INDIANAPOLIS — The stage is set for the standouts in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin at this weekend’s 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. After a thrilling and record-setting regular season, dreams of a coveted NHRA world championship come down to the final six races, with Maple Grove kicking off a memorable stretch of three straight race weekends. For Funny Car points leader Robert Hight, who is seeking a fourth world title in his 11,000-horsepower Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS, the Countdown to the Championship marks a chance to win when the spotlight is the brightest. In Top Fuel, Brittany Force is after her second world title in her 11,000-horsepower Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac dragster, starting the Countdown to the Championship as the points leader. It’s our job to show the world that we can do it.”. Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Matt Smith is the only defending world champ entering the Countdown to the Championship as the points leader.

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