IHRA at Columbus.

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Still sitting at Woodburn today relaxing thanks to a track with great hospitality (I thank them for huge), and having some time to look at some data.

Just looking at NHRA Stock National points standings only so far, knowing
how gray haired our ranks are in the
majority (I am 1 of those), and looking at
the 2025 season so far (694 Stk racers
so far this season start to 7/15/2025,
have run at least 1 national or divisional
event so far.

Then I broke up thestandings in the
following manner top 10 (account for 85 total Stock event entries so far), then top 15 (125), and so on by every 5 up to the 150th spot in current standings (1,168) total so far for just that limited group alone Just counting all Nat/Div entries (including doubles as 2 entries).

That is by far not everyone (just a sample of the total 694 in the list of those having raced 1 or more, but the largest sample.

Some have up to 13-14 events competed in so far, though it is a minority.

Many have traveled very far, far from home and back again to continue competing in their home divisions. Some coast-to-coast & back like the points leader and been very productive.

While Double Div. Events are really tough on the still working crowd (and for aged father/younger son/daughter, and other working families), in the category (no
doubt there)...The many in the top 150 currently seem to not only be taking advantage of the doubles, but also combining them with the National events either before/after nearby or same event venue/area tracks and many rewarded for doing so (beyond savings in fuel costs, etc.).

Many also this year have never even left their home div. yet this year and still been quite productive.

Weather (Rain, Wind, Sun, Severe), is all having its way with all of us. But, it shows that some love the doubles, and chase them even more if the Nationals also overlap before or after same track or nearby (saving at least some fuel costs and driving, by not going out and back 3 times to catch/enter 3 events).

Myself, just started over gaining data at different elevation tracks out of div., as I now have the ability to tune, racking up some grade points, see what the car likes and does not (low temps, low elevation), and racing while Div. 7 is dead as a door nail come June to Mid-Sept....(From the high and windy Grand Junction, CO, to sea level Woodburn and Pacific Raceway, and Bremerton during a 37 day trip to Div.6, racing every single weekend both Stk 2 doubles/1 nat, and a total of 5 days of bracket racing between Woodburn/Bremerton.

At least I am helping w/the car counts on the west coast and gaining that data.

The racing is being done, those top 150 are entering lots of races as are the other 500 Stock racers. There is just a lot of events annually offered. People have choices in many places, others have fewer choices and fuel costs money.