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Tricky Tipster: 厕所强奸 4-Wide Nationals, Charlotte

Heading to "the Bellagio of dragstrips" for the second of two four-wide races this season, Trick Tipster has given the nod to Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera as the pre-race favorites.
26 Apr 2024
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OK, so Tipster whiffed a bit on the Las Vegas 厕所强奸 4-Wide Nationals with an 0-3 record for the three Pro classes. The good news is that the net four-wide race is just around the corner at zMax Dragway, often known as "the Bellagio of dragstrips.鈥

Through the first four races of the season, we鈥檝e only had one repeat winner in any of the Pro classes, Top Fuel鈥檚 Shawn Langdon, which makes it difficult from a handicapper's perspective. That being said, we鈥檙e going with Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera as our favorites this week.


TOP FUEL

The favorite: Reigning champ Doug Kalitta didn鈥檛 exactly struggle through the first three races of the season, but the Mac Tools team turned it up a notch in Las Vegas, and Kalitta won his first four-wide race. It likely won鈥檛 be his last. Known for his even-keeled approach, Kalitta would seem to be a perfect fit for the four-wide format as he rarely gets distracted.

It also helps to have the best car in the class, and in Las Vegas, that was almost certainly Kalitta鈥檚 Alan Johnson-tuned dragster as he set low elapsed time of the weekend in the final round with a 3.71. Obviously, conditions in Charlotte will be much different than what teams experienced in Las Vegas, but Kalitta remains a favorite to sweep both four-wide races.

The contenders:听 Four-wide races tend to favor the best drivers, so that would make Justin Ashley and Shawn Langdon the leading contenders because they鈥檙e both consistently at the top of the charts when it comes to reaction-time average. It also helps that they鈥檝e both won races this season.

Beyond Ashley and Langdon, Steve Torrence and his father, Billy, have two of the best cars in the class, and they're both veterans of four-wide races. Steve is especially dangerous against three opponents, as he鈥檚 got multiple four-wide victories. We can also throw Antron Brown in the mix, as he鈥檚 coming off a win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty 厕所强奸 Challenge.

The dark horse: Wouldn鈥檛 it be appropriate for Tony Stewart to score his first 厕所强奸 Top Fuel win in Charlotte, the heart of NASCAR country? Don鈥檛 laugh, it could happen. Stewart, who won the 2003 NASCAR Cup event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, has quickly adapted to his new surroundings in Top Fuel and made the final round in Las Vegas. Stewart has also noted that he enjoys the four-wide format.

ODDS
Doug Kalitta听听 听听听 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 4-1
Justin Ashley听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 SCAG Power Equipment听听 听听听听 5-1
Shawn Langdon听听 听听听听听听听 Kalitta Air听听 听听听 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 Torrence听听 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 7-1
Billy Torrence听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Capco Contractors听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听 8-1
Antron Brown听听 听听听 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 9-1
Tony Stewart听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听 Mobil 1听听 听听听 听听听 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
Brittany Force听听 听听听 听听听听听听 Monster Energy听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 11-1
Tony Schumacher听听 听听听 Leatherwood Distilleries听听 听听听听 13-1
Clay Millican听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 Parts Plus听听 听听听 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: He didn鈥檛 win the Las Vegas event, but Austin Prock remains our favorite because he鈥檚 quickly adapted to his new surroundings behind the wheel of the John Force Racing Cornwell Tools Camaro. Prock, the incoming championship leader, got ambushed in the Las Vegas final by Bob Tasca III, but along the way, he did set low elapsed time of the weekend with a 3.89. He is both quick and consistent, and after just four races, he鈥檚 arguably a better Funny Car driver than he was in Top Fuel, and he was pretty good in a dragster.

The contenders: By a narrow margin, Las Vegas winner Bob Tasca III is ranked just behind Prock. Tasca and his team took a somewhat conservative approach to the Las Vegas race, and it paid big dividends. Of course, the driver also did his part with a rare triple holeshot in the final round. Just guessing here, but the conservative approach will be out the window this weekend as zMax Dragway is often a 鈥渟wing for the fences鈥 track, especially with four qualifying sessions. Tasca is a good bet to qualify No. 1, and he鈥檚 certainly capable of winning the race.

Prock and Tasca aside, we have to like what we鈥檝e seen so far from J.R. Todd, while Matt Hagan and Ron Capps continue to find their groove after a slow start this season. It鈥檚 also worth noting that John Force won the delayed final round from Pomona and looked darn good doing it. Of course, Force also won the first-ever four-wide event in Charlotte.

The dark horse: Call it Tipster鈥檚 intuition, but something tells us that Blake Alexander is due for a really good weekend. The Pronto/Head Racing entry is capable of running with the best cars in the class, albeit with a few consistency issues. Again, Charlotte tends to be a great track, and the weather forecast is favorable, so we鈥檙e willing to take our chances for a surprise winner.

