Bob Tasca
Bob Tasca
The emotions of the 35th and final #SpringNats at Houston Raceway Park are now in the rear-view mirror, as NHRA’s Camping World Drag Racing Series, its FuelTech Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon, Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown and Lucas Oil Sportsmen head to zMAX Dragway outside Charlotte, N.C. for the second and final four-wide contest in the 22-race Camping World nitro community’s schedule for 2022.
There was plenty to talk about after Houston and leading into Charlotte1 and the Circle K Four-Wide Nationals, the second and final four-wide of the year. Start with the emotions of Erica Enders, the four-time Pro Stock champion who succeeded in earning her third Wally winner’s trophy at her home track, the soon-to-be-closed Houston Raceway Park last Sunday. Hers was an all-woman final round, the first in NHRA Pro Stock history, as she prevailed over No. 1 qualifier and Rookie of the Year candidate Camrie Caruso.
While Pro Stock isn’t on the calendar for this upcoming evemnt in Charlotte, with her victory, Enders took over the points lead from Elite Motorsports teammate Aaron Stanfield, while the three KB Racing drivers: Kyle Koretsky, Dallas Glenn and five-time champ Greg Anderson round out the top five. Caruso, in only her fifth Pro Stock race, has elevated from 11th to seventh in the season standings.with last weekend’s performance. This class will next be in action at Epping, N.H. the weekend of June 3-5.
It was definitely a great day for women racers at Houston, as Brittany Force secured her second straight victory in that track’s final show after its 35 years of operation, propelling the second generation racer into the Top Fuel points lead. And Steve Torrence, the four-time reigning dragster champ, still hasn’t worn a blue winner’s cap at all this year, although he did make it to the semifinals in Houston; he’s now 32 points behind Force in second, with Justin Ashley (-53), Mike…
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