#Pro stock car pro
During its heyday over the next two-plus decades, Pro Stock lured many fans to places like the Los Angeles County Fairplex (now Auto Club Raceway), Texas Motorplex, Thunder Valley (across from Bristol Motor Speedway), Gainesville Raceway, Firebird Raceway (now Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park) and so many other venues. Pro Stock first debuted in NHRA competition in 1970. That’s what makes the NHRA’s decision to cut the Pro Stock schedule by one-fourth next season so sad. Ever since Top Fuel and Funny Car became the so-called kings of the sport in the 1980s and 1990s and remain so today, Pro Stock has slowly faded.
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Bo ButnerĪdmittedly, Pro Stock hasn’t had quite the popularity or allure it once had.
#Pro stock car drivers
When the 2019 NHRA racing season dawns next February in Pomona, California, Butner will return to his NHRA Sportsman racing roots, while Gray will have jumped full-time to the NASCAR K&N East Pro Series.Īnd there are rumors that several other drivers may not be returning (or potentially at a reduced participation level) in 2019, making one wonder who will show up at Pomona and whether there will be enough drivers and cars for a full 16-car field. Tanner Grayīutner is leaving the class, while Gray - at 19, the youngest pro class champion ever in NHRA history - is leaving the sport entirely after just two seasons. The last two Pro Stock champions – 2017 champ Bo Butner and newly-crowned 2018 champ Tanner Gray, who just won the title less than a week ago - will not be returning for 2019. MORE: NHRA cuts Pro Stock competition from 24 to 18 national events in 2019.īut that’s not all of the bad news for Pro Stock fans. The reduction in the number of races for the class had been rumored for several weeks, but for the rumors to ultimately be confirmed still feels like a punch to the gut for Pro Stock fans from Epping to Pomona. (Although they will return to Charlotte for the fall playoff race.) That means if you’re a drag racing fan, and especially a Pro Stock diehard, if you intend on attending 2019 NHRA national events in Houston, Charlotte (spring race), Atlanta, Bristol, Topeka or Epping (New Hampshire), guess what?
#Pro stock car driver
The so-called “door slammers” of the sport will see their annual dance cards go from taking part in 24 races to 18 next season (the NHRA reportedly initially wanted to cut the 2019 season to just 16 races before driver complaints brought the number up to 18).
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Somewhat lost in last weekend’s 2018 season-ending Auto Club Finals was the NHRA announcement that it will reduce the number of Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event races that Pro Stock cars will compete in in 2019.