"And the God complex. You are right, it probably would be inferior. But people dont go racing to make sure the NHRA stays afloat as their motivation."

No but because of the NHRA there are modern, safe tracks. We don't run any NHRA exclusive events with our Outlaw car but we race at their tracks which are almost always higher quality, safer, better prepped than the non-NHRA sanctioned crap around. And we run by their chassis and other rules which means safer cars.