A perfect .000 reaction time and three weekend sweeps headlined the action during Summit Series Races No. 5 and No. 6 on June 13-14 at Famoso Dragstrip.
Bakersfield’s Krista Suydam opened the doubleheader by driving her dragster to the Summit Super Pro victory in Saturday’s Race No. 5, defeating Visalia’s Gerard Halle in the final round. Nicholas Van Horn of Downey earned the Summit Pro title, while Ventura’s Bradley Pedersen claimed the Sportsman victory. Bakersfield rider Paul Silvas topped the Motorcycle category and Travis Rees of Newark captured Junior Street honors.
Association Series competition added to the action as Nick Pressimone of Las Vegas picked up the Super Street victory, Austin Frye earned the So-Cal Pro Gas win and Bakersfield’s Steve Hendrix drove to the Stone Chevrolet 8.90 triumph.
Sunday’s Race No. 6 featured another round of bracket racing battles as West Hills racer Marc Schatkun drove his Camaro to the Summit Super Pro victory over Macie Gordon of Paso Robles. Kyle Rizzoli of San Luis Obispo defeated Ventura’s Chris Pedersen in Summit Pro, while Bradley Pedersen completed a Sportsman sweep by defeating Bakersfield’s Terry Rollin.
Silvas matched the feat in Motorcycle competition, defeating Fresno’s Mark Avila while posting a perfect .000 reaction time in the final round. Rees also completed a weekend sweep in Junior Street, defeating brother Alex Rees in an all-family final round.
John Sapone earned Sunday’s Super Street victory, Doug Sedmak claimed So-Cal Pro Gas honors and Steve Shearer drove to the Stone Chevrolet 8.90 victory.
Bracket racing rewards consistency as much as horsepower, and several competitors proved that point over the course of the weekend. By the time the final win lights flashed Sunday afternoon, Silvas, Pedersen and Rees had each completed weekend sweeps, adding another chapter to the season-long battle for Summit Series championships at the historic California dragstrip.
This story was originally published on June 15, 2026. 
