Guess which NHRA category has the most entrants (so far)

[Mike Schwartz]

Its just been two events so far (Pomona & Orlando), but the counts are surprising:

122 - Stock
113 - Super Comp
110 - Super Stock
109 - Super Gas
33 - Top Dragster
25 - Competition
20 - Top Alcohol Dragster
20 - Top Sportsman
18 - Funny Car
17 - Top Fuel
17 - Pro Stock
17 - Top Alcohol Funny Car
NA - Pro Stock Bike
NA - Pro Mod

[treessavoy]

122 of us masochists !

JimR

[Hagen Gary]

Don't forget Super Street contested at Orlando with at least 41. That's good enough for 5th place. It all looks normal to me. Stock and Super Comp are always the two biggest classes in Div 4... Super Stock and Super Gas always have about the same number of cars also. Are you talking about how the higher cost(speed) classes are dwindling?

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Hagen Gary

Don't forget Super Street contested at Orlando with at least 41. That's good enough for 5th place. It all looks normal to me. Stock and Super Comp are always the two biggest classes in Div 4... Super Stock and Super Gas always have about the same number of cars also. Are you talking about how the higher cost(speed) classes are dwindling?

You're right, Hagen, about Super Street. I forgot about them because that's the only class not running for a national championship this year.

I just thought it was worth mentioning that Stock had the most entries because at the end of last year there were more in SC (1165) than in Stock (1098).

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

you going to play statsman have your numbers right
total stock entries for 2014 (driver wise) 1358
total entries for the year 5127

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

you going to play statsman have your numbers right
total stock entries for 2014 (driver wise) 1358
total entries for the year 5127

I thought that my mention of Pomona & Orlando implied that I was referring to NHRA only, but I guess that I failed to make that apparent . You've obviously decided to included IHRA drivers in your total.

ps. 'Play statsman'? I wouldn't call scrolling to the bottom of a page at the NHRA site and reading a number that.

Anywho, since we're talking stats, here's an excerpt from my work-in-progress analysis of 1300+ NHRA Professional drivers, for the amusement of all:

NHRA Pro Stock Truck 'bottom 20'
67 Richard Brown - 0.00080916
68 Jim Kennedy - 0.00070327
69 John Lukovich - 0.00063718
70 Mark Linebarrier - 0.00041429
71 Larry Pritchett - 0.00035255
72 Tom Yancer - 0.00029048
73 Arnie Martel - 0.00028687
74 Chris McGaha - 0.00017478
75 Mike Graves - 0.00014337
76 Andy Manna - 0.00006480
77 Pete Berner - 0.00005179
78 Dave McConnell - 0.00003098
79 Jonathan Alolsio - 0.00001077
79 Rickie Smith - 0.00001077
81 Kurt Hugger - 0.00000647
82 Darren Davis - 0.00000636
82 Paul Harris - 0.00000636
82 Penn Rushing - 0.00000636
82 Dominic Surace - 0.00000636
86 Rick Distefano - 0.00000387

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

nope that's all NHRA no IHRA, I do car counts also, this includes all National, divisional and national open events. but anyhow have a nice day.

[cudadoug]

I'd be curious to know the cost difference of building/campaigning a 175 mph S/C dragster vs. a 195 mph Top Dragster. If I'm silly enough to do either, I'd sure want to be in quicker/faster car.

Guess my point is that if you're going to race S/C and knowing it's not cheap, how come there aren't more racers spending the extra dough to race T/D?

Heck, you turn the stop off that's on many S/C cars and most can probably qualify for T/D.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by cudadoug

I'd be curious to know the cost difference of building/campaigning a 175 mph S/C dragster vs. a 195 mph Top Dragster. If I'm silly enough to do either, I'd sure want to be in quicker/faster car.

Guess my point is that if you're going to race S/C and knowing it's not cheap, how come there aren't more racers spending the extra dough to race T/D?

Heck, you turn the stop off that's on many S/C cars and most can probably qualify for T/D.

Having raced in super class, my guess is that some people just like the index style more. Most were bracket racers looking for something a little different in the first place. Another point, you are correct that alot of the super comp guys could qualify but they like running in super comp as the higher mph car so they stay.