Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight heads
to Atlanta in search of first victory of 2017

COMMERCE, Ga. (May 2) – Robert Hight has shown quickness, speed and the ability to advance rounds during the last four races, but still seeks his first Funny Car victory of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

He’ll look to this weekend’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, site of the seventh stop on the season, and an event in which he’s proven successful in the past. Continue reading Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight heads to Atlanta in search of first victory of 2017 →

Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight heads
to Atlanta in search of first victory of 2017

Photo credit: Ron Lewis Photography
COMMERCE, Ga. (May 2) – Robert Hight has shown quickness, speed and the ability to advance rounds during the last four races, but still seeks his first Funny Car victory of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

He’ll look to this weekend’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, site of the seventh stop on the season, and an event in which he’s proven successful in the past. Continue reading Auto Club Chevrolet driver Robert Hight heads to Atlanta in search of first victory of 2017 →

John Force takes PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevy
to Four-Wide Nationals second round

Photo credit: Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery
CONCORD, N.C. (April 30) – Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force took the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro to the second round of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals before running into a buzzsaw quad that ended his day early.

Force, who qualified No. 3, sped into the second round with a pass of 3.937 seconds at 309.20 mph. He got to the finish line first in the quad against No. 6 qualifier Ron Capps, No. 11 qualifier Del Worsham and No. 14 qualifier Chad Head.
Continue reading John Force takes PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevy to Four-Wide Nationals second round →

Despite second-round exit in Four-Wide Nationals,
Robert Hight knows Auto Club Chevy team ready to roll

CONCORD, N.C. (April 30) – Robert Hight set the quickest elapsed time for Funny Cars in Sunday’s Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway but came up short in his bid for a third title in the unique race.

Hight – the No. 2 qualifier in the Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS – was the quickest in the opening quad of cars, landing a spot in the second round with a time of 3.884 seconds at 327.66 mph. Hight and Jack Beckman advanced, while Tommy Johnson Jr. and Jim Campbell were sent home. Continue reading Despite second-round exit in Four-Wide Nationals, Robert Hight knows Auto Club Chevy team ready to roll →

Brittany Force ready for changes to
Monster Energy car after Charlotte defeat

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CONCORD, N.C. (April 30) – The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has been a bit disjointed for Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force.

Force started well, reaching the final round of the second race, at Phoenix. But an issue with the race car caused it to be rebuilt, and NHRA made a rules change to the frame as well. That led to some struggles, capped by a first-round defeat in the Four-Wide Nationals on Sunday at zMAX Dragway. Continue reading Brittany Force ready for changes to Monster Energy car after Charlotte defeat →

Brittany Force’s Monster Energy team
bringing the heat at Four-Wide Nationals

CONCORD, N.C. (April 29) – If there’s a team that can make it through the energy-sapping heat and humidity that the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has faced at the Four-Wide Nationals this weekend at zMAX Dragway, it’s Brittany Force’s Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster team.

Temperatures were in the upper-80s and low-90s during qualifying in Charlotte, with humidity adding to the discomfort level. But Force and her John Force Racing team came through with a No. 7 qualifying effort – and a terrific pass in the heat of the day in the final qualifying session. Continue reading Brittany Force’s Monster Energy team bringing the heat at Four-Wide Nationals →

PEAK driver John Force ready to make some noise
in Four-Wide Nationals eliminations

Photo credit: Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery
CONCORD, N.C. (April 29) – PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driver John Force has had a subtle weekend at the Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

But with a fast Camaro heading into eliminations, the 16-time champion could make a lot of noise on Sunday.

Force qualified No. 3 for the unique Four-Wide Nationals – behind John Force Racing teammates Courtney Force and Robert Hight. That’s the first time JFR swept the top three spots since Topeka 2014, when Courtney Force was No. 1, John Force was No. 2 and Robert Hight No. 3.

