FYI WIRZ: NASCAR and NHRA Champions Talk Contender Catapult

It’s not certain what it takes for a viable motorsports driver and team in NASCAR and NHRA to rise to the level of a national championship, but champions have clues. Some champion's notions about trophy achievement have common threads, while all champions have thoughts that stand out. NASCAR champions Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and James Buescher seem to know what a championship run takes.NHRA champions John Force, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Allen Johnson also have high-speed winning beliefs. All these great champions answered one challenging question recently from this reporter. What must a contender do to rise to the level of champion? Some champions, like Keselowski, seem to have ...

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