Electrifying news: NHRA adding EV classes for 2022 How will all that instant torque perform on the drag strip? Tags Ford’s electric-powered Mustang CJ1400 Cobra Jet has been in the 8s and reached into the 160 mph bracket in exhibition runs | NHRA photo You likely have been impressed with the 0-60 mph sprint times being posted by electric vehicles. So has the National Hot Rod Association, which has announced a new racing class to launch in 2022 — and it’s for electric vehicles. “Electric cars will compete within the Summit Racing Series in all seven NHRA Divisions,” the drag racing...