Five Winners Open Historic Sportsman World Finals with Friday Night Bonus Race Victories

Norwalk, Ohio - Summit Motorsports Park

The Sportsman World Finals brought racers to Summit Motorsports Park this past weekend for an event that will forever hold a special place in the history of America’s Racetrack. On Friday night, five racers earned their own piece of that history with victories in the weekend’s bonus races.

Top

Ray Boyer of Logansport, Indiana, captured the Top victory over Craig Giordano of Webster, New York. Driving his 2006 Power Chassis dragster, Boyer dialed a 4.82, paired a .016 reaction time with a 4.834-second pass at 141.27 mph to secure the win. Giordano dialed a 4.85 recording a .027 reaction time and ran 4.857 seconds at 140.68 mph in his 2017 Power Chassis dragster.

Mod

Reid Ricketson made the trip from Darien, New York, count, putting his 1974 Duster in the winner’s circle in Mod. Ricketson left the starting line dialed in at a 6.87 making a sharp .007 reaction time and ran 6.872 seconds at 97.93 mph to defeat Chad Dotson of Mill Spring, North Carolina. Dotson dialed a 6.14 and posted a .062 reaction time and a 6.134-second pass at 108.86 mph in his 1972 Nova.

Sportsman

The Sportsman final featured a pair of 1972 Darts, with David Bigham of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, earning the victory over Ronnie Forrester of Greer, South Carolina. Bigham dialed a 8.09 recording a .044 reaction time and an 8.085-second run at 84.18 mph. Forrester followed with a 7.40 dial and a .048 reaction time making a 7.389-second pass at 91.16 mph to finish as runner-up.

Motorcycle

Tom Klemme of Davenport, Iowa, rode to the Motorcycle victory aboard his 1984 Suzuki GS1150, defeating Mark Coulson of Zanesville, Ohio. Klemme dialed a 5.41, posting a .034 reaction time and covered the distance in 5.412 seconds at 126.54 mph. Coulson dialed a 5.62 recording a .022 reaction time and ran 5.600 seconds at 117.86 mph aboard his 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000.

Junior Dragster

Tyler Wied of Neenah, Wisconsin, dialed a 7.95, delivered an impressive .005 reaction time in the Junior Dragster final, earning the win over Jase Smith of Girdler, Kentucky. Wied ran 7.994 seconds at 78.06 mph in his 2025 Half Scale dragster, while Smith dialed a 7.93, and posted a .020 reaction time, ran an 8.013-second pass at 77.08 mph.

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Congratulations to all five Friday night bonus race winners and their fellow finalists. Their performances helped launch a memorable weekend celebrating the racers at the heart of the sport.

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Summit Motorsports Park extends its heartfelt thanks to Summit Racing Equipment, Blue Print Engines, PJH Trackbite, Fuel Factory and Cornwell Quality Tools for believing in sportsman racing and helping give these competitors a World Finals they will never forget.

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