The thing many people don’t realize is........ the bulk of the mid-pack FAST cars don’t really make all that much power.
The ones a little higher up the ladder have figured out how to utilize what power they are making.
Sure, the top tier cars make big power........ but there aren’t that many of them....... and they’re the “top of the food chain” combos(hemi, l88, CJ, etc), accompanied by rather large budgets.