Me and my wallet have found out lately that it is not just h.p./torque, but a particular combo that gets the car dialed in. The guy that gets his car on a chassis dyno, and spends the time and money to get the car set up right, should have an advantage. Proper tire size/axle ratio, tuning, and a torque converter that allows one to launch at peak torque wins races. Power to weight ratio is very important, but only a starting place when getting a car to run well.