As the next-to-last event that will decide the season’s NHRA Mello Yello world championships, plenty is at stake here. Every run is important because a slip at this point could be worse than snake eyes at the other Strip’s craps tables. The venue is the same as in the spring, though this time the race is cut to two lanes, and the potential for cooler weather can make for high drama at an event where world titles are on the line.