US 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK WILL HOST BRACKET FINALS

50-Driver Teams from Nine IHRA Division 5 Tracks to Compete Sept. 24-27~

As host of the IHRA Division 5 Bracket Team Finals on Sept. 24-27, US 131 Motorsports Park will field a team led by Top ET point leader Bill Swain, Modified point leader Bill Schmidt and multiple-time track champion Donnie Hagar, the current point leader in Street.

Nine tracks will be represented in the event, each fielding a team of 50 racers. The US 131 team will be comprised of 18 Top ET racers, 16 Modified drivers, five from Street ET, eight Master Jr. Dragster drivers, four Advanced juniors and one junior Beginner.

Other tracks competing in the event are Muncie, Ind., Dragway, Mid-Michigan Motorplex (Stanton), Great Lakes Dragaway (Union Grove, Wis.), Osceola, Ind., Dragway, US 41 Motorplex (Morocco, Ind.), The Ubly Dragway (Ubly), Bunker Hill, Ind., Dragstrip and Marion County International Raceway (LaRue, Ohio).

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MARTIN, Mich. – Current Top Five in points in the Lane Automotive Bracket Series that determines the makeup of the US 131 Motorsports Park team that will compete Sept. 24-27 in the IHRA Division 5 Bracket Team Finals:

TOP – 1. Bill Swain, 345; 2. Kip Burkhardt, 330; 3. Andy Wroblewski, 294; 4. Rick Schneider, 287; 5. Donnie Hagar, 280.
MOIFIED – 1. Bill Schmidt, 443; 2. Aaron Starbuck, 417; 3. Mark Howare, 354; 4. Mark Boardman, 350; 5. Justin Wanamaker, 345.
STREET – 1. Donnie Hagar, 536; 2. Kyle Wanamaker, 410; 3. Tyler Nelkin, 271; 4. Jake Huntington, 256; 5. Deegan Orr, 240.
MASTER JR. DRAGSTER – 1. Brooke Paquette, 330; 2. Peyton Jiminez, 307; 3. Bailey Burkhardt, 279; 4. Lizzie Martel, 275; 5. Ava Lawson, 256.
ADVANCED JR. DRAGSTER – 1. Roman Iocoangeli, 306; 2. Nick Peters, 252; 3. Aubrey Wanamaker, 243; 4. Rylie Vanaken, 237; 5. Ala Thompson, 215.
BEGINNER JR. DRAGSTER – 1. Alyah Pitsch, 264; 2. Conner Sebright, 247; 3. Rebekah Peterson, 238; 4. Autume Gibson, 185; 5. El Olddenburg, 158.