INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Sept.ember 15, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The stage is set for the standouts in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. After a thrilling and record-setting regular season in 2022, dreams of a coveted NHRA world championship come down to the final six races, as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin at this weekend’s 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Championship dreams will be made over the next six races, as the Countdown to the Championship starts at this weekend’s 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, kicking off a memorable stretch of three straight race weekends.
That includes stops at zMAX Dragway for the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte and World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis for the NHRA Midwest Nationals. The next two stops include a visit to the famed Texas Motorplex in Dallas for the Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 13-16 to finish off the track’s Stampede for Speed, and then The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the NHRA Nevada Nationals on Oct. 27-30. The road to the finals concludes with the must-see 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals on Nov. 10-13 at Auto Club Raceway, where the stars in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will put it all on the line for a chance at championship glory.
For Funny Car points leader Robert Hight, who is seeking a fourth world title in his 11,000-horsepower Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS, the Countdown to the Championship marks a chance to win when the spotlight is the brightest.
“It’s really about the next six races and getting hot or being very, very consistent,” Hight said. “What we like are these fall races that we’re going to have and there’s a potential for some really cool conditions. But now the real work starts. We have to take it one weekend at a time, one run at a time and as I’ve said before, it’s going to take another two or three wins to get that championship. That’s what we’re looking for, so I really feel good about where we’re at and I can’t wait to get your reading this weekend and get back to it.”
Hight opens the playoffs with a 20-point lead over defending world champion Ron Capps, while other standouts competing in the Countdown to the Championship include three-time world champ Matt Hagan, Bob Tasca III, 16-time world champ John Force, J.R. Todd, who won the title in 2018, Alexis DeJoria, two-time world champ Cruz…
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