Today, most drag racing fans know Billy Meyer as the man who built the Texas Motorplex, one of drag racing's Seven Wonders of the World. The truth of the matter is Meyer was one of the more decorated and controversial Funny Car racers of the 1970s and 80s.

He was brash. He was bold. He also came off as cocky. 

Pro Stock racer Rodger Brogdon has chosen to let his performance on the track for his entire career. As he saw it, popularity didn't win races. Performance did.

Until now, this was the case.

Brogdon, of Tomball, Texas, scored his first win of the Virtual Reality Hot Rod Association, a series of events decided by fan vote, stopping Alan Prusienski in the finals of the Duel in the desert event hosted by BeeLine Dragway.

With the victory, Brogdon passed Dallas Glenn for the point lead.

It's race day at Beeline Dragway located in Scottsdale, Az. Qualifying is complete, now it's time to begin the process of eliminating down for a winner at the Hughes Performance Thunder in the Desert, Race 2 of 9 in the Virtual Reality Hot Rod Association. 

It's all fun in fantasy land to get away from the troubles of what is happening in the real world. 

For those new to this fantasy world, this is how it works. The race with the most votes advances to the next round. We had two days of voting to seed the eight-car fields. 

First-round ends tonight at 7 PM EST. 

Iconic drag racer Kenny Bernstein said Dale Armstrong best explained their working relationship, which yielded multiple championships.

"He said, 'Kenny, you go out and find the money, and I spend it," Bernstein recalled with a laugh.

This relationship can be attributed to the transformation of recognizable Funny Car designs to a one-size-fits-all box type configuration only recognizable through graphics.

When NHRA's Factory Experimental concept hit the drag racing community, it did so with rave reviews and great anticipation. However, a little over a month later, the iconic Factory Experimental designation no longer exists.

NHRA has given the extension of Factory Stock Showdown and possibly the new redesign of its Pro Stock division, a trendier designation.

Call it Factory X, the artist formerly known as Factory Experimental.

LIVE at 9PM EST (12/14), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Guests are Paige Coughlin who has recently announced the intentions of a no-prep run along with Richard Brogdon who has a great wagon plus we'll see him in NHRA pro stock once more. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

NHRA Pro Stock racer Kyle Koretsky, better known around the pits as Kid Chaos, will continue to represent Lucas Oil Products throughout 2022, as announced during PRI 2021.

“As a racer, having Lucas Oil Products displayed on the side of your car is a really big deal,” says Koretsky. “Their exposure across various types of motorsports tells you a lot about their company and commitment to racing. I am stoked that they think so highly of our race team and would like for us to continue representing their brand at NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series events, as well as off the racetrack too.” 

If there is a drag race car design equally as iconic as the rail dragster, it would have to be the Funny Car.

Developed out of the Factory Experimental movement of the mid-1960s when drag racers began taking liberties with moving the rear axles forward for better traction, developing peculiar-looking cars or as the late CJ Hart dubbed them, "those Funny Cars."

It might not be an identical Karate Kid scenario like in the movie, but when rookie Pro Stock driver Camrie Caruso and veteran crew chief Jim Yates hit the track in 2022, they’re hoping for similar results.

Caruso, the third-generation drag racer and soon to be NHRA Pro Stock’s second female racer in competition, she’s determined to master her “wax-on wax-off” routine when it comes to learning from Yates, who was once a decorated championship competitor as a driver.

The first point Yates would like to make is Caruso is a good driver, and his role is just to help her get better.