“We have won this race – I won the inaugural (in 2010),” Force said. “Robert has won it, and Brittany (Force) has won it. That only leaves (Courtney). So, we will see what happens tomorrow. Continue reading PEAK driver John Force ready to make some noise in Four-Wide Nationals eliminations →

Auto Club driver Robert Hight secures No. 2 qualifying spot as part of JFR 1-2-3 at Four-Wide Nationals

CONCORD, N.C. (April 29) – Robert Hight seeks a third Funny Car victory in Sunday’s unique Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, and will mount his charge for the mark from the No. 2 qualifying position.

Hight – driver of the Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS – established a best pass of 3.873 seconds at a track record 333.91 mph in Friday’s second qualifying session. That means he’ll line up against No. 7 Tommy Johnson Jr., No. 10 Jack Beckman and No. 15 Jim Campbell in the first round of eliminations. Continue reading Auto Club driver Robert Hight secures No. 2 qualifying spot as part of JFR 1-2-3 at Four-Wide Nationals →

3-for-4: Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force heads into Sunday’s Four-Wide Nationals with 3rd straight No. 1

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CONCORD, N.C. (April 29) – Good things tend to come in threes.

For Courtney Force and the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team, they enter Sunday’s Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway with their third consecutive No. 1 Funny Car qualifying position.

Force led a JFR 1-2-3 – the team’s first in nearly three years – with teammate Robert Hight No. 2 and father and team owner John Force No. 3. Continue reading 3-for-4: Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force heads into Sunday’s Four-Wide Nationals with 3rd straight No. 1 →

Courtney Force heads JFR’s 1-2-3 effort on 1st day
of Four-Wide Nationals qualifying

Courtney Force (bottom) and Robert Hight Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery

CONCORD, N.C. (April 28) – Courtney Force’s record pass of 3.851 seconds at 323.27 mph led a John Force Racing sweep of the top three Funny Car qualifying positions Friday, the first of two days of qualifying for Sunday’s Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

Force, the No. 1 qualifier the past two events, established the time in the second qualifying session in her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS, as JFR set both ends of the track record Friday. The third and fourth rounds of qualifying take place Saturday, at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Eastern, respectively. Continue reading Courtney Force heads JFR’s 1-2-3 effort on 1st day of Four-Wide Nationals qualifying →

Defending Four-Wide Nationals winner Brittany Force
hopes to strike again in Charlotte

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CONCORD, N.C. (April 25) – As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads into the second of three consecutive weekends of racing, defending Four-Wide Nationals winner Brittany Force looks for her first victory of the 2017 campaign.

Force, driving the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster, enters this weekend’s event at zMAX Dragway sixth in Top Fuel points. Force’s best result this season was a final-round appearance in the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix. Last weekend’s NHRA SpringNationals was only the second time in the last 13 races she failed to win at least one round in competition. Continue reading Defending Four-Wide Nationals winner Brittany Force hopes to strike again in Charlotte →

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force heads to Charlotte seeking first Four-Wide Nationals victory

CONCORD, N.C. (April 25) – Courtney Force brings her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in search of her third consecutive No. 1 qualifying spot and first victory of the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

The quickest in qualifying at both the NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, Nev., and last weekend’s SpringNationals in Baytown, Texas, Force and the Advance team made significant progress on Sunday by making it to the semifinals. The only driver to beat her on race day – teammate Robert Hight and his AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS. Continue reading Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force heads to Charlotte seeking first Four-Wide Nationals victory →

Two-time Four-Wide Nationals winner Robert Hight
looks to add a third to his resume

Photo credits: Ron Lewis Photography (above), Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery (below)

CONCORD, N.C. (April 25) – The Four-Wide Nationals, scheduled for this weekend at zMAX Dragway, is as much a mental contest as it is about race cars. And that’s tailor-made for Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driver Robert Hight.

