NHRA Stock Elim Car Counts Highest Since 2008

[SSDA Hemi]

Originally Posted by Rsmith38

Comp is a different story - the days of average individuals or teams being able to compete are gone. Spoke to a team owner a couple of years back - he said I couldn't do this now if I hadn't accumulated all this stuff over the years. He mentioned an acquaintance was building a comp car - had spent approx. $300K - not many people can do that without a Sponsor of some kind!

Thats debatable..... The Comp championship was won with a front engine dragster with an alky fueled, iron headed small block chevy. Very simple combo that took time, $ and knowledge to refine, but not a high dollar combination to build.

Another friend placed very well in Comp in Division 1 this season, and also a very low dollar to build pipe rack.....

Comp is just like any other class. Its how expensive you make it. A dragster is much more budget minded than a new A/AP 750ci Jerry Bickel door car. Not as exciting to watch, but much more competitive and cheaper to build and run.....

And Tony and Nitro Joe, thanks for the numbers. Very Interesting data!!

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

total Driver count for 2015 (includes Nat, Divisional & Nat Open events)
Comp : 223
SS :805
Stock :1183

I'll work on doing divisional stuff and post that soon, just sit back and enjoy your time off, I know I have been.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

ok gang, I spent my sunday morning doing some numbers again, here we go........
These are based on qualifying sheets from every event in each division. Like in Div #1 Comp, in the final points, it shows 44 cars, but 55 drivers ran a D1 Comp event, means 11 outside the division drivers. Hope this will help. Going back into hibernation, lol

Div 1
Comp: 55
SS: 203
Stock : 290

Div 2
Comp: 40
SS: 118
Stock : 147

Div 3
Comp: 57
SS: 228
Stock : 323

Div 4
Comp: 38
SS: 85
Stock : 150

Div 5
Comp: 46
SS: 106
Stock : 223

Div 6
Comp: 28
SS: 59
Stock : 100

Div 7
Comp: 48
SS: 159
Stock : 196

[Bruce Noland]

Joe, do you have a total number of racers for Stock?

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

1183 is the total "head count" in stock in 2015

[Ronnie Charnes]

Thank you Joe very interesting