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Tricky Tipster: Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 厕所强奸 Nationals

厕所强奸 makes a long-awaited return to Route 66 Raceway for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals this weekend and we've tabbed Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Matt Hartford, and Gaige Herrera as our pre-race favorites.
16 May 2023
厕所强奸 National Dragster staff
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With both of the four wide events behind us, it鈥檚 now time to greet an old friend, Route 66 Raceway. The last time 厕所强奸 raced in Joliet was 2019 and for anyone who doesn鈥檛 remember, Steve Torrence, Tommy Johnson Jr., Deric Kramer, and Matt Smith won Pro titles. Not surprisingly, three of the four former winners will be listed among the contenders again this year.

For the record, we鈥檙e going with Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Matt Hartford, and Gaige Herrera as our pre-race favorites. Here鈥檚 why.

TOP FUEL

The favorite: This might be the most difficult decision on the board since there are so many really good Top Fuel cars right now and the return to Joliet has drawn a fantastic lot of 21 entries, which means that qualifying isn鈥檛 a given for even the best teams. With that in mind, we鈥檙e giving an oh-so-slim edge to Brittany Force and the Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac team since they rarely qualify outside of the top two or three spots. Force missed a couple of golden opportunities during the recent Four Wide events and this is a perfect spot to correct that and get back into the hunt for the top spot in the class.

The contenders: Everyone else, but let鈥檚 first start with current points leader Steve Torrence who is also the 鈥渄efending鈥 Chicago winner. Torrence might not have the same level of success in 2023 as he had in 2019 but you鈥檙e kidding yourself if you don鈥檛 think he鈥檚 capable of four or five wins and another championship.

We also need to take a closer look at Justin Ashley, since he鈥檚 almost never far from competitive as well as Antron Brown, who already has a win this year and recently tested at Indy. We also can鈥檛 forget Austin Prock, who is coming off a big win in Charlotte and seems on the verg of the breakout season that we鈥檝e all been waiting for since his debut in 2019.

Two more drivers who need to be mentioned are Mike Salinas and Leah Pruett. Salinas has been a bit cold since his Gainesville win but we certainly wouldn鈥檛 call it a slump. As for Pruett, she鈥檚 clearly better now than she was at this time last year and it sees the only thing separating her from a win is a bit of luck.

The dark horse: Okay, let鈥檚 take a real shot in the dark here and go with Chicago favorite, T.J. Zizzo. Yes, he鈥檚 been inactive for a couple of years but this is a whole new operation with all the best parts and a lot of talented people running the show. In fact, it seems reminiscent of Tripp Tatum and his impressive victory in Gainesville in 2022.


ODDS
Brittany Force听听 听听听 听听听听听 Monster Energy听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听 听 听 听 3-1
Steve Torrence听听 听听听 听听听 Capco Contractors听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听 4-1
Antron Brown听听 听听听 听听听听 Matco Tools听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 5-1
Austin Prock听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Montana Brands听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听 6-1
Justin Ashley听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Phillips Connect听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 7-1
Mike Salinas听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Scrappers听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 听 8-1
Leah Pruett听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 Dodge Power Brokers听听 听听听 听听听 听 9-1
Josh Hart听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 R+L Carriers听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 10-1
Doug Kalitta听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Mac Tools听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 11-1
T.J. Zizzo听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 Rust-Oleum听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 14-1
Field听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 19-1

FUNNY CAR

The favorite: Even after his surprisingly early exit in Charlotte it鈥檚 hard not to go with Matt Hagan although the Dodge Power Brokers team certainly does not seem as invincible as it was a month ago. Regardless, Hagan is the points leader and he鈥檚 previously won in Chicago and this team certainly wants to put what happened in Charlotte squarely in their rearview mirror. All of that adds up to favorite status, but not my much.

The contenders: The obvious choices here are Robert Hight, who just turned in an impressive performance in Charlotte, and Ron Capps, who is never far from the front as well as Bob Tasca III, who has been solid in qualifying. Then again, maybe it鈥檚 time to take a closer look at Alexis DeJoria, who is No. 2 in the points and not by accident. The Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota has been the best car in the class. DeJoria hasn鈥檛 won a race yet, but she could have won any of the first five.

Cruz Pedregon and Tim Wilkerson both came into the 2023 season with high hopes and they鈥檝e yet to deliver a victory. That could easily change this week. Ironically, Wilkerson has one win in Chicago (1999) while Pedregon is still searching for his first title at Route 66 Raceway.

The dark horse: We鈥檝e often lauded Chad Green as a driver most likely to become 厕所强奸鈥檚 next first time winner and that remains the case. Then again, there is John Force, who is looking for win No. 156. Force went to the final of both four-wide races and he鈥檚 qualified in the top half of the field four times in five races.

