This has been a frustrating season for three-time Pro Stock world champion Jason Line.

The driver of the Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro entered the Carolina Nationals this weekend seventh in the point standings and winless on the season.

Pro Stock is not going away in 2019, and it may or may not have some significant changes, but regardless the landscape will be different with departures and new entries.

At least this is how Richard Freeman, the growing voice of Pro Stock sees it.

"I don’t really know if I’m the voice of Pro Stock," Freeman said with a smile. "I think there’s several of us out there like KB and myself and the Gray’s program. If I am the one that gets chosen, that gets to be the spokesperson that’s fine with me."

As NASCAR racer Clint Bowyer sees it, racers are race fans.

“It’s just plain and simple, that’s the way it is,” Bowyer said. “It doesn’t matter if I’m at a motocross race or a drag race, or a NASCAR race, a dirt race, a late model race, a sprint car race, I don’t care. I’m in and I love it. You just can’t get enough of it. I guess you have to be a racer to be able to feel that and be that way.”

Bowyer spent the better part of Friday afternoon at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway as a guest of 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force through their mutual Peak sponsorship.

Steve Torrence remained perfect in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship and won his fourth straight race in Top Fuel on Sunday with his victory at the 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMAX Dragway.

Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their respective categories at the fourth of six playoff events during the 2018 Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.

No. 1 qualifier Rick Hord powered to his first career victory on Sunday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMAX Dragway. The race, presented by Mr. Race Oil, is the 11th of 12 races during the 2018 Pro Mod season.

Hord, who posted the second-quickest pass in the history of the class earlier in the weekend to qualify No. 1, went 5.706 at 257.68 mph in his turbocharged ’16 Corvette to knock off Sidnei Frigo in the final round, who slowed to a 5.952 at 253.75 in his ’69 Camaro. It was Hord’s second career final round and he finished off a consistent weekend to pick up his first career E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series win.

Sunday's final sportsman results from the 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMax Dragway. The race is the 22nd of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:

Point standings (top 10) following the 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMax Dragway, the 22nd of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series -

Final round-by-round results from the 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMax Dragway, the 22nd of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

It was deja vu all over again for Tommy Johnson Jr.

One week ago in Dallas, Johnson took the No. 1 spot in qualifying early in the weekend, lost it, then earned it back again in the final qualifying pass of the weekend.

Finally, something to smile about.

In the midst of a disappointing 2018 campaign for the defending world champion in Top Fuel, Brittany Force has been left searching for little victories as she sits marred in ninth place with only one win and a handful of round wins in her repeat bid.