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Time to play catch-up again with the area's racers.

From stock cars to Daytona prototypes to dragsters, area drivers and their teams have been running well.

Nice run in Norwalk

It wasn't too bad a trip to Norwalk for Springboro hotshoe Rick Brown last weekend. Brown piloted his Chevy S-10 Competition Eliminator machine to the NHRA quarterfinals before losing to event winner Dave Rampy.

Rampy, who fell to Brown at an NHRA national event final in Georgia earlier this year, edged Brown by .0277 seconds at the finish line.

Sears making another run at a national title

Middletown drag racer Wayne Sears is the points leader in the Nostalgia Pro Comp Association national drag racing series. The drag racing veteran won the national title in the Pro Comp II division a year ago.

A crucial three-day weekend at Tri-State

Track official Bob Martin says this weekend's three-day Fourth of July weekend races at Tri-State Dragway will establish the chase for the Points Champion, as well as give a good idea of who will be trying to make the 32-car fields for Team Tri-State at the NHRA Bracket Finals at Indy in September, and the 32-car field for the Track's Rainbow Classic in October.

In anticipation of a record number of entries, races will begin by noon today and Saturday, and probably before that Sunday. The record for number of entries is 437, set on Memorial Day weekend.

Henderson haulin'

If you haven't seen Franklin's Sloan Henderson race this year, you're just not trying hard enough. Henderson ranks seventh in the nation in the Semi-Pro division of the 600 Racing Series. From March 15 to June 25 (a span of 81 days), Henderson raced 48 times. According to the 600racing.com Web site, Henderson has a combined 24 wins in the Young Guns and Semi-Pro divisions.

Rose rules

Middletown's Ty Rose and his family took a well-deserved vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. this week, but Rose expects to return to the Young Guns Bandolero series this weekend. Rose has seven event wins this season, according to that same 600 Series Web site.

Doran nabs top 5

Lebanon-based Doran Racing earned its first top-5 finish of the season a few weeks ago in a Rolex Sports Car Series event at Watkins Glen. The bright-yellow No. 77 Doran/Dallara Ford raced at Daytona on Thursday, but hadn't finished the event at press time.

IRS headed to Moler Raceway Park

No, not that IRS. The Independent Racing Series late models will hit the MRP oval near Williamsburg for a $5,000-to-win event. A full program of UMP Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Chevettes is scheduled. Call (937) 444-6215 or visit www.molerracewaypark.

com for ticket information.

Got a race story? Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2851 or jbombatch@coxohio.com.