![]() ![]() Either you’re racing early in the morning or late at night.” But no prime-time exposure is another key factor, she said: “I want to go pro, but sportsman classes don’t get talked about. Julie Nataas, the 25-year-old Norwegian Top Alcohol Dragster title contender, summed it up in one word: “Money.” It’s the maddeningly necessary element to racing success. Nationals kicked off at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. “Only a few come over, where you think there should be a huge transition,” he said as the five-day Dodge Power Brokers U.S. 6 Women, 6 Men on a Path to Shake up the NHRA.And Force said he’s rather baffled about why. The Camping World Drag Racing Series-the elite level of the sport-has that in the Lucas Oil Series but isn’t graduating the millennials to the pro ranks. Those two sanctioning bodies are brimming with talented young drivers who are winning races and championships, thanks in part to a structured feeder system. Force tells what the NHRA has to offer that no other motorsport can claim.Īs drag-racing kingpin John Force plans for the future of his organization, he’s keeping an eye on the growth of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, as well.Īnd he can’t help but wonder on the eve of the sport’s marquee event why its everyman appeal isn’t translating into fresh, young sensations like motorsports fans are seeing with Ind圜ar and NASCAR.‘If they want to move up, they’ll find a way to move up,’ 24-year-old Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso (pictured above) contends.Funny Car 16-time champion John Force wants to see more young faces at drag racing’s top level. ![]()
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