Pep Boys All-Star Callout bonus race throws an extra monkey-wrench into tension-filled opener at Gainesville, Fla.
Four-time champion Steve Torrence, who has combined with Force to hoard the past six Top Fuel championships, said, “Brittany kicked our butt from start to finish, each and every guy and girl out there. So she's the champ, and now it's on all of us to try to go take it. I've been in her position, and she's been in this position before. She's a two-time champ, so she knows the pressure that's on her. She knows the pressure that's on all of us.
What she’s more concerned about is a bonus program—actually, a couple of them. The first will be the Pep Boys All-Star Callout, a race-within-a-race that will take place Saturday during qualifying with the biggest payout of the season, $80,000 to the winner. It’s more money than the sanctioning body pays for a victory.
So Force acknowledged the added stress from wanting to perform well in those specialty events—all while trying to establish herself as the driver to beat once again. The Callout forces drivers to challenge specific drivers to race against. The inaugural Callout was set for last March at Gainesville, but persistent rain showers interrupted the program. It finished in September at Indianapolis at the U.S. Nationals, giving it a completely different impact on the season than the intended one. Strategy changed. Mindsets changed. And the element of the unknown, which will make it seem like an inaugural Callout, is ratcheting up the tension for some racers.
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