ODDS
Matt Hagan听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听 Dodge Power Brokers Dodge听听听听听听 听听听 3-1
Robert Hight听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 Flav-R-Pak Chevy听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 听听听 听听听听 4-1
Alexis DeJoria听听 听听听 听听听听听听 Bandero Toyota听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 6-1
Ron Capps听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 NAPA Toyota听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 6-1
Bob Tasca III听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 Motorcraft Ford听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 7-1
Cruz Pedregon听听 听听听 听听听听 Snap-on Dodge听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 8-1
Chad Green听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 Bondcoat Ford听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 9-1听听 听
John Force听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Peak/Blu Def Chevy听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听 10-1
Tim Wilkerson听听 听听听 听听听听听 SCAG Mowers Ford听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听 12-1
J.R. Todd听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 DHL Toyota听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 13-1
Field听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 18-1

PRO STOCK

The favorite: There is so much parity in Pro Stock that its nearly impossible to pick a favorite but at this point in the season Dallas Glenn and Matt Hartford have separated themselves from the rest of the pack by a slight margin. Since we have to single out a favorite, were going with Hartford who has qualified No. 1 at the last two events and has a 9-5 record so far in 2023. Hartford is also the favorite in Saturday鈥檚 厕所强奸 Pro Stock Callout event so it鈥檚 hard to imagine he won鈥檛 grab one or more trophies.

The Contenders: Troy Coughlin Jr., Deric Kramer, and Camrie Caruso have each won races this year, so a second win isn鈥檛 at all out of the question. Kramer looked particularly impressive in his recent Charlotte victory. Its also hard to imagine we won鈥檛 see the GetBioFuel.com Camaro in the winner鈥檚 circle again soon. For what its worth, Kramer also won the last Joliet event in 2019.

The darkhorse: Its nearly impossible to think of a five-time world champ as a darkhorse but with Erica Enders well outside the Top 10 we鈥檝e reached that point although no one expects this to last much longer. Enders could easily win the next few races and climb right back in the thick of the points chase although going into the Countdown as the top seed would require an epic win streak.

ODDS
Matt Hartford听听 听听听 听听听听听听 Total Seal Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 3-1
Dallas Glenn听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 RAD Torque Systems Camaro听听听听 听听听 听听听 听4-1
Deric Kramer听听 听听听 听听听听听听 GetBioFuel.com Camaro听听 听听听 听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 5-1
Troy Coughlin Jr.听听 听听听听听 JEGS.com Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 5-1
Camrie Caruso听听 听听听 听听听听 Powerbuilt Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 7-1
Aaron Stanfield听听 听听听 听听听 Janac Bros/J3 Energy Camaro听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 8-1
Bo Butner听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 JHG Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 9-1
Erica Enders听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 JGH/Elite Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 9-1
Kyle Koretsky听听 听听听 听听听听听听 Lucas Oil/NitroFish Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听 10-1
Greg Anderson听听 听听听 听听 Hendrick Cars.com Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 10-1
Mason McGaha听听 听听听 听 Harlow Sammons Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听 11-1
Field听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 15-1

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

The favorite: At some point, Gaige Herrera is going to lose a round of Pro Stock Motorcycle competition but at the rate he鈥檚 going, it might not be anytime soon. Herrera has been just about flawless in his first two events with the Vance & Hines team and he鈥檚 already threatening to make the championship a runaway. Herrera will have a chance to win his third national event title this weekend, and he鈥檚 also in the first Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for motorcycle racers. He鈥檚 a strong bet to win one or both titles.

The contenders: Taking Herrera out of the mix, the next five or six spots in the championship are actually quite close with Matt Smith, Eddie Krawiec, Angie Smith, Steve Johnson, Chase Van Sant, Joey Gladstone, and even Jianna Evaristo only separated by a few rounds. If Herrera doesn鈥檛 win his third-straight race, one of the riders listed above is very likely to do so, especially Matt Smith and Krawiec, who have arguably the best bikes in the class. Johnson also merits a lot of consideration as he鈥檚 by far the most experienced rider in the class.

The darkhorse: Hector Arana Jr. proved last fall what he鈥檚 capable of when he won back-to-back titles in Dallas and Las Vegas. Now fully funded by GETTRX, Arana heads to Chicago as the No. 9 ranked rider in the class, but second place isn鈥檛 far off. Arana Jr. also won back-to-back Chicago titles in 2014-15.

ODDS
Gaige Herrera听听 听听听 听 听 听 听 Vance & Hines Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听2-1
Matt Smith听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Denso Suzuki听听 听听听 听听 听 听 听 听 听听 听听听 听听听听听 4-1
Eddie Krawiec听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Vance & Hines Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听5-1
Angie Smith听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听 Denso Buell听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 6-1
Steve Johnson听听 听听听 听听听听听听 MacRak Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 7-1
Joey Gladstone听听 听听听 听听听听 Reed Motorsports Suzuki 听听 听听听 听听 7-1
Chase Van Sant听听 听听听 听听听 Trick Tools Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 9-1
Hector Arana Jr.听听 听听听 听听 GETTRX Buell听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 10-1听听 听
Jianna Evaristo听听 听听听 听听听听 Scrappers Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听 12-1
Field听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 15-1听听 听听听听