It known as the birthplace of Rock ‘N Roll, land of The King and home to some of the best barbecue in the land and now Memphis is home to the International Hot Rod Association’s biggest weekend – the Summit Racing Equipment World Finals the weekend of October 11-12.

After an extremely successful debut at the track in 2012 the IHRA will be returning to the world class facility in Millington, Tennessee in 2013 with a combination event featuring the best sportsman and professional racers in the world. The 2013 Summit Racing Equipment World Finals will feature two Nitro Jam shows Friday and Saturday night plus the two biggest sportsman races of the season in the Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL and the Summit SuperSeries presented by AMSOIL and Moser Engineering all during the IHRA’s season finale.

“Memphis International Raceway is thrilled to host the IHRA World Finals and Team Finals again in 2013. It was a pleasure to host those events in 2012 and see the finest races from Division 4 as well as other divisions throughout the United States and Canada competing at Memphis International,” said Pam Kendrick, Vice President and General Manager of Memphis International Raceway. “On behalf of Team Memphis, welcome back and we look forward to some intense racing action at the 2013 IHRA World Finals and Team Finals in October at Memphis International Raceway where racing rocks.”

   Nitro Funny Cars, dragsters, jets and more will return to Memphis in October 2013

New to this year’s event will be the Nitro Jam professional show combined with an invitation-only sportsman weekend. Only drivers that have qualified for the two championship tournaments will be eligible to compete as nearly 200 drivers from all corners of North America will square off for 10 World Championship trophies with the winners being crowned in front of a capacity crowd during Saturday’s Nitro Jam finale.

In 2012 the World Finals weekend attracted hundreds of racers from over half of the United States and Canada to take part in sportsman drag racing’s biggest weekend and over $200,000 in cash and prizes.

   Memphis will once again be the home of the year-end championship showdown

In addition to championship sportsman drag racing Friday and Saturday, the two-day event will also feature the world’s most exciting motorsports thrill show featuring a unique assortment of nitro machines. From 300 mph Top Fuel Dragsters and AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Cars to jets, Fuel Altereds, fireworks and more, the 2013 Summit Racing Equipment World Finals at Memphis International Raceway will be a weekend unlike any other.

For more information on the 2013 Summit Racing Equipment World Finals check back with www.nitrojam.com for complete details.