Slate Cummings

He will be joined by 2004 Super Stock World Champion Slate Cummings as the only drivers qualified in both Stock categories. Cummings made the “Stock Sweep” at the season opening Mardi Gras Nationals in Baton Rouge.

Other world champions already in the field include Michael Beard (SS), Myron Piatek (ST) and Craig Marshall (ST).

Beard and Piatek already have wins at Rockingham as Beard won the national event and Piatek won the Summit All-Star Race back in April. The pair will try to make it a sweep come October. Marshall qualified for the tournament via a win at Pittsburgh earlier this month.

One notable absentee from the list of current qualifiers is the IHRA career leader in championships Anthony Bertozzi.

Bertozzi, a 16-time World Champion, has yet to win a national event this season, but is still in the hunt for a spot in the Tournament of Champions via the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour.

Along with national event winners, the top three in each division will qualify for the tournament at the end of the year. Bertozzi is currently fifth in the Patriots Division in Stock as he desperately tries to squeak into the field with one divisional event remaining.

Among the already qualified former champs, Piatek and Folk are currently leading their divisions, a big plus as divisional winners gain a first-round bye in the tournament.