By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Everybody who follows drag racing probably has an opinion on who will be crowned champions in the four pro classes in this weekend's Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park.
Fans will get the opportunity to express those opinions by voting for their favorites in the TopSports.news Menards NHRA Nationals Poll.
NHRA Funny Car legend John Force will be aiming for his 11th Topeka victory in this weekend's Menards NHRA Nationals. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Fans can vote at the following links:
https://linkto.run/p/7WD9Z6RN (TOP FUEL POLL)
https://poll-maker.com/poll4425387xF307A717-139 (FUNNY CAR POLL)
https://poll-maker.com/poll4425388xF3a743c4-139 (PRO STOCK CAR POLL)
https://poll-maker.com/poll4425677x16c64666-139 (PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE POLL)
Fans can vote as many times as they wish until the start of elimination rounds at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
This weekend marks the first time since 1997 that all four of the NHRA's professional categories will race in Topeka.
Will 10-time Topeka winner John Force add an unprecedented 11th win at the track after winning the Funny Car title a year ago, or will it be current points leader and three-time world champ Robert Hight, two-time and defending world champ Ron Capps or three-time FC champ Matt Hagan.
![Brittany Force picked up her first Topeka win in 2021, doubling up with father John Force, who has a track-record 10 wins at Heartland Motorsports Park. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]](/images/aa-images/John_and_Brittany_Force.jpg)
Brittany Force picked up her first Topeka win in 2021, doubling up with father John Force, who has a track-record 10 wins at Heartland Motorsports Park. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
In Top Fuel, former world champ Brittany Force is coming off her first Topeka win in 2021, doubling up with her father, and Brittany comes to Topeka as the Top Fuel points leader on the strength of four wins in '22.
Four-time defending Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence will be among the favorites in the Menards NHRA Nationals this weekend at Heartland Motorsports Park. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Will B. Force add a second straight Topeka victory or will it be four-time defending Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence, eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher, three-time world champ Antron Brown or will somebody else break through out of a star-studded field?
Erica Enders (front) has dominated the Pro Stock class in 2022 entering this weekend's Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
In Pro Stock Car, Erica Enders has dominated that division and has to be considered the pre-race favorite while five-time and defending world champ Greg Anderson, the winningest Pro Stock driver in NHRA history, is always a threat to win any time he comes to Topeka.
The most intriguing division this weekend could well be Pro Stock Motorcycle, which returns to Topeka for the first time in 25 years.
Points leader and three-time world PSM champ Angelle Sampey is the only rider in the field with a Topeka win, taking a victory in 1997, while Matt Smith has won five world titles.
There will be one pro qualifying run on Friday, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and two qualifying sessions on Saturday, getting under way at 2 and 5 p.m.
