Bo Butner is a car guy who just loves to race. Drag racing has been his fire and passion since he was a kid growing up in the section of rural America that sits between Ohio Valley Dragway in Kentucky and the hallowed grounds of what is now known as Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
 
He's "sick for it," as they say, and this week at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, 2017 Pro Stock champion Butner has announced something that many in the world of drag racing already suspected: He will return to the seat of a Pro Stock car for a full-pull in NHRA's 2022 Camping World Drag Racing Series.

Brittany Force and her nemesis Steve Torrence surely under the Lucas Oil Raceway lights Friday night changed the minds of anyone who has thought that the NHRA’s “Indy,” the U.S. Nationals, “The Big Go” has lost some of its luster. 

Together they put on an epic show on the 1,000-foot course to close nitro qualifying on the opening day of the Dodge SRT U.S. Nationals. 

John Force likes to consider himself a member of the old school crowd.

And why not?

When the Dodge Hemi Shootout, a specialty event showcasing Hemi-powered musclecars of the late 1960s, hits the track at 11 AM EST, it will mark two decades it has served as a showcase event at the Dodge NHRA U.S. Nationals.

David Hakim, a longtime Chrysler historian and administrator for the program, was the brainchild of the program, which began in 2001. 

“At that time, Mopar was a presenting sponsor and Mopar realized the ’68 Superstock Hemi Darts and Cudas were iconic to the brand,” Hakim explained. “Mopar [had] just released the new, or the revised Hemi block, the Gen2 Hemi block and the head. So it was a great way, not just to market the brand and the brand’s illustrious history, but to market the parts that Mopar made for these cars.”

​​During the Sonoma Nationals earlier this season Kalitta Motorsports announced that CMR Construction and Roofing joined the multi-time world championship-winning team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series as an official partner. Since that announcement CMR Construction and Roofing has expanded their relationship and extended their partnership through the 2022 NHRA season. They will immediately become a major associate on J.R. Todd’s Toyota Camry Funny Car with increased logo presence on the rear quarter panel and their branding increased on the Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon Top Fuel dragsters.
 
Additionally, during the 2022 NHRA season CMR Construction and Roofing will be associate sponsor on all three race cars with sizable logo branding and be a primary on Doug’s Top Fuel dragster at a TBD race.  They will also continue to be the presenting sponsor of the Kalitta Motorsports’ B2B sponsor summit in 2022. CMR Construction and Roofing will continue to utilize VIP corporate hospitality for the 2022 season and continue their sponsorship of the J.R. Todd visor-cam at a TBD race during the first half of the 2022 season.

Veteran Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan confirmed to CompetitionPlus.com he will be filling in for Richie Stevens at the U.S. Nationals Sept. 2-5 in Indianapolis and drive the Camaro for Beaver Motorsports and owned by Mark Beaver.

“Mark called me up and asked me if I could drive the car and I told him I’m sure I can,” Morgan said. “I feel bad for Richie. I would really like the thank the guys for giving me this opportunity. The last time I ran Pro Stock was like three or four years ago. I’m excited about doing it. Mark and I are best friends and I’m glad to help him out.” 

Veteran nitro Funny Car Justin Schriefer’s passion for competing in the NHRA is still as high as ever.

Schriefer, who is based out of Grant Park, Ill., will make his season debut at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, Sept. 3-5 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis
Indianapolis.

Jose Gonzalez has been on a tear this season, and by virtue of photographic proof, we are convinced he's prepared to raise the level a notch or two. Check out this new rocket for Gonzalez from Jerry Bickel, and headed to Proline for the horsepower.

Last year, the JEGS Allstars race found a new home when it moved to historic Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Held during the Dodge SRT U.S. Nationals, NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event, the pairing proved to be a successful one with Indy proving to be the perfect host for the JEGS Allstars race, which celebrates its 37th year in 2021.

This week, the best Sportsman racers from across NHRA’s seven geographic divisions will return to Indianapolis for the special event that crowns both an overall team champion and individual winners in 10 separate eliminators.

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CompetitionPlus.com, a leader in drag race reporting for over two decades, will continue its tradition of expanded race coverage of the Dodge SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.

Thanks to sponsorship from Jerry Bickel Race Cars, Smart Sanitizer, and McLeod Racing, the Spartanburg, SC-based, pioneering online magazine will present individual full event notebooks for all Camping World Drag Racing Series categories, as well as one for the Pro Modified division and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Highly acclaimed videographer Les Mayhew will chronicle the event with various event features in a Video Notebook.