In NHRA drag racing, the win light always goes to the driver or rider first to the stripe. In qualifying for the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series professional categories, that can sometimes be a misleading light.
It never fails to amuse when sanctioning bodies change their rules, apparently at will. INDYCAR, much like NASCAR, seems to revel in making changes.
A number of changes to the NASCAR landscape were announced last year before the season ended.
The Verizon IndyCar Series has opted to get away from its three years of manufacturer designed and constructed aero kits to revert to a universal aero kit for the 2018 season and beyond.
Give NHRA some credit – they’re trying to fix the issues they created with Pro Stock, which has lost popularity since the inception of the electronic fuel injection era two years ago.
NHRA is intent on policing laid-back headers in its Mello Yello Funny Car category. Initially, they spoke of limiting the minimum angle of the headers to 32 degrees, but settled on 40 degrees to start the 2018 Mello Yello season.
Just when we thought it was sensible to believe dictates that come from NHRA’s Glendora, Calif. offices, the sanctioning body has reversed its proclamation to shorten fields for Pro Stock in nine races during the 2018 season.
According to an announcement made Sunday by NHRA officials, in 2018 the Pro Stock Car category will feature 16-car fields at all 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national events.
For the first time ever, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sportsman program will move to an all-bracket racing format in 2018. Next season will include both the Summit SuperSeries and the Summit Sportsman Spectacular programs.
In an effort to retain viewer interest, the NHRA is once again making changes to the Pro Stock class by changing the field size for the 2018 season. But will this make a difference for the struggling class?
