Most NHRA Top Fop Fuel drivers would be satisfied with being fifth in the points standings with four races to go in the season.
Steve Torrence isn’t most drivers.

Torrence has won four Top Fuel world championships in a row and kept his chance for No. 5 alive by winning Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis Sunday.

Torrence clocked a 3.741-second elapsed time at 328.70 mph to edge Josh Hart’s 3.749-second time at 329.67 lap.

George Washington was many things to many people and is largely credited with the paraphrased comment in 1799, "The best offense is a strong defense."

With all due respect, the first president of the United States never had to battle the likes of Ron Capps, Matt Hagan, and Bob Tasca III. And, he never did so behind the wheel of an 11,000-horse, nitro-burning Funny Car.

Let this sink in. Hight scored his second win of the Countdown to the Championship at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, stopping Ron Capps. Hight has won eight national events in 2022, two of three in the Countdown, and only leads Capps by 46 points. That's two rounds and six qualifying bonus points. 

 
The drive for six NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championships is alive and well for Matt Smith.

Smith, the reigning world champ, made sure of that by winning the Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis Sunday.

Smith, on his Denso-sponsored Buell, clocked a 6.756-second elapsed time at 202.00 mph to defeat Jerry Savoie, who came in at 6.819 seconds at 197.77 mph.

Smith, who arrived in St. Louis second in the points standings, 29 points behind Joey Gladstone, is back in first by 21 points over him now..

Khalid Al Balooshi emerged uninjured following an accident during the first round of Pro Modified eliminations at the NHRA Midwest Nationals outside of St. Louis. 

Balooshi, who qualified No. 11, had just scored a first round victory over No. 4 qualifier Mike Castellana, when he lost control of his Camaro while racing in the left lane and made an abrupt left turn striking the retaining wall head on.

​Filling in for defending world champ Jose Gonzalez in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon, rookie Daniel Pharris drove to his first career victory in the class on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway as part of the 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals. 

The event, which was powered by Jerry Bickel Race Cars, was the ninth of 10 races during the 2022 season in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon. Pharris picked up the win in the final round went J.R. Gray went red, as Pharris went 5.883-seconds at 192.08 mph in the ProCharger-powered Q80 Camaro. 

Point standings (top 10) following the 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, the 19th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -

Sunday's final results from the 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. The race is the 19th of 22 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

Final round-by-round results from the 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, the 19th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

Matt Smith’s quest for six NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championships is back on track.

After dropping from first to second by 29 points to Joey Gladstone in the points standings after Reading, Pa., Smith is focused on getting back on top.