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From the last race of 2021 until the week of the first 2022 event, rules were changed and adjusted and tweeked for the Big Dog Shootout competitors. This was an effort to increase car count and to get cars that were setting on ProJacks to come out and compete.The thumbnail version of this was NHRA Pro Mod rules with a small weight differential and a couple, read that several, additions. First of these was a spec 34.5 tire, no problem. But next came the cubic inch to weight formula that allowed 5 …

Hollywood movie producers couldn’t have written a better script for four-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders Sunday. Enders, a native of Houston, won the final race at Houston Raceway Park, beating rookie Camrie Caruso in the finals.Enders clocked a 6.568-second elapsed time at 210.24 mph to defeat Caruso’s 6.624-second lap at 209.26 mph. “I don’t know if I could put it into words, honestly,” Enders said about the emotional win. “I have so many wonderful memories at this racetra …

PRO NITROUSRJ Race Cars/Quarter-Max built Camaro“Mountain Man” Mike Achenbach once thought he wouldn’t run in PDRA Pro Nitrous because the competition was so tough, but after now winning two events over the last year, he’s proven that he’s one of those tough competitors himself. The Pennsylvania native recorded a weekend-best 3.668 at 206.80 in his Brandon Switzer-tuned “Deep Purple” ’69 Camaro in the final round to knock out nearby Smithfield, North Carolina’s Jay Cox in the final round. Cox sl …

Erica Enders has accomplished plenty in her NHRA Pro Stock career, highlighted by her four world championships in 2014-15 and 2019-20.Now, she has another line on her decorated resume.Enders became the winningest driver at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with her ninth victory at the facility Sunday.Enders’ latest win came at the Four Wide Nationals when she clocked a 6.68-second elapsed time at 206.32 mph to win her quad that consisted of Cristian Cuadra (6.702); Mason McGaha (6.684) and …

Few things excite car lovers more than getting a brand-new ride, which is exactly why Pro Stock frontrunner Troy Coughlin Jr. is jazzed up for this weekend’s Las Vegas NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Coughlin recently took possession of a 2022 RJ Race Cars Chevrolet Camaro clad in the legendary yellow-and-black colors of JEGS.com. Rick and Rickie Jones, the owners of RJ Race Cars, relied on a lot of input from Coughlin to build the car to his needs. They h …