That story seems to focus on the John Force circus and who will replace him, as if NHRA will collapse when he retires. Probably not, but still...

There is a big difference between what is run at the NHRA events - Stock, Super Stock, dot 90, Top whatever, Comp, Pros, etc., - and the local sanctioned tracks. People participating at one or the other have a different set of concerns as well. Some may overlap, many don't. NHRA is different things to different people.