# Summit Racing Equipment

> Summit Racing Equipment is a privately held automotive aftermarket retailer that sells millions of parts from thousands of brands to racers, restorers, off-road drivers, professional builders, and people simply trying to keep a daily driver alive. Founded in northeast Ohio in 1968, it grew from one engineer sourcing discounted parts for friends into a catalog and ecommerce operator with four retail and fulfillment hubs, technical support, a sizable private-label range, and a marketing presence woven through grassroots and professional motorsports.

- **Founded:** 1968
- **Headquarters:** Tallmadge, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Sergi (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 880-890 employees; the supplied record lists 890 and LinkedIn displayed 882 associated employees in August 2026.
- **Products:** Performance, restoration, and replacement parts, Summit Racing brand products, Mail-order catalogs, SummitRacing.com, Retail stores and order fulfillment
- **Notable:** Built a national mail-order business from a one-person 1968 side venture before expanding online., Operates four retail stores paired with order-fulfillment centers in Ohio, Nevada, Georgia, and Texas., Carries millions of products from thousands of brands and ships orders worldwide.

## Products & services

- **Performance, restoration, and replacement parts** — A multi-brand assortment spanning engines, exhaust, fuel, cooling, driveline, suspension, brakes, electrical, body, interior, wheels, tires, and safety equipment.
- **Summit Racing brand products** — Private-label performance parts, replacement components, paint, tools, wheels, and garage equipment developed with manufacturing partners and tested by in-house experts.
- **Mail-order catalogs** — Printed catalogs that organized a large aftermarket assortment and helped Summit expand nationally before the web.
- **SummitRacing.com** — Vehicle-aware ecommerce for browsing, researching, and buying a large catalog of automotive and adjacent outdoor products.
- **Retail stores and order fulfillment** — Four combined retail and distribution hubs in Ohio, Nevada, Georgia, and Texas, shipping orders worldwide.
- **Technical and customer support** — Phone, online, and in-store assistance that helps customers choose compatible parts and complete projects.
- **Tools, garage, outdoor, and lifestyle goods** — Shop equipment, car care, overlanding and camping gear, apparel, gifts, collectibles, powersports, and marine accessories.

## Achievements

- Built a national mail-order business from a one-person 1968 side venture before expanding online.
- Operates four retail stores paired with order-fulfillment centers in Ohio, Nevada, Georgia, and Texas.
- Carries millions of products from thousands of brands and ships orders worldwide.
- Founder Paul Sergi was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 2025 with the Founders Award.
- Established naming rights at Summit Motorsports Park in 2007 and has sustained broad support across drag, road, circle-track, autocross, and grassroots racing.
- Opened an $82 million warehouse and retail superstore project in Arlington, Texas, announced in 2016 and opened in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Racing America renewed Summit Racing Equipment as the official performance-parts supplier of the Trans Am Series and SVRA.
- **2026-01** — Summit continued its associate sponsorship of Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Racing Funny Car for the 2026 NHRA season.
- **2025-02** — The company returned for a ninth season as USRA title sponsor and official high-performance source.
- **2025-01** — Founder Paul Sergi received the Founders Award as part of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame's 2025 class.

## Links

- Website: https://www.summitracing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/summit-racing-equipment
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SummitRacing
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SummitRacingVideos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summitracing/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SummitRacingEquipment/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@summitracing

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Last updated: 2026-08-14