![]() ![]() Zizzo’s personal bests are also 3.75 while it took Tripp Tatum just a few runs to run 3.71 in his Lagana brother’s prepared entry.Įach November, normally just hours after the season ends in Pomona, there’s an unmistakable rumble through the streets of Brownsburg or Ypsilanti or anywhere else that nitro cars reside as toolboxes roll from one shop to another. Case in point, former Pro Stock racer Alex Laughlin has made just a handful of runs in a Top Fuel dragster but he’s already run as quick as 3.75. The top cars routinely run in the 3.6s when conditions allow, but the number of cars capable of running mid 3.7s or quicker has increased dramatically. Not only are there more cars this season, but the quality of entries has improved across the board. Nationals is still seven months away but it’s very possible there will be well north of 20 cars battling for 16 spots. There might be one or two races that draw 14-15 cars but the greater expectation is that qualifying will no longer be automatic and some of the more popular events could attract 20-plus entries resulting in some very stout bump spots. The sheer number of Top Fuel cars currently active should all but cure the issue of short fields. There will be more entries, and more importantly, there are more quality entries to fight for round wins, race wins, playoff spots and ultimately, the Camping World championship.īelow, we’ve highlighted several areas which lead us to believe that Top Fuel 2022 is going to exceed all expectations.īy our count, there are currently a dozen teams committed to a full 22-race season in Top Fuel with at least 10-12 more very competitive part-time entries scattered around the country. ![]() By different, we mean it’s going to be much more competitive out there. Torrence might well win a fifth title in 2022, in fact he’s easily the favorite to do so, but this season figures to be different. For those keeping score, that’s an impressive 42-percent clip. They’ve also won 33 of 78 races in that span. The Capco team is riding a wave of four straight championships and since 2018. Heading into the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season Steve Torrence is the undisputed king of the Top Fuel class until someone says otherwise. ![]()
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