Veteran Pro Stock and Comp racer Aaron Strong confirmed to Competition Plus he will be competing in both classes on a limited basis in 2022.

“I'm not sure what races yet,” Strong said about his Pro Stock slate in the upcoming season. “We've been talking to them (Elite Motorsports) over the winter. And we're also building a Comp car.”

Strong is excited about getting behind the wheel of his Comp car.

The chase for 2022 Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) world championships begins this weekend at the East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, April 7-9 at GALOT Motorsports Park. With a promising weather forecast and a huge field of racers expected to roll through the gates, it’s going to be a PDRA season opener to remember. 
 
“Racers, teams, and our own PDRA team have been working hard throughout the offseason to prepare for this weekend,” said Tyler Crossnoe, race director, PDRA. “The East Coast Nationals is always a big race for us, and this year’s edition is shaping up to be an exciting weekend. We’re going to see some new faces in multiple classes, plus the usual fan favorites. GALOT Motorsports Park is one of the nicest eighth-mile tracks in the country, so we’re all looking forward to starting the season there.”

Three-time champion Phil Read will be looking to reboot his 2022 campaign when the series travels across the country for round three of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship at the Perth Motorplex, April 8-9.

Read, chasing his first title since 2008 scored a decisive win over reigning champion Peter Xiberras in the season opener at Sydney Dragway.

That form continued at the eighth-mile meeting at Sunset Strip, Mildura, where he overshadowed his rivals and set a new Australian record of 3.19/247 mph in qualifying.  

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is more than home for Las Vegas native Justin Lamb. It's been a proving ground for his capabilities as a racecar driver in multiple categories, and this weekend at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Lamb hoisted his ninth Las Vegas national event trophy and the 29th of his career as he raced to victory in Super Stock behind the wheel of his trusty Chevy Cobalt.
 
With the win, five-time Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champion Lamb is tied for second in having the most national event wins at LVMS between both Pro and Sportsman racers. The only driver with more Las Vegas national event trophies is Dan Fletcher, who has 11.

A victory over Steve Torrence has been a tremendous and rare feat in the NHRA Top Fuel class for the past five years. 

It isn’t impossible, as Brittany Force proved Sunday afternoon in the final round of the Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 

It was a weekend Ron Capps will never forget.

The reigning NHRA nitro Funny Car world champion made the transition from driver to team owner/driver for Ron Capps Motorsports in the offseason.
Then, in only his fourth race in his new role, Capps was in the winner’s circle at the Four Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday.

Erica Enders has accomplished plenty in her NHRA Pro Stock career, highlighted by her four world championships in 2014-15 and 2019-20.

Now, she has another line on her decorated resume.

In a star-studded final round featuring the last eight Top Fuel world champions, it was Brittany Force who powered to the win, claiming an impressive victory on Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 

Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) also won at the fourth of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.  

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 22nd annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -