Nearly 950 cars across all categories will compete at the Big Go
at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 27, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The world’s biggest drag race, next weekend’s prestigious 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, will also feature a huge collection of Top Fuel and Funny Car standouts looking for a legacy-making victory at the Big Go.
A total of 25 Top Fuel dragsters and 18 Funny Cars are slated to compete on drag racing’s grandest stage, giving fans an incredible opportunity to see unbelievable action from 43 standouts in their 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph nitro machines at Indy. It’s the biggest Top Fuel field for a race in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series since 2013 and the star competitors in the category are thrilled at what could take place next weekend at IRP.
“There’s a lot of cars that are really good and I like it. It’s exciting to me to pull up to the staging lanes and see it full of Top Fuel cars and know that you’ve really got to work for it,” four-time defending Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence said. “This is the biggest race in our sport and to have that many cars, I look forward to it and I’m excited about it. There’s so much at stake. You can’t struggle to get in because so many cars are going to be there battling it out.”
Added Mike Salinas, who is second in points: “Everybody in this field is good and it’s going to be awesome. You can’t take anyone lightly. Everyone is going to bring your ‘A’ game and it’s pretty awesome. It’s great racing for all of us and I can’t wait.”
Torrence (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all picked up wins a year ago at the Big Go. This year’s race will be broadcast on both the FOX broadcast network and Fox Sports 1 (FS1), including live eliminations coverage starting at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 5 on FS1 and continuing at 2 p.m. on FOX.
In all, more than 925 cars will be in action across all categories at the prestigious Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, offering something memorable for every racing fan. The iconic event will also feature the specialty Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, special concerts throughout the weekend, autograph sessions, exhibition classes and thrilling bonus events like the Dodge HEMI Challenge and JEGS…
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