IHRA Summit Pro-Am Series This Coming Weekend at Rockingham Dragway     IHRA SUMMIT PRO-AM TOUR MOVES THIS WEEK TO ROCKINGHAM The battle for Division 9 supremacy in the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour moves this week (April 27-29) to Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway where Harrisburg’s Steve Furr resumes his bid for a Top Dragster title after an opening race stumble. Furr, the 2006 Super Rod winner at the IHRA World Finals at the Rock and last year’s Super Rod champion at the points meet, was guilty of a rare foul start at Piedmont Dragway that gave Kyle Cultrera of Eliot, Maine, a final round victory in the featured category. Furr tries to redeem himself this week in a race that also will crown champions in Top Sportsman, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, Hot Rod and three Junior Dragster categories – Master, Advanced and Beginner. Gates will open at 11 a.m. on Friday with technical inspection until 9 p.m. The track’s weekly test-and-tune session will be open to all from 2-8 p.m. Saturday’s schedule includes two qualifying rounds, IHRA national record runs and a Gamblers’ bracket race for a $2,000 top prize. Eliminations will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday. Spectator admission is $20 daily with children under 12 free when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Among the Rockingham defending champions are Mike White of Arden, Terry Taylor of Lumberton, Steve Corker of Clayton, Matthew Robinson of Garner and Hayden Lambert of Albemarle, all of whom used Rockingham as a springboard for eventual Division 9 championships. 2011 Rockingham Pro-Am Tour Winners: Top Sportsman – Mike White, Arden, 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Top Dragster – Nick Womack, Lillington, dragster Super Stock – Michael Beard, Seagrove, 1985 Plymouth Turismo Stock – Terry Taylor, Lumberton, 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Quick Rod – Steve Corker, Clayton, dragster Super Rod – Steve Furr, Harrisburg, 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Hot Rod – Matthew Robinson, Garner, 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Junior Dragster Master – Maddie Lee, Campobello, S.C., dragster Junior Dragster Advanced – Hannah Blevins, Jefferson, dragster Junior Dragster Beginner – Hayden Lambert, Albemarle, dragster Reigning Division 9 IHRA Champions: Top Sportsman – Mike White, Arden, 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Top Dragster – David Barr, Candler, dragster Super Stock – Robert Draughon, Cumberland, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Stock – Terry Taylor, Lumberton, 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Quick Rod – Steve Corker, Clayton, dragster Super Rod – Donald Webb, Four Oaks, 1970 Chevy Nova Hot Rod – Matthew Robinson, Garner, 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Junior Dragster Master – Kenneth Stott, Landrum, S.C., dragster Junior Dragster Advanced – Blake Hickman, Laurinburg, dragster Junior Dragster Beginner – Hayden Lambert, Albemarle, dragster 2011 IHRA Summitt Pro-Am Tour winners at Piedmont Dragway (March 25): Top Sportsman – Clayton Roberts, Willow Spring, 1995 Ford Thunderbird Top Dragster – Kyle Cultrera, Eliot, Maine, dragster Super Stock – Brandon Peterson, Randleman, 1991 Chevrolet Camaro Stock – Jamie Southards, Shelby, 1974 Plymouth Duster Quick Rod – Brett Nesbitt, Burlington, dragster Super Rod – Jeff Estep, Iron Station, 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Hot Rod – Daryl Griffin, Pittsboro, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Junior Dragster Masters – Raegan Lawton, Sanford, dragster Junior Dragster Advanced – Hannah Blevins, Jefferson, dragster Junior Dragster Beginner – Jordan Dittman, Dinwiddie, Va., dragster