HIGHT RACES TO SEMIS AT SONOMA NATIONALS
SONOMA, CA – Robert Hight and the Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car moved closer to the get well race they were looking for this weekend at the Sonoma NHRA Nationals racing to a semi-final finish. Hight moved from 10th to 9th in the point standings and moved closer to the drivers in the 8th and 7th positions. Continue reading John Force Racing–HIGHT RACES TO SEMIS AT SONOMA NATIONALS
J. FORCE, HIGHT STILL ON TOP GOING INTO SONOMA ELIMINATIONS
SONOMA, CA – With warmer temperatures today at Sonoma Raceway the quartet of John Force Racing race cars held form in qualifying for the 28th annual Sonoma NHRA Nationals. John Force held onto the No. 3 position followed by Robert Hight in No. 5 position and Courtney Force in the No. 12 qualifying spot in Funny Car. Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster did step up in the final session and will go into race day as the No. 12 dragster. Continue reading J. FORCE, HIGHT STILL ON TOP GOING INTO SONOMA ELIMINATIONS
J. FORCE, HIGHT LIGHT UP QUALIFYING AT QUICK SONOMA NATIONALS
SONOMA, CA – At the conclusion of the first day of qualifying at the Sonoma NHRA Nationals John Force sits No. 3 and teammate Robert Hight sits No. 5, provisionally. There will be two more qualifying sessions tomorrow where both drivers are in prime position to earn more qualifying bonus points and put their Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Cars in position to go rounds on race day. Continue reading John Force Racing–Sonoma Qualifying
JOHN FORCE WANTS MORE OUT OF RETURN TO SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CA (July 29, 2015) — John Force has been competing and winning on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series for decades. He is the only Funny Car driver to win the elusive Western Swing. This weekend will be the continuation of Force’s 27th Western Swing and, through last week’s race at Denver Force has won 161 racing rounds in the three Western Swing events. That’s an average of two round wins in each of the 81 events comprising the Swing or six round wins per year. Continue reading JOHN FORCE WANTS MORE OUT OF RETURN TO SONOMA RACEWAY
JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT MILE HIGH NATIONALS
DENVER, CO – John Force and the Blue Def Peak Chevrolet Camaro SS raced to their fourth final of the season and came up a few thousandths of a second from winning for the third time in 2015. The six-time Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals winner was vying for his seventh win at Bandimere Speedway against Jack Beckman but he lost a close final round 4.291 seconds to 4.19 seconds.
“Hey, we are a new team, except for me. But for Blue Def, we showed them that we could give them a race car that could run as well as all of our sponsors including Chevrolet. We will just move on to the next one. It’s the Western swing and we have always done pretty well on it. But right now my race cars are still in a building stage and I have one car right now that I have got to make the move, and that’s Traxxas, but we will get her done,” said Force from his pit area after the final. Continue reading JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT MILE HIGH NATIONALS
JOHN FORCE COLLECTS 2ND STRAIGHT NO. 1 IN DENVER
DENVER, CO – John Force and the Blue Def Peak Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team collected their second consecutive and seventh overall No. 1 qualifier at the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals today as qualifying wrapped up at Bandimere Speedway. Force was quickest on the mountain last night posting a 4.015 second run and he also made the quickest run on Saturday an impressive 4.053 second run. This was Force’s 154th career No. 1 qualifier which is an NHRA all-time record. Continue reading JOHN FORCE COLLECTS 2ND STRAIGHT NO. 1 IN DENVER
JOHN FORCE PROVISIONAL No. 1 AT MILE HIGH NATIONALS
DENVER, CO – John Force and his Blue Def Peak Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team ran to the top qualifying position resetting his own elapsed time record at Bandimere Speedway in the process tonight. In the final night time session Force blasted down the track in 4.015 seconds at 318.09 mph to open up qualifying at the 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Continue reading JOHN FORCE PROVISIONAL No. 1 AT MILE HIGH NATIONALS
JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING
DENVER (July 22, 2015) — John Force is the only driver to win the Western Swing in the Funny Car category. It has been twenty one years since Force accomplished this feat taking out Chuck Etchells in Denver and Sonoma before defeating nemesis Al Hofmann in the Seattle final. Two years later Force almost captured his second Western Swing win with wins in Denver and Seattle and a runner-up finish in Sonoma. Continue reading JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING
JOHN FORCE MAKES BEST OF SHORT DAY IN JOLIET
JOLIET, IL – When John Force rolled through the water box in the first round of the 18th annual Lucas Oil Rt. 66 NHRA Nationals he knew that he was racing for not just for all the Peak Anti-Freeze Chevrolet Camaro customers in attendance but also to help out his teammate and daughter Courtney Force. Force was racing Alexis DeJoria who was essentially tied with Courtney Force in the Mello Yello point standings. The 16-time champion was able to get the round win and advance to the second round at Route 66 Raceway.
