The Summit E.T. Finals attracted over 550 entries from fourteen northwest member tracks. Team Firebird attended with 62 racers, finishing 6th overall in the final team standings. The event took place at Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn, Oregon.

Firebird’s top finisher following four days of action was Chris Jaggers. On Sunday, Jaggers was runner-up competing against Dale Green (Team Pacific) in the Super Pro final. Both Duston Wurtz and Steve Kelly earned third round finishes in Super Pro, too. In Pro, Carl Youngstrom survived until round four, while both Joe Witherspoon and Sean Shaffer stayed in until round three. In Sportsman, Glen Phillips had his day end in round three. The top finishing Jr. Dragster was Hannah VanderMeer who was defeated in fourth round action.

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Pacific Raceways       102
Woodburn Dragstrip      74
Portland Int’l Raceway  68
Renegade Raceway        61
Bremerton Raceway       50
Firebird Raceway        39
Mission Raceway         36
Spokane County          30
Walla Wall Drag Strip   27
MHDRA Dragstrip         26
Madras Dragstrip        25
Coos Bay Speedway       12
Champion Raceway         7
Lost Creek Raceway       3

SUNDAY: 2017 NHRA Summit Racing E.T. Series Northwest Division Finals

SUPER PRO
Dale Green, Covington, Wash., ’08 American, 8.935, 163.54 def. Chris Jaggers, Middleton, Idaho, ’02 Soran, 7.833, 151.59.

PRO
Greg Steen, Seattle, Wash., ’89 S-10, 10.137, 129.60 def. Andy Closkey, Quesnel, B.C., ’65 Chevelle, 10.085, 129.29.

SPORTSMAN
John Floyd Jr., Gresham, Ore., ’02 Chevy Pickup, 14.539, 87.97 def. Craig Johnson, Langley, B.C., ’84 Cutlass, 12.110, 104.72.

ET MOTORCYCLE
Mike Evans, Mckenna, Wash., ’87 Kawasaki, 8.833, 144.30 def. Jim Werre, Renton, Wash., ’12 Kawasaki, foul.

JR. DRAGSTER THUNDER
Sydney Jung, Surrey, B.C., dragster, 9.218, 70.59 def. Parker Miller, Yakima, Wash., dragster, 9.098, 71.24.

JR. DRAGSTER LIGHTNING
Cooper Chun, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 9.421, 69.41 def. Tanner Gaetz, Medicine Hat, Alb., dragster, 7.977, 79.35.

JR STREET
Tyler Dobson, Abbotsford, B.C., ’70 Chevy C-10, 10.857, 64.48 def. Ella Flett, Tillamook, Ore., ’95 Mustang, 10.053, 72.15.

SATURDAY: 2017 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions Finals

SUPER PRO
Andy Schlenker, Mabton, Wash., ’09 Mullis, 7.677, 173.31 def. Danny Wargnier, Keizer, Ore., ’72 Vega, 8.612, 159.57.

PRO ET
Robert Steffen, Tumwater, Wash., ’78 Nova, 10.546, 126.08 def. Chris Stone, Mission, B.C., ’68 Dart, foul.

SPORTSMAN
Troy Johnston, Keyport, Wash., ’72 Duster, 12.174, 108.73 def. Craig Johnson, Langley, B.C., ’84 Cutlass, 12.138, 106.48.

ET MOTORCYCLE
Riley Toth, Medicine Hat, Alb., ’02 Kawasaki Zx11, 8.833, 147.78 def. Jeramy Reber, Rogue River, Ore., ’98 Suzuki GSXR, 9.222, 139.68.

HIGH SCHOOL
Thomas Vickers, Bremerton, Wash., ’06 Tahoe, 12.024, 111.04 def. Riley Kirby, Coos Bay, Ore., ’66 Mustang, foul.

JR STREET
Hunter Jackson, Happy Valley, Ore., ’16 Tubdra, 10.337, 69.12 def. Cooper Chun, Vancouver, Wash., ’05 Ford, foul.

JR. DRAGSTER THUNDER
Duncan Gray, Portland, Ore., dragster, 9.388, 70.29 def. Kiandra Gaetz, Medicine Hat, Alb., dragster, 9.053, 72.42.

JR. DRAGSTER LIGHTNING
Zachary Gaetz, Medicine Hat, Alb., dragster, 8.074, 79.04 def. Jazzy McGrew, Yakima, Wash., dragster, 7.970, 81.87.

Special thanks to team captains Tami Shaffer and Roxanne Todd. We also appreciate the attendance by Firebird track officials Andy Strunk, Steve Rogers, Vance Gabiola, Tauna Tonks, Gary Himes and Gary Kruger. Together, they along with dozens of friends and family members of the Firebird team helped cheer on the 62 member team from Idaho.