POMONA, CA – October 18, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – A thrilling, record-breaking 2022 season in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set for one unbelievable final race, as world champions will be crowned at the 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at legendary Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Nov. 10-13.
It is the final of 22 races during the 2022 season and the sixth race in what has been a memorable Countdown to the Championship playoffs. But championship dreams only become a reality for one driver in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, setting the stage for one of the biggest weekends of the year.
The Auto Club NHRA Finals is also a points-and-a-half race, meaning just about anything can happen and drivers will undoubtedly leave it all on the line for a chance at championship glory. With four rounds of qualifying taking place over Friday and Saturday, and eliminations on Sunday at the famed Auto Club Raceway, fans will be treated to all the thrills and emotion of 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph action during a historic, championship-themed weekend.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) won last year’s race, while Torrence, Ron Capps (Funny Car), Anderson and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all claimed world titles in Pomona as well. This season’s event will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 (FS1), including eliminations at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13 as a terrific 2022 campaign will end in style at Pomona.
Torrence continued his impressive late-season track record at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona a year ago, picking up the victory en route to his fourth straight world championship. The Texan is aiming for a fifth and currently trails points leader Justin Ashley, who won in Pomona earlier this year, by 96 points heading to the final stretch of the season. But the class is absolutely loaded with contenders, including Brittany Force and Mike Salinas, who each have four wins this season. Force currently sits second in points, 82 out of first, while Antron Brown, a three-time world champ, is third, trailing Ashley by 84 points.
In Funny Car, Robert Hight would like nothing more than to clinch a fourth world championship at a track that means a great deal to him. He’s won five times in Pomona and boasts a remarkable eight victories in 2022 and could earn his first-ever sweep of both races at the prestigious track. It’s been the best…
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