MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND (September
19th, 2022) – Maryland International
Raceway ™ (MIR) for
the
four
of the past six years has been able
to field winning teams and two
runner up teams at the IHRA Team
Finals. Team A will consist of the
first 17 points leaders in Top ET,
the first 13 points leaders in Mod
ET and the first 10 points leaders
in Junior Dragster. Team B will
consist of the next 17 racers in Top
ET, the next 13 racers in Mod ET,
and the next 10 racers in Junior
Dragster. After Sunday’s 1320
Fabrication ET Series presented by
East Collision Summer Blowout,
the points have been compiled and
tie breakers verified to see who
makes the MIR teams in 2022.
Congratulations to all our drivers
who made Team A and Team B! Please
let Chris Higgins (chiggins@goracemir.com),
Rebecca Hammonds (rhammonds@goracemir.com),
or call the track office at
301-884-9833 and let us know if you
will be able to attend the Team
Finals event if you have not
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Below are a few bullet points for
Team MIR A and B: • All tracks bringing a Team B are
considered separate teams and could
be paired with a teammate from Team
A during eliminations. • The team meal for Team MIR for
will for both the A and the B teams.
• Both the A and the B teams will be
parking together for Team MIR. • Team B will run on Sunday for the
Main event and be able to run in all
gambler’s races on Friday and
Saturday. • B Team will earn team points as a
separate team for Sunday’s Main
Event. • All purses, gambler’s races, etc.,
will be the same for both teams. • B Team will have to pay their
entry fee (Top ET & Mod ET is $80,
Junior Dragster is $60) and will not
receive a team jacket. • If you are not able to make the
event, please make sure to call the
MIR track office at 301-884-9833 as
soon as possible for an alternate
can race on the team
• For the first time ever, the
Friday & Saturday Gamblers Races at
the Team Finals will be open to all
racers. A racer does not need to be
an IHRA member to run on Friday &
Saturday. If you are only entering
the Gamblers races those days, you
will not park with the teams unless
you are in the same trailer as one
of the qualified team members.
Qualified Team Members from each
track will be the only racers that
can run on Sunday.
Gates
will open at noon on Thursday,
October 6th for parking and will
close at 10pm. IHRA Team Finals
participants will be able to
complete registration from noon to
10pm. Friday, October 7th, gates
and registration will open at 8am
with two time trials starting at
10am. A Gamblers Race will be
starting after the two time trials.
Gates will close at 10pm. For the
full event schedule, entry fees, and
purses please visit the event page
or go to IHRA.com.
When looking at the names on these
teams, there is a strong chance at
either team bringing the Team Finals
Trophy back home. The IHRA Team
Finals is a four-day event October
6th - 9th ran with surrounding IHRA tracks whose racers band
together as a team and race to see
who has the best sportsman racers.
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