[Doug Hoven]

Unpopular opinion on this thread, but I think that Stock Eliminator is probably the closest thing to an "entry level" class at the NHRA divisional/national level. If you aren't too concerned about going fast, there are still quite a decent number of combinations that can be built for less than 5k and be competitive. IMHO Super Street has gotten out of hand, even more so than Stock. To be honest, I think it really just depends on what you already have/don't have to work with. Building a car from scratch, you can build a competitive M/S or lower Stocker cheaper than what I would consider an "entry level" Super Street car(mid to low 10s without a throttle stop). Not saying it can't be done, but more "slow" stockers turn on win lights than low budget super street cars.