Bowman (pictured) became the first No
Box racer to win an IHRA Summit Sportsman Spectacular
race on Moser Engineering $10K Saturday. He doubled up
with the $10,000-to-win race and earning a $1,000 bonus
as the final No Box racer.
Mitch Shomber had a near perfect run including
a perfect light to edge Steve Marinchek for the victory
in Sunday’s race.
In Saturday’s final, Bowman from
Export, Pa., was .03 slower than Andy Conrath from Pleasant
Unity, Pa., at the tree, but Conrath broke out by .006
on his dial-in, while Bowman went 6.789 on a 6.78 dial-in.
Bowman had earlier taken the No Box win
with a .012 reaction time and a 6.783 against a 6.79 dial-in.
Runner-up Jeff Stewart of Fairmont, W.Va., was slightly
slower .014 at the start and ran a 7.259 against a 7.27
dial-in.
In the Junior Dragster 7-11 category,
Jake Harvanek from Cheswick, Pa., matched his 8.94 dial-in
to overcome Nicholas Abruzzi from Warren, Ohio. Abruzzi
had the better reaction time .052 to .153 for Harvanek.
Grace Rowe from Marengo, Ohio captured
the Junior Dragster 12-17 victory with a .063 reaction
time and a 7.915 elapsed time. Kyle Beno from LaGrange,
Ohio finished with .079 reaction time and a 7.932 elapsed
time.
In Sunday’s $5,000-to-win race,
Shomber from Philo, Ohio had a perfect light (.000) and
then paired it with a 5.129 elapsed time at 131.27 mph
against a 5.12 dial-in. Marinchek from Mt. Pleasant, Pa.,
was solid with a .015 reaction time, and then posted a
5.009 elapsed time at 136.99 mph against a 5.01 dial-in.
The final margin of victory was a scant .004 of a second.
JT Harrold from Pittsburgh was the final
No Box racer. He had a .021 reaction time and then matched
his dial-in with a 6.531 elapsed time at 103.85 mph. Hometown
driver Kevin Romeo from New Alexandria, Pa., went 6.762
against a 6.75 dial-in and had a .028 reaction time.
Ava Hamilton was the winner for the Junior
Dragster 7-11 category. The Dresden, Ohio driver was .019
at the tree and then ran a 9.002 elasped time with a 8.99
dial-in. Isabella Richey from Ebensburg, Pa., was the
runner-up with a .100 reaction time and running a 9.052
against a 9.02 dial-in.
In the Junior Dragster 12-17 race, Kyle
Beno from LaGrange, Ohio, picked up the win by going 7.943
against a 7.94 dial-in with a .054 reaction time. Runner-up
Eddie Yorns III from New Brighton, Pa., had a .062 reaction
time and went 7.944 against a 7.95 dial-in for his final-round
run.
The next IHRA Summit Sportsman Spectacular
event is scheduled August 17-19 at US131 Motorsports Park
at Martin, Mich.