Sunday's final results from the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The race is the 17th of 22 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

John Force was expecting the reporter's call. What he didn't anticipate was the opening question. 

"John, what are your feelings headed into your 800th race?"

Force responded with a question, "My 800th race? Really, it's my 800th?"

Time goes by when you're having fun, so it appears. 

Motorsports superstar Tony Stewart was invited into the FOX Sports broadcast booth for the third time this season this weekend for the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, and the adventurous, newbie drag racing team owner has embraced his newfound challenge.

"I'm not near as knowledgeable on the drag racing side as I am on the stock car side or sprint car side," Stewart admitted. "But at least on the nitro side, I'm learning a lot. It's a crash course, so to speak, minus the crash. But I am learning a lot in a short amount of time.

"The Pro Stock and Bike stuff, I have a lot to learn there. So that part I have struggled with. I know a lot of the riders and the drivers on the Pro Stock side, but just don't know a lot about the bikes. I'm learning on the nitro side."

Matt Smith has had an illustrious NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle career highlighted by his five world championships in 2007, 2013, 2018, 2020-21.

The King, N.C., rider reached another milestone Saturday at the Pep Boys Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.

Point standings (top 10) following the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 17th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -

Final round-by-round results from the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 17th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

In a short period of time – Justin Ashley made his NHRA Top Fuel debut in 2019 – he has become a world championship contender.

Ashley confirmed that fact in the first race of the six-race Countdown to the Championship on Friday afternoon.

Robert Hight isn’t chasing an elusive NHRA nitro Funny Car world championship.

Hight, who competes out of the John Force Racing stable, has three world titles on his resume in 2009, 2017 and 2019.

Two weeks ago, Bo Butner drove to the Super Gas title at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. The past NHRA factory hot rod champion lamented that he wished he had done it in his Pro Stocker.

Friday, at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals outside of Reading, Pa., the man simply known as "Bo" made a step in that direction by driving his Johnson's Horsepowered Garage (#JHGDriven)-sponsored Camaro to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position.

Butner stopped the timers in the crucial first session at 6.523-seconds at 210.08 miles per hour.