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Back in Bristol on Father’s Day Weekend, NHRA Stars set to Make Some Noise at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

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BRISTOL, TN – May 27, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Back in its traditional and popular spot on Father’s Day Weekend, the NHRA Camping World Series is set to return to one of the ultimate destinations in drag racing for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at picturesque Bristol Dragway on June 17-19.

The race in Bristol is the ninth of 22 races during the 2022 season and marks the first time all four NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series classes have appeared together at Thunder Valley during the same weekend. Pro Stock Motorcycle debuted last year to rave reviews at the fan-favorite facility located in the Tennessee mountains, while Pro Stock is back at Bristol for the first time since 2018.

Combined with the incredible action from the 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph nitro machines in Top Fuel and Funny Car, qualifying under the lights on Friday and a special fireworks show, two qualifying sessions on Saturday, autograph sessions, Sunday eliminations and more, it promises to be a Father’s Day Weekend to remember.

All the top stars in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will be on hand to try and pick up a win on Father’s Day as the 2022 season approaches the halfway mark. Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all picked up wins last year in Bristol, while this year’s race will be broadcast on FOX broadcast network and Fox Sports 1 (FS1).

Salinas has felt perfectly at home at Bristol in recent seasons in Top Fuel, advancing to the final round at the last three events and winning the last two. He’ll look to keep that going in 2022 in Thunder Valley and the championship contender already has a pair of wins this year. But, like everyone in the class, he’s trying to track down points leader Brittany Force, who has been incredible to open the year, winning three races and setting multiple track records. The Top Fuel class is filled with talent, though, including star drivers…

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