LAS VEGAS – Dallas Glenn’s first season in the NHRA Camping World Drag Series was filled with several impressive moments, including winning in just his fourth career start and getting a late-season victory at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway en route to being named the 2021 NHRA Rookie of the Year.
Three races into his second Pro Stock season, the young standout continues to raise the bar as his own expectations grow early in his career. He won the most recent race in Gainesville in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro, and Glenn will try to become the first multi-event winner in the class in 2022 at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. His first Pro Stock victory came in the four-wide format last year in Charlotte, and coupled with the Vegas success he’s already had, it gives Glenn high hopes for the weekend.
“That first season there’s pressure to do well and then you get a season under your belt, it’s almost a different pressure,” said Glenn, who now has four career victories. “You want to keep doing well and I have to prove this new car we’re in is just as good. This season is going to be just as tough and we’ve already had three different winners in three races, but it should be a really fun season.”
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) all picked up wins at last year’s four-wide race in Las Vegas. This year’s race will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 (FS1), including eliminations coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, and is also the fourth race of the season. For Glenn, it’s a chance to close the gap on points leader Aaron Stanfield and build momentum on what he believes is a championship-caliber team.
He finished third in his rookie campaign and is currently fourth in points behind Stanfield, four-time world champ and defending event winner Enders and KB Racing teammate Kyle Koretsky. But it’s a class loaded with talent, including reigning world champ Greg Anderson, Mason McGaha, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Deric Kramer. So Glenn knows plenty of challenges await in Las Vegas.
But he’s also proven to be a quick learner in the four-wide format, taking an impressive victory in Charlotte a year ago. With his new car starting to come around, Glenn thinks the best is yet to come this season.
“Our team does an awesome job and we’ve been working on it a lot, and I think it’s going to be a really good hot rod,” Glenn said. “The car is working fantastic. Everyone was questioning why we were getting in a different car, but our team was like, ‘just wait.’ Once we get it figured out, we know it’s going to be a handful and I think we’re getting to that point. I can’t wait for the rest of the season, and I feel like this car is just going to keep getting better and better.”