Out of curiosity what are the cost differences

I’m licensed but no physical is required. I’ve been asked to see it once in the last five years.

unless they changed it, you can run down to 9 flat in IHRA without a physical.
In NHRA it’s required at 9.99 and faster. Of the tracks you seem to run at, Norwalk is the only NHRA track.
Bowling Green is too( I get down there once a year for Moparty) but that’s it, around these parts. I don’t race at Indy, all the rest are IHRA/ WDRA.