Bracket races with big payouts are popular at tracks across the country, and among the standouts is the annual No Box Bonanza at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
No Box Bonanza 27 — The Triple $25Ks, is set for Aug. 14-17, 2025 at the Bader family facility, and it has been recreated and reconstructed for wide appeal.
Limited to 400 single entries, there is a positively plump $293,075 guaranteed total purse on the table for this bottom bulb race.
The payout is $25,000 for winners of the main event on FTI Competition Converters & Transmissions Friday, Moser Engineering Saturday and Callies Sunday, and $10,000 for runners-up of the main event Friday-Sunday.
The exciting event, designed specifically with bracket racers in mind, will feature extra enticing elements, including the Harland Sharp North American No Box Championship $5,000 Point Fund, for which racers will earn one point for each round won in the main event.
Racers will be able to take part in a free test and tune session as well as the Flaming River $16,500 Shootout, which is limited to the first 128 entries, on Thursday.
The Super 16, with no additional entry fee, will be contested daily for the sixteen racers with the best losing packages from the re-entry round and will feature a $3,000 guaranteed purse Saturday and Sunday.
Last Chance Races, with no additional entry fee, are in place for racers who exit eliminations in the second round of the main event, and they are looking at a $13,500 guaranteed purse Saturday and Sunday.
An amazing $12,000 in Daily Racer Appreciation Prizes will be distributed thanks to the generosity of event supporters Summit Racing Equipment, FTI Competition Converters & Transmissions, Cornwell Quality Tools, Harland Sharp and Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels.
“I will be the first one to admit that I let the No Box Bonanza become stale,” said Bill Bader, Summit Motorsports Park president.” After the hurricane impacted the event this year, we made a collective commitment to making NBB27 the preeminent bottom bulb big money race in the world, and by all accounts, we were successful. With a $293,075 guaranteed total purse, incredible support from manufacturers, all the extra races, the point fund and generous product giveaways, the opportunities for racers to go home with something from NBB27 are strong!”
The entry fee is $599 to race for a share of more than $78,000 each day. Entry forms will be available soon.
“The No Box Bonanza is a special event for a lot of racers, and we want to ensure its longevity,” said Bader. “We are confident that this reformulated format will help us do that.”
Summit Motorsports Park is at 1300 State Route 18, Norwalk, Ohio. For information, call 419-668-5555 or visit summitmotorsportspark.com.
This story was originally published on December 18, 2024. 
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