Team MIR Set for WDRA Bracket Finals
 

August 21st, 2024

   Story courtesy of:  MIR

 
 

MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND – (August 21st 2024) – Maryland International Raceway ™ (MIR) for the five of the past eight years has been able to field winning teams and three runner up teams for the previous Team Finals. This year, MIR will return to Keystone Raceway Park for the WDRA Bracket Finals held September 12th – 15th. The MIR Team will consist of 45 total cars: 18 cars in Top ET, 14 in Mod ET (one being the highest point earning motorcycle) and 13 in Junior Dragster. After Sunday’s WDRA Sportsman Series and 1320 Fabrication ET Series presented by East Collision event, the points have been compiled and tie breakers verified to see who made the MIR team in 2024. Congratulations to all our drivers who made the team!



 
MIR TEAM ROSTER
Top ET Mod ET Junior Dragster
Jeffrey Jones Bobby Mattera Austin Keys
Mickey Nelson Keven Yates Jordan Nelson
Joey Mattera Cobi Toliver Jaxon Cusick
David Whitesell Jr Michael Franck Brandon Mattera
Joe Martin Tony Mattera Nazair Wallace
Jacob Nahory John Mattera Tony Williams
Rickey Nelson Alan Thatcher Brandon Jenkins
John Myers Kris Bunch Bailee Cusick
Mike Nelson Jr AJ Jenkins Bricen Montgomery
Ben Calhoun John Quinn Carlo Dorsey
Jimmy Tayman Hannah Franck Calvin Weaver
Marc Williams Michelle Nelson Michael Groves Jr
Bobby Jones Chris Burch Gillian Mattera
Kevin Williams    
Alan Thatcher    
Buddy McGowan Motorcycle  
Caden Dorsey Louis "Kip" Creen Jr.  
Jena Martin    

Team Captains:
Christopher Higgins
Rebecca Hammonds

Race of Champions Participants
Box – Jeffrey Jones
No Box – Bobby Mattera
Junior Dragster – Austin Keys



 

Gates will open at 11am on Thursday, September 12th for parking and will close at 10pm. Testing will be available starting at 11am and will run until 6pm. There will be a golf cart racing after the Test & Tune. Friday, September 13th, gates and registration will open at 8am with the Team Captains Race at 9am and Team Pictures at 930am. The Race of Champions will run after Team Photos and a Gamblers Race with one Time Trial will run after the Race of Champions. Gates will close at 9pm on Friday. Gates will open at 8am on Saturday, September 14th with racing starting at 930am. For the full event schedule, entry fees, and purses please CLICK HERE

When looking at the names on the team, there is another great chance at bring the Bracket Finals Trophy back home. The WDRA Bracket Finals is a four-day event September 12th – 15th ran with surrounding WDRA tracks whose racers band together as a team and race to see who has the best sportsman racers. This year MIR will be facing against Keystone, Beaver Springs, US13, Empire, Lancaster, Sumerduck, Skyview, and Southside
 
Good luck to all the racers and GO TEAM MIR!