[jmcarter]

Doesn’t help that so many sportsman racers are pulling in huge stackers with multiple cars, double entering and such. It’s encouraging though that so many are getting their kids/significant others involved and that helps with infusion of new blood. Ton of youngsters doing a great job and for them I’m sure the allure of a National/Wally is very compelling. To essentially turn them away with low quotas does not bode well for growing class racing. The reasons NHRA has given would indicate they have all of these strategic and logistical considerations in play but abruptly bumping up the AZ quota at the last moment would suggest otherwise. They can continue to cater to the Nitro crowd almost exclusively and watch the sport slowly die, lose venues in areas that push EV adoption, or lay out a strategy that truly grows the sport. Otherwise it’s essentially back to bracket racing which is looking more attractive for many. They can start by overhauling the quota system.