Steve Torrence was the last winner of the TRAXXAS Shootout (2017) and the first winner of the Pep Boys Call Out (2022). As a result, the four-time NHRA world champion is keenly aware of the historic significance of next month\u2019s inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson\u2019s Horsepowered Garage at Bradenton Motorsports Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody wants to win the first or the last because those are the momentous occasions that you don\u2019t get many opportunities in a career to do,\u201d he said, \u201cand then there\u2019s also a lot of money at stake ($250,000 for the winners in Top Fuel and Funny Car; $125,000 in Pro Stock), so it\u2019s motivating to go out there and have a chance to win that much in one weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the biggest payout in professional drag racing history, but just to be able to leave there with the pride of saying you won that is exciting because, like I said, there\u2019s only one opportunity to be the first.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the 40-year-old Texan, it\u2019s about bragging rights and about showcasing the sport he loves a little differently.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that the chip draw format (which will determine who races whom) is going to change the game in a big way,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a possibility that the two quickest cars of the weekend will have to race each other (in the first round). I think it\u2019s definitely going to change the way that we race.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a driver, you\u2019re going to have to be ready for whatever,\u201d said the 54-time NHRA tour winner. \u201cYou don\u2019t get to look ahead and kind of plan your day out according to a ladder. It\u2019s fly by the-seat-of-your-pants and (it\u2019s) even more so for the crew chiefs. I\u2019m pretty excited about it. I think it\u2019ll bring some raw emotion with it. There\u2019ll be some people that have a little anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n
Torrence also is excited about the potential for expanding the sport\u2019s fan base through the live-stream coverage on FloRacing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is going to be a show,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is going to be a spectacle. I think the accessibility, the interactiveness, the entertainment value will be there in addition to the drag racing. When you can get the actual entertainers all together (a reference to the members of the Professional Racers Owners Organization who collectively created the event) it is a huge step to (building) a stronger, more solid future for drag racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the opportunity to showcase our sport in a different arena, in a different way that I feel will be exciting for our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, when all is said and done, it still comes down to the basics of the sport. It\u2019s all about getting that last win light.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest thing is everybody wants to be the first winner of the Superstar Shootout,\u201d Torrence said. \u201cThat\u2019s bragging rights for a career right there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by JHG will also feature $250,000-to-win Funny Car and $125,000-to-win Pro Stock, as well as sportsman racing, live music, a vendor village, and more. Tickets are now on sale at https:\/\/bit.ly\/scagpro<\/a>. Fans at home can tune in to the official FloRacing livestream at https:\/\/flosports.link\/3t04gHk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The post Steve Torrence Aims to Add Another Milestone at Inaugural PRO Superstar Shootout<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated | Drag Racing News, Opinion, Interviews, Photos, Videos and More<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Steve Torrence was the last winner of the TRAXXAS Shootout (2017) and the first winner of the Pep Boys Call Out (2022). As a result, the four-time NHRA world champion is keenly aware of the historic significance of next month\u2019s inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson\u2019s Horsepowered Garage at Bradenton Motorsports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,78117,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drag-racing","category-race-pages","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91070,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90998\/revisions\/91070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}