Top Alcohol Dragster standout Megan Meyer was confident in her decision. The second-generation drag racer, who secured the 2019 NHRA series championship, knew now was the right time to step away from the sport for what she considers an even more significant opportunity.

"I'm getting married in October and we want to start a family as soon as possible after that," Meyer explained. "With the fact that I'm a female, I can't drive and be pregnant at the same time. So something's got to give. I'm very satisfied with how my career has been. I've been doing this for five full years and pretty much reached every milestone that I've wanted to reach. So for me, it's a good time to step away."

No, Meyer doesn't lament the fact she never made her way into Top Fuel.

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There are fewer things better than reacquainting with a longtime friend. If the old friend brings along sponsorship, that's the icing on the cake.

This scenario is precisely what happened this weekend for Pro Modified racer Steve Matusek when he and Fran Vivenzio got together for the Denso NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.

Matusek qualified No. 9 in the 16-car Pro Modified field with his turbocharged Mustang sporting sponsorship from Tequila Comisario, a premium tequila brand. Tequila Comisario is part of the Elite Beverage International group.

For much of Saturday in Indianapolis, the talk of the pit area revolved around the Don Schumacher Racing trio of Ron Capps, Matt Hagan and Jack Beckman.

As it turns out, however, DSR has four drivers.

Chad Green scored his first career E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory on Saturday, beating Jason Scruggs in the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil Summernationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The final was moved to the DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals, as both drivers were after their first win in the class.

It was Green who crossed the finish line first, chasing down Scruggs at the top end with a winning run of 5.823-seconds at 250.09 mph in his nitrous-powered Bond Coat Corvette. Scruggs led most of the race, but slowed to a 5.904 at 204.42. Green suffered a major crash in 2019 at the U.S. Nationals, returning a year later to claim his first career win in the class.

Rookie Top Fuel driver Justin Ashley can expect a shipment of deep-dish pizzas from Chicago’s iconic Lou Malnati’s to his Long Island home soon.

His Saturday match-up with T.J. Zizzo – their completion of eliminations from the rain-interrupted Lucas Oil Summernationals July 19 at Indianapolis – crowned a first-time winner . . . with Chicago- vs. New York-style pizza on the line.

Coming off his first career win at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, veteran Funny Car standout Ron Capps stayed hot, racing to the No. 1 spot during Friday’s opening qualifying session of the prestigious 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals.

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the sixth race of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. It also marks the fourth straight race at Indy since the NHRA season restarted in July.

Well, that didn't take long.

Jason Scruggs, the iconic eighth-mile doorslammer racer who is transitioning to full-track quarter-mile Pro Modified racing, secured his first NHRA Pro Modified top spot, albeit provisionally at the Denso NHRA U.S. Nationals outside of Indianapolis on Friday.

Scruggs, a multi-time Pro Extreme champion, thundered to a 5.717 elapsed time at 253.04 miles per hour to finish the day just ahead of Mike Janis (5.758), Jonathan Gray (5.759) and Rickie Smith (5.760).