Meyer Looks Forward to Summer Break After Quarterfinal Finish at Norwalk

Courtesy of Megan Meyer

Norwalk, OH – Randy Meyer concluded his three week tour in Norwalk, Ohio for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park on July 5-7.

The Randy Meyer Racing Team was only able to run two qualifying sessions as rain canceled the third session Friday night. With a best elapsed time of 5.42 at 262 mph, Meyer claimed the sixth spot out of 22 cars that competed for the 16 qualified field. He was paired up against opponent Rich McPhillips, the number four qualifier, for first round of eliminations.

Meyer lost against McPhillips at this race last year, but this time was a different story. Meyer was ahead of McPhillips for the entire race, and won with a 5.44 et at 260 mph against McPhillips 5.52 et at 258 mph. Meyer went on to race Brandon Booher for the first time in eliminations. Booher, the number three qualifier, had the starting line advantage and never looked back as he crossed the finish line first with a 5.40 et at 269 mph to Meyer’s 5.42 et at 262 mph.

“After a disappointing outing in Chicago, we had a much better outing in Norwalk,” said Meyer. “Qualifying number six and advancing a couple rounds to lose a close race was positive for us, and having the fastest A/Fuel car on race day was encouraging. We will use the break we have to regroup and get ready for a lengthy second half of the season with hopes of continuing improvement for the team.”

Megan Meyer, the oldest daughter of Randy Meyer, planned to pilot the team’s Top Alcohol Dragster for the third time on Monday after the race, but was unable to as the track crew decided to close the track after a long week of preparing for this race.

The Randy Meyer Racing Team will take a few weeks off from racing to relax and gather their data before their seven straight races beginning with the NHRA National event in Brainerd, Minnesota on August 15-18.

This race will air on ESPN2 on 7/13/2013 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET/6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PT

The RMR Team would like to thank 2013 Sponsors: Lucas Oil, Headman Hedders, NGK Sparkplugs, Boninfante, ARP, Taylor Cable, VP Fuel, Moroso, MAHLE Clevite, Aeroquip, Goodyear Tires, and R & M Race Trailers.