The Championship Point Award Series for 2024 will be decided September 13 -14 at Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York.
Due to inclement weather, the first scheduled event of the season was canceled, so a slick, three-race series would decide the Championship.
Kayden Wicke leads the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series with 473 points, followed closely by Anthony Platania in second with 469 points, Charlie Elmer Jr. in third with 459 points, Craig Chadderdon in fourth with 457 points, and Buddy Forrest rounds out the top five with 440 points.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) Championship Point Award Series is led by Lee Burgess with 470 points, followed by Josie Brooks in second place with 460 points, Josh Costa in third place with 455 points, Bill Pippard in fourth place with 438 points and Drew Nearhoof in fifth place with 410 points.
Qualifying rounds will be held Friday, September 13, at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 14, at 10:00 a.m., with eliminations starting at 12:00 noon.
Empire Dragway will also offer Box and No Box eliminators, plus a Super Rod 7.0 division on Saturday, September 14. Contact the track for details.
Visit the Quick 32 Sportsman Series at www.facebook.com/quick32, the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) at www.facebook.com/probikeandsledseries and the Empire Dragway at EmpireDragway.com for more information and event updates.
In conjunction with the Empire Dragway Banquet, the Championship Point Award Series, “Night of Champions” for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will be held at the Genesee River Restaurant and Reception Center in Mount Morris, NY on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
ABOUT THE QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series was established in 2009 for high-horsepower Sportsman class teams to compete on a special event basis. The Series is comprised of Top Sportsman, or “door” cars (full-bodied, full-fendered cars) and Top Dragsters.
“Quick 32” denotes 32 qualified teams, 16 entries in the Dragster class, and 16 in the Sportsman class. The race format is such that cars must qualify for a 16-car elimination field for each class.
The unique race format pits Dragsters against Dragsters and Sportsman cars against Sportsman cars. There are two sets of eliminations, the first being one for each class. Secondly, the winning Top Dragster entry faces off with the winning Top Sportsman entry, to determine the overall event champion. Competitors must race within a dialed-in, indexed racing environment, using the full lighting system on the starting Christmas Tree in the eighth mile.
ABOUT THE PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES (PBSS)
The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) was organized early in 2011. It was established for motorcycle and snowmobile drag racing teams to compete regularly in an organized and professional racing environment.
The Series comprises of a qualified field of 16 quick motorcycles and snowmobiles and presents the best in E.T. style, dialed-in drag racing. This Series competes on a Sportsman ladder. Contestants race in the four-to-five-second range at speeds approaching 140 mph in the eighth-mile.
This story was originally published on August 29, 2024. 
