Summit Racing Equipment is an automotive parts retailer with four retail stores and distribution centers located in Tallmadge, Ohio; Sparks, Nevada; McDonough, Georgia; and Arlington, Texas. Summit Racing Equipment is also involved in motorsports and other events as a sponsor. History Summit Racing Equipment started in 1968 in Akron, Ohio and grew to over 100 employees by 1993, with their mail-order catalog driving their performance auto parts sales. In 2016, Summit Racing announced it would open a warehouse and retail facility in Arlington, Texas; their fourth location after McDonough, Georgia; Sparks, Nevada and Tallmadge, Ohio. Motorsports Team Summit Summit Racing Equipment currently sponsors NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson, Top Fuel drivers Antron Brown and Clay Millican, and Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson, Deric Kramer, Matt Hartford, Kyle Koretsky, Dallas Glenn, and Rodger Brogdon. 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, Mark Pawuk, Connie Kalitta, Kenny Bernstein, Bob Chandler, Dan Runte, the late John Lingenfelter and the late Scott Kalitta. Support of Sanctioning Bodies Summit Racing Equipment supports the following sanctioning bodies (including series/points competition within many of them) to promote drag racing, circle track, road and vintage racing, autocross, and tractor pulling: Drag Racing: National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and NHRA Summit Racing Series, International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and IHRA Summit Super Series, Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), European Drag Racing Series (EDRS), Loose Rockers, Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDR), Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), South East Gasser Association (SEGA) Jr. Drag Racing: Midwest Jr. Super Series, NHRA Jr. Dragster Racing League (JDRL), IHRA Jr. Super Series Circle Track: International Motor Contest Association (IMCA), Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS), SRE USRA weekly racing program, Summit Racing Modified Nationals Road Racing/Endurance Racing/Autocross: American Endurance Racing (AER), Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA), Trans-Am Championship, Ultimate Street Car Association (USCA) / Optima Challenge, World Karting Association (WKA) Tractor Pulling: Lucas Pro Pulling League, National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) Summit Racing Equipment-Sponsored Races and Events In addition to sponsoring series/points competition within many of the sanctioning bodies listed above, Summit Racing Equipment sponsors a variety of motorsports events and shows including: Events: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Summit Racing Equipment Midwest Drags Drag-n-Drive Event,