Hight is a two-time winner of the unique race, which pits four drivers against each other during eliminations instead of the normal two. That changes the way drivers stage their race cars, as they now have to worry about what three other drivers are doing instead of just one. Continue reading Two-time Four-Wide Nationals winner Robert Hight looks to add a third to his resume →

‘Greatest show on earth’: PEAK driver John Force
excited about Four-Wide Nationals

CONCORD, N.C. (April 25) – There is no other drag race like the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, held this weekend at zMAX Dragway.

And there is no other drag racer like John Force, the 16-time Funny Car champion and winner of a record 148 NHRA races.

So it should come as no surprise that the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil driver is excited about the Four-Wide Nationals. Continue reading ‘Greatest show on earth’: PEAK driver John Force excited about Four-Wide Nationals →

PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil driver John Force:
Progress being made at JFR

Photo credit: Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 23) – The NHRA SpringNationals didn’t go as PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Funny Car driver John Force expected, but the 16-time Funny Car champion knows progress is being made in the John Force Racing camp.

In Funny Car, Force qualified No. 3 and raced to the second round, while No. 4 qualifier Robert Hight made it to the final round after beating No. 1 qualifier Courtney Force in semifinals. Continue reading PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil driver John Force: Progress being made at JFR →

Monster Energy driver Brittany Force looks
to next race after early Houston exit

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BAYTOWN, Texas (April 23) – Brittany Force has her sights set on next weekend’s Four-Wide Nationals after an early exit in Sunday’s NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, the fifth race on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.

Force, the No. 5 qualifier in the Top Fuel category, lost a close matchup against Troy Coughlin Jr. in the opening round. She ran an elapsed time of 3.871 at 274.55 mph. Despite a slightly slower reaction time, Force inched ahead at the 60-foot mark, and was marginally ahead much of the way.
Continue reading Monster Energy driver Brittany Force looks to next race after early Houston exit →

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force advances to semifinals of NHRA SpringNationals in Houston

BAYTOWN, Texas (April 23) – The goal for Courtney Force and the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team in the NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway was to put the past three races behind them and win rounds.

Force – the No. 1 qualifier for the second consecutive Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race – made it to the semifinals, where – despite a solid third-round pass – she fell to teammate and No. 4 qualifier Robert Hight in a close race. Hight lost to Ron Capps in the finals. Continue reading Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force advances to semifinals of NHRA SpringNationals in Houston →

Robert Hight takes AAA Texas Chevrolet
to Houston final round

Photo credit: Ron Lewis Photography
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 23) – The way his AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car was running during the NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway, Robert Hight had his sights set on raising the Wally at the end of the race.

He fell one round victory short. Continue reading Robert Hight takes AAA Texas Chevrolet to Houston final round →

Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force: ‘I feel right’

Photo credit: Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 22) – After 16 championships and 148 victories in a glorious career, PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Funny Car driver John Force knows when things are right.

After Saturday’s two qualifying sessions for the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, things are right.

Force is qualified in the No. 3 spot for Sunday’s final eliminations after a solid pass of 3.890 seconds at 325.53 mph in the second session – an elapsed time that broke the track record (but was topped by daughter and teammate Courtney Force on her next pass). Continue reading Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force: ‘I feel right’ →

2017 begins anew in Houston for AAA Texas
Funny Car driver Robert Hight

Photo credit: Ron Lewis Photography

BAYTOWN, Texas (April 22) – Even though the NHRA SpringNationals is the fifth race of the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, AAA Texas Funny Car driver Robert Hight feels like the season started Saturday at Royal Purple Raceway.

Hight made two terrific runs during the final two qualifying sessions, snaring the No. 4 for Sunday’s final eliminations.

Hight hasn’t started the season like he wanted, and John Force Racing swapped his and John Force’s Funny Car teams three races ago. Crew chief Jimmy Prock and co-crew chief Chris Cunningham continue to work on development of Hight’s Chevrolet Camaro SS, and Saturday’s runs were proof the team is moving in the right direction. Continue reading 2017 begins anew in Houston for AAA Texas Funny Car driver Robert Hight →