ODDS
Austin Prock听听 听听听 听 Cornwell Tools Chevy听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听 4-1
Bob Tasca III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 5-1
J.R. Todd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 6-1
Matt Hagan听听 听听听 听听听 Dodge Power Brokers Dodge听听听听听 7-1
John Force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 8-1
Ron Capps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 9-1
Chad Green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 10-1听听 听
Alexis DeJoria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 12-1
Daniel Wilkerson听 SCAG Mowers Ford听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 12-1
Blake Alexander听听 Pronto/Head Inc. Ford听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听 14-1
Paul Lee听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听 McLeod/FTI Dodge听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听 15-1
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 18-1


PRO STOCK

The favorite: This might be the toughest call of any of the four classes just because the competition is so darned close in Pro Stock, and we鈥檝e had four different winners in four events. By a coin flip, we鈥檙e going with past four-wide winner Dallas Glenn, but the margin is razor-thin. Glenn has all the tools necessary to win this race as his RAD Torque Systems Camaro can run at the top of the pack, and he didn鈥檛 give himself the nickname 鈥淒ouble-O Dallas.鈥
It's reasonable to assume the final quad in Pro Stock will be decided by a few thousandths or less, so whoever wins has their work cut out for them.

The contenders: Let鈥檚 see, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders, and Greg Anderson have each won races this season, so they鈥檒l certainly rate among the favorites, and the same can be said for Aaron Stanfield, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Jerry Don Tucker, who scored the first low qualifier award of his career in Las Vegas and made the final round.

The dark horse: There鈥檚 a number of Pro Stock drivers who could be termed as 鈥渙verdue鈥 for a great weekend, including Troy Coughlin Jr., Aaron Stanfield, and Matt Hartford, who is coming off an extremely rare DNQ. We can also give a nod to Brandon Foster, who has thrown his hat into the ring as 厕所强奸鈥檚 possible next first-time Pro winner with several strong performances in his rookie season.

ODDS

Dallas Glenn听听 听听听 听听听 RAD Torque Systems Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 3-1
Erica Enders听听 听听听 听听听听 JHG/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 4-1
Jeg Coughlin Jr.听听 听听听 听SCAG Power Equipment Camaro听听 听听听 听5-1
Greg Anderson听听 听听听 听HendrickCars.com Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 6-1
Troy Coughlin Jr.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 7-1
Aaron Stanfield听听 听听听 听Janac Bros/J3 Energy Camaro听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 8-1
Cristian Cuadra 听听 听听 Corral Boots Mustang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
Brandon Foster听听 听听听 Aquaprop 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 12-1
Matt Hartford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听 13-1
Jerry Tucker听听 听听听 听听听听听 Outlaw Mile-Hi Light Beer Camaro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听听听听听听听听听 19-1


PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

The favorite: At this point, it would be crazy to go with anyone other than reigning champ Gaige Herrera, who backed up last season鈥檚 11-win campaign with a convincing win in Gainesville. The Pro Stock Motorcycle teams have had more than a month to catch up to the RevZilla/Vance & Hines Suzuki, so it鈥檚 possible that someone can dethrone the current champ, but until that happens, Herrera will be our favorite.

The contenders: North Carolina native Matt Smith is playing what he calls a home game this weekend, and he and wife Angie tend to do very well at zMax Dragway. It鈥檚 highly unlikely that one or both of them do not make the final quad, and as we all know, anything can happen in a four-wide race.

It's a small sampling, but we also like what we鈥檝e seen so far from Richard Gadson, who was impressive in his Gainesville debut with the Vance & Hines team. Gadson鈥檚 biggest problem is everyone else鈥檚 biggest problem: beating Herrera. Former champ LE Tonglet made it to the semfinals in Gainesville, and there is a lot of potential in his Maple Grove Raceway/Nitro Fish Suzuki.

The dark horse: It鈥檚 hard to call him a dark horse because he wins fairly often, but Hector Arana Jr. comes to mind as someone who could use a lift after a disappointing round-one loss in Gainesville. Arana and his GETTRX Buell have the ability to put the heat on Herrera, and once again, the four-wide format lends itself to upsets.

ODDS

Gaige Herrera听听 听听听 听听听听 RevZilla/Vance & Hines Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听Even
Matt 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听听听听听听听听听 4-1
LE Tonglet听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听 Maple Grove/Nitro Fish Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 6-1
Angie Smith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听听听听听听听听听 7-1
Richard Gadson听听 听听听听听 RevZilla/Vance & Hines Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听听 8-1
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听听听听听听听听 9-1
Steve Johnson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 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 11-1
Kelly Clontz听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听 Steamfitters UA602 Suzuki听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听 12-1
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听听听听听听听听听 19-1