Dallas Glenn competes for his first NHRA Pro Stock championship Sunday in Pomona, but he hasn’t spent time thinking about it.
Glenn, in fact, has tried to do anything but think about racing.
“I’ve been more on [the] not trying to overthink anything [agenda],” Glenn said this week. “I know what I need to do when we get there, and all I can hope for is the car makes eight solid good runs or at least as many as we can. I think I’ve gone golfing three times this week and tried to relax and hang out in Las Vegas with my parents. I’m just trying not to overthink anything.”
The previous NHRA event took place in Las Vegas two weeks ago. Glenn and his KB Titan Racing team experienced a first-round loss that allowed Aaron Stanfield to take the points lead, as he won the event for Elite Motorsports. Stanfield leads Glenn by 32 points entering the finale at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
Pomona is a points-and-a-half race. There will be 30 points awarded for each round instead of the traditional 20.
“I think in my mind it’s pretty simple: if I just go out there and try to make eight good quality runs and try to win the race, wherever it falls, it’ll fall, and I can’t be mad at what kind of season I’ve had,” Glenn said. “No matter what happens in Pomona, I’ve got to leave there with my head high, and I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job all season long. If it comes to Aaron or Greg [Anderson] just did a little better job than me in the last six races, then so be it.
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“But if I go there and give it everything I got, then I can’t complain about anything.”
Anderson is third in the championship hunt, sitting 56 points behind. Glenn and Anderson, the latter of whom is going for his sixth championship, are teammates at KB Titan.
Glenn has already put together a career year. He has five victories through 19 races with a win/loss record of 46-14 and twice was the No. 1 qualifier.
A four-win season in 2023 had been his previous single-season high. Glenn went from long-time crew member to driver in 2021, quickly winning three races and finishing third in points. He’s won 13 races since his debut.
It might need to be more of the same Sunday for the championship.
“In all honesty, I’m just going to roll in there and just try to be as aggressive as I can,” Glenn said. “I feel like I’m in a good place in the race car; I can hit the tree decently and hit shift points. As long as I do my job, hopefully, all the dominoes fall, and the planets are aligned correctly. Anyone who says they can win one of these without luck, I think, is lying to themselves. Hopefully the luck is on our side.
“I know Aaron is going to be very tough. This absolutely could come down to the very last round, so I’m just going to go up there and try to do what I’ve done all season and just be aggressive.”