Susan Wade has lived in the Seattle area for 40 years, but motorsports is in the Indianapolis native’s DNA. She has emerged as one of the leading drag-racing writers with nearly 30 seasons at the racetrack, focusing on the human-interest angle.
Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley and Funny Car’s Ron Capps led their fields into the six-race Countdown to the Championship, but both are battling out of fourth-place holes.Usually reticent Doug Kalitta ready to scale six-time runner-up hurdle.Surging Steve Torrence, in pursuit of a fifth crown in six years, pushing points leader Leah Pruett and No. 2 Kalitta in Top Fuel.Justin Ashley started the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship in first place in the Top Fuel class.
And Kalitta said, “Having Alan Johnson in my corner, and obviously this team I have, definitely brings a whole new element of confidence, for sure. He and Brian are doing an awesome job tuning the car. The guys are definitely in their groove putting this thing together, and having this team I have with two races to go is a pretty good spot to be in.“I’m definitely thinking about it.
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