Why cant Sportsman Racing be like this on TV these days???

[Greg Hill]

Guys, I guess my point got lost in all the discussion about TV coverage. My point was that NHRA has made a conscious effort to promote only top fuel and funny car over the last 25 years. The only person the average guy on the street knows is John Force. Even drag racing fans generally only know a few of the pros. How come these fans don't know Ben Wenzel who won Indy in 1967 and is still racing the same car. How come they don't know Charlie Westcott who has taken the old super stock hemi cars to a whole new level or David Rampy who has more wins in competition eliminator than any one. How come they don't know Dan Fletcher, or Peter Biondo, or Edmund Richardson three of the best sportsman racers ever. It's because NHRA has taken the path of least resistance and decided it's too hard or too much trouble to educate the fans about sportsman racing.

They have done what put the most money in their own pockets while doing harm to the sportsman side of drag racing. When's the last time you saw a stock or super stock car in one of the magazines. Car Craft used to have an All Star team of sportsman drivers and tuners. They should be sending out press releases to the hometown papers, tv stations and radio stations of winners of all their races including points races.

Why do they show the top fuelers and funny cars tearing down their engines between rounds instead of showing sportsman racing? Why do they have those idiotic interviews
with the pros instead of showing sportsman racing. They have failed miserably to do things to benefit sportsman racing. Brett I apologize for not giving you credit for what you have done in the past.