Summit Racing Equipment

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One of the three Summit Racing Equipment Retail Stores

Summit Racing Equipment is the world’s largest mail order automotive performance equipment company^[1], with thousands of performance parts, aftermarket accessories, tools and garage equipment, collectibles, and stock replacement parts to choose from. The company stocks parts for cars (race, street, daily driver) and trucks/SUVs (street, performance, off-road).

Contents 1 History 2 Retail Stores 3 Motorsports 4 Memberships 5 External links 6 References

History

Summit Racing Equipment began in 1968, as a part-time, one-person business. As word of the low prices got out, the business grew.
1969-1987
In 1969, Summit Racing Equipment opened it first store in Akron, Ohio. The company's early product line included performance parts from Accel, Holley, Mallory, Hurst, Mickey Thompson, and other "big names". Throughout the 70s and 80s, Summit Racing Equipment continued to grow, and the company’s Summit Racing Catalog grew from an annual buyers guide to a bi-monthly publication.

1992-1999
In 1992, the company moved its headquarters to a larger facility in Tallmadge, Ohio. With a larger Retail Store and Distribution Center, the company expanded its product offering to include truck, SUV, and Jeep-specific parts.
In 1998, Summit Racing Equipment opened a second Retail Store and Distribution Center in Sparks, Nevada. That location enabled customers in the western United States to receive parts in one to two days via ground shipping.
To keep up with the high demand for performance and styling parts, the company doubled the size of its facility in 1999. With the new space, Summit Racing Equipment could stock millions of parts from hundreds of manufacturers.

2002-2007
In 2002, the doors of Summit Racing Equipment's new 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m²) Retail Super Store opened in Tallmadge, Ohio. The store is a destination for enthusiasts, with thousands of parts on display, legendary vehicles like Don Garlits' Swamp Rat 32, plus customer-built vehicles on display. A third location, in McDonough, Georgia, opened in 2006. That location solidified the company’s ability to ship throughout most of the United States within 1–2 days via ground shipping.
In 2007, Summit Racing Equipment acquired Genuine Hotrod Hardware, a direct mail company specializing in apparel, decor, gifts and other hot rod lifestyle products.

Retail Stores

There are three Summit Racing Equipment retail locations:

• Tallmadge, Ohio
• Sparks, Nevada
• McDonough, Georgia

All three stores are open from 9 am-9 pm, 7 days a week, and closed on holidays.

Motorsports

Team Summit
Summit Racing Equipment sponsors NHRA Pro Stock racers Greg Anderson and Jason Line, and BIGFOOT Monster Truck driver Dan Runte.
Team Summit All Star members (associate sponsored racers) include Tim Wilkerson, Doug Kailitta, Kurt Johnson, Rickie Jones, Mark Thomas, Brandon Bernstein, Warren Johnson, Larry Morgan.
Team Summit Legends (former Team Summit racers and friends of the company) include the following friends of Summit Racing Equipment: Don Garlits, Frank Hawley, Jim Oddy, Connie Kalitta, Kenny Bernstein, Bob Chandler, John Lingenfelter and the late Scott Kalitta.
Summit Racing Series and Summit-Sponsored Races
Summit Racing Equipment supports and sponsors a wide variety of motorsports events and organizations, including the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the IHRA Summit Racing Pro Am Tour, and the IHRA Summit Super Series. Summit Racing also sponsors three NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series national events (the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals).

Memberships

Summit Racing Equipment is a member of the following organizations: National Hot Rodding Association (NHRA), International Hot Rodding Association (IHRA), Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), American Drag Racing League (ADRL), Racers For Christ (RFC), the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)

External links

• Summit Racing Equipment
• Summit Racing Equipment Latest
• Summit Racing Equipment YouTube Channel
• Summit Racing Equipment Facebook Fan Page
• Summit Racing Equipment Garage at HubGarage

References

1. ^ NHRA article http://www.nhra.com/etseries/default.aspx

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