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​​By his own standards, reigning NHRA Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson has not had the best of seasons in 2022.

Anderson has yet to win a race this season or qualify No. 1.

Less than a week ago, the Camping World Drag Racing Series received startling news that Don Schumacher has relinquished his control of his 19-championship, 366-victory team that had shrunk from seven cars to one in the past two years. 

On the other side of the ledger, Joe and Cathi Maynard stepped to the forefront and assumed command of the organization in a collaborative effort with Don Schumacher. And Tony Schumacher, the eight-time champion who has struggled through the past three years, said Friday at the Flav-R-Pac Northwest Nationals at Seattle’s Pacific Raceways that he’s not only all right with the new arrangement and that the rebranded team (Maynard Family Racing/Don Schumacher Racing team, or JCM/DSR) has rejuvenated him. 

The struggles of Steve Torrence, the reigning four-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion, have been well documented during the 2022 season.

Torrence has yet to win a race this year, but there was no pushing of the panic button because it’s all part of a long-term plan.

Bob Tasca III knew his team found something in Sonoma, Calif., last Sunday.

The veteran nitro Funny Car owner/driver took home the title in California wine country and his team continued to roll in the lone qualifying session Friday night at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals near Seattle.

Four-time defending Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence raced to the provisional No. 1 spot in the NHRA’s first race in Seattle since 2019, grabbing the top position on Friday at the 33rd annual Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceway. 

Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the 13th of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season and the final stop during the three-race NHRA Western Swing. 

Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is proud to announce it has signed on as a Founding Member of Performance Racing Industry (PRI). Through its national trade show, advocacy efforts and awareness campaigns, PRI has become the voice of the racing industry in North America.

"As we prepare to head into our 60th anniversary year, we are honored for the opportunity to continue to support the racing industry as a Founding Member of PRI," said Dominick Wycoff, President of Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels. "The organization does important work, and this commitment demonstrates our unwavering support to an industry we feel is critical to driving innovation within the entire automotive space."

It is indeed a peculiar vehicle. Check out this Toyota Supra built for Jaime Cardona by Jerry Bickel Race Cars, destined to compete in the various high-horse Import Wars. This neat ride will be powered by a turbocharged Toyota J2Z engine and couple to a Liberty 5-speed transmission. It looks fast sitting still. 

Camrie Caruso learned early in her Pro Stock career the importance of her left foot, keeping a car in the groove, and hitting her shift points. However, before she hit the button to start her Titan Race Engine in her Tequila Comisario Camaro, she already knew that without mastering drag racing’s business world, the aforementioned critical points wouldn’t matter. 

A deal here, a deal there, and a growing number of partnerships are preparing the 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year frontrunner for long-term involvement in the sport. 

Together with her dad, former Pro Modified racer Marc Caruso, they have been working Corporate America for long-term relationships on a short-term basis.