone who will now be a part of the festivities on August 27-28 at Summit Motorsports Park. If you know one of the people on the list, make plans to form a cheering section when their racing. Good luck to the newest contestants in the race!

Friday 9:00PM Drawing	Ray Tumbry
Saturday 2:00PM Drawing	Don Gallimore
Saturday 9:00PM Drawing	Rob LaRocco

Cleveland Auto-Rama Special Drawing!

Nettie — 2010-03-20T12:00:29Z

March 20, 2010

This just in! Summit Motorsports Park received 4 car and driver entries to the ever popular TV show, PINKS: All Out brought to you locally by McCain! We’ll be giving away these sought after entries this weekend at the Federated Auto Parts Cleveland Auto-Rama, held at the Cleveland I-X Center.

In order to be eligible for these tickets (Continued)

Ford Muscle at the Cleveland Autorama

cheath — 2010-03-18T20:02:09Z

March 18, 2010

Ford lovers and folks that just enjoy great cars will all agree that Dennis Allen’s 1964 Ford Fairlane is one sweet ride. It will also be one of the best looking Fords in the Summit Motorsports Park at the Cleveland Autorama this weekend. The smooth black beauty is a very upgraded version of one of the mid-sixties muscle laden bad boys. Dennis Allen builds hot rods for a living, so you know what to expect from (continued)

Greg Anderson's Pro Stocker at the Cleveland Autorama

cheath — 2010-03-18T02:54:08Z

March 17, 2010

One of the hottest cars in the Summit Motorsports Park display at the Cleveland Autorama at the I-X Center this weekend will be the Pro Stock Pontiac of Greg Anderson. Having that car on display is just one of the fun benefits we have for being associated with Summit Racing Equipment. Summit is the primary sponsor of the record holding NHRA car, and they’ve been generous enough to make sure we had the beast for (continued)

Dave Koffel Distinguished Citizen Award

cheath — 2010-03-16T21:12:18Z

March 16, 2010

Massillon, Ohio, is a medium sized community anchored just a short distance from Canton that has seen considerable growth in the last few decades. In spite of the growth in population, the town has maintained a long honored tradition of recognizing its noteworthy native sons & daughters. Every year, the Washington High School Alumni Association honors graduates who have changed their world, country and career fields for the better. (continued)

Time Bandit at the Cleveland Autorama

cheath — 2010-03-17T21:08:13Z

March 16, 2010

One of the wildest cars in our display this weekend at the Cleveland Autorama will be Jim Orban’s Time Bandit 2. The nostalgia front-engined AA/Fuel dragster has been a regular participant at the DuPont Goodguys Blue Suede Cruise, which is one of the most fun races of the year. The Time Bandit has been in Jim’s possession since 1977, and like all good drag racers, it just keeps (continued)

Impala Show Car at the Cleveland Autorama

cheath — 2010-03-16T00:11:57Z

March 15, 2010

One of the prettiest cars in the Summit Motorsports Park display this coming weekend at the Cleveland Autorama will be Richard Foulkrod’s gorgeous 1966 Chevy Impala. About the best way to describe this classic Chevy would be resto-rod. The car won’t only be on display at this weekend’s show, but will also be competing in the car show at the Super Chevy Show at Summit Motorsports Park, June 11-13.

The body of the Impala was completely restored and painted in original Chevrolet color by our friends over at (continued)

Charlie Daniels Is Coming To Summit Motorsports Park

cheath — 2010-03-15T15:50:25Z

March 15, 2010

Not only are we kicking off Ohio Bike Week the first weekend of June but we’re bringing some of the best Country music to be heard to Summit Motorsports Park the next day! Does Charlie Daniels sound like a good way to kick off bike week and summer in general? We thought it did! Since that sounded good, we’re also bringing Gretchen Wilson, Norwalk, Ohio’s Jamestown, and Rodney Parker and the Liberty Beach Band to the Summer Country Bash. This great show will take place here at the racetrack on Monday, June 7, 2010 starting at 6:00pm. The only thing that we need now is you! Tell your friends about this one, because you’re not going to find a lineup like this around these parts again very soon!

Track Manager Position Open

cheath — 2010-03-13T19:45:03Z

March 13, 2010

Summit Motorsports Park is looking for a Track Manager. For the right candidate, this position will be as rewarding as it will be demanding. Summit Motorsports Park enjoys a reputation as an industry leader in presenting family oriented motorsports entertainment. That reputation is in no small part due to the management and staff who dedicate themselves to maintaining that hard-earned status. If you are interested in applying for the position of Track Manager, please follow this link; TMPosition.

Gatornationals - It Was Hot In Florida

cheath — 2010-03-15T02:11:20Z

March 14, 2010

That was one great race! The NHRA Gatornationals for 2010 exceeded all expectations with record setting performances and eyebrow-raising announcements. It was an incredible day of action that included two national speed records, and a national E.T. record. Despite the stunning on-track performances, the biggest news of the weekend came from the pits when John Medlen joined Don Schumacher Racing, effective immediately, after spending the last 15 years with John Force.

The Top Fuel speed record fell when Tony Schumacher drove the Army dragster through the beams at (continued)

Rebel Reaper at the Cleveland Autorama

cheath — 2010-03-15T20:51:01Z

March 14, 2010

Summit Motorsports Park is going to have an impressive presence at the Cleveland Autorama next weekend. One of the wide varieties of cars that we’ll have on display is the 1940 Willys Coupe owned and driven by Don Moyer, called the Rebel Reaper. That car, along with several other wild Gas class machines, that will be running in competition this coming July 2-4 at the 9th annual GASSER Reunion. This throwback to the glory days of ‘60s drag racing is sure to catch your eye!

Don Moyer is a hot rodder in the historical sense of the term. That stems from a day when hot rodding and drag racing went (continued)

Mall Show

cheath — 2010-03-13T21:21:04Z

March 13, 2010

We ran into some of our Summit Motorsports Park regulars this weekend over in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Woodland Mall has its annual car show over the course of the weekend and Brandon and Valerie Bennett had their pit crew put their Jr. Dragsters on display. While walking around the show, we ran across another familiar face. Reverend Dale Schaefer, who not only races at Summit Motorsports Park but officiates at several of our shows throughout the year, had his car on display. (continued)

Wrestler-Racer Results

cheath — 2010-03-11T13:25:40Z

March 11, 2010

We heard from Ron Lang yesterday concerning Kyle Lang’s performance at the state wrestling championships in Columbus last weekend. Kyle finished eighth overall, and had some very tough matches that could have gone either way. His final record was 36-9 with 19 pins. Kyle is only the second freshman in Norwalk’s history to make it to state and the first one to place! Kyle will be wrestling at the Allstar meet Thursday at Perkins Middle School representing the Northern Ohio League, and he will also wrestling in the off season at various camps in Pennsylvania and just down the road in Milan. (continued)

Off The Wall

cheath — 2010-03-11T02:30:04Z

March 10, 2010

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about the “good old days” from a surprising number of people. I’m not sure where this tendency to look backward in time with such great fondness is coming from, but I have my suspicions. Sometimes drag racing, like everything else, looks better in the rear view mirror, but the interesting thing about memories is that they aren’t necessarily accurate. (continued)