“We were protecting Courtney in the points. I gave away lane choice because I rolled in deep. I did that so if it was neck and neck I would have a shot. That was the same thing I did to Cruz (Pedregon). I thought I beat him in the second round. I accomplished what I wanted in the first round by trying to protect Courtney’s position in the points because we are a team. We will go on from here,” said Force, who is No. 5 in the Mello Yello point standings. Continue reading John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE MAKES BEST OF SHORT DAY IN JOLIET
BRITTANY FORCE CONTINUES QUALIFYING DOMINANCE AT JOLIET
Joliet, IL – For the second day in a row it was Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster grabbing the performance headlines at the 18th annual Lucas Oil Rt. 66 NHRA Nationals. On the heels of running a 3.74 last night the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster ran even quicker in the lone qualifying session posting a time of 3.734 seconds and finishing the day as the No. 3 Top Fuel qualifier. Persistent rain showers forced the cancellation of the final qualifying session today at Route 66 Raceway.
The rain did not dampen the spirits of Force who was the runner-up at last year’s Lucas Oil Rt. 66 NHRA Nationals. Continue reading John Force Racing–BRITTANY FORCE CONTINUES QUALIFYING DOMINANCE AT JOLIET
BRITTANY FORCE TOPS FOR JFR ON FRIDAY IN JOLIET
Joliet, IL – The Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster came to life under the lights tonight at Route 66 Raceway blasting to the provisional No. 2 qualifying spot. Brittany Force, the 2013 rookie of the year, had her hands full on the top end and was pleasantly surprised by the quick outcome which was quickest of the session until the last pair of Top Fuel dragsters went down the track.
“I am very happy and very proud of this Monster Energy Top Fuel team. (Crew chiefs) Todd Smith and Ronnie Thompson told me before the run they were going to push it. We got a good number and we were worried about weather conditions tomorrow,” said Brittany Force, the runner-up at last year’s event. “They were like let’s just get it down there and get into the show. When they came on the radio and told me we ran a 3.74 I was shocked. It was moving around on me at the top end so I wasn’t sure what our ET would be. I am really happy to be No. 2 going into Saturday.” Continue reading John Force Racing–BRITTANY FORCE TOPS FOR JFR ON FRIDAY IN JOLIET
FORCE KICKING OFF RT. 66 NHRA NATIONALS WITH PEAK TROPHY PRESENTATION
CHICAGO (July 7, 2015) — John Force by his own admission was at a crossroads most of last season. The winningest driver in NHRA history was looking for new sponsors for his 16-time championship Funny Car team as well as his daughter Brittany’s Top Fuel dragster. Force attacked the opportunity with the tenacity that led him to go from an on-track menace early in his career to the leader of the most dominant teams in motorsports history. Continue reading John Force Racing Heads to Route 66 Nationals
COURTNEY FORCE RUNNER-UP IN NORWALK
NORWALK, OH – Traxxas Chevrolet Funny Car driver Courtney Force did exactly what she came to do this weekend at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The 27-year-old dismissed Ron Capps, Matt Hagan and Del Worsham before coming up a little short in the final round of eliminations against Jack Beckman. This was Force’s first runner-up of the season and the first time she has gone to the final round at Norwalk. Continue reading John Force Racing–COURTNEY FORCE RUNNER-UP IN NORWALK
ROBERT HIGHT STEPS UP AND LEADS JFR INTO RACE DAY
Norwalk, Ohio – The steady progress Robert Hight and his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team have been making over the past couple of races continued to show promise as they raced to the No. 3 starting spot at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The 2009 Funny Car champion was facing a possible first round match-up with teammate Courtney Force before he took off down the Summit Motorsports Park track and crossed the finish line 4.003 seconds later.
“Since Bristol our goal has been to get four quality runs in a row. We made some improvements in Bristol and we are taking our time in getting this tune-up just right. Mike and I are pretty pleased with the performance and improvement,” said Hight on his season best starting spot. Continue reading John Force Racing–ROBERT HIGHT STEPS UP AND LEADS JFR INTO RACE DAY
STRONG START FOR JFR AT SUMMIT NATIONALS
Norwalk, Ohio – Unseasonably cool temperatures gave the stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series the perfect opportunity to flex their tune-up and performance muscles today at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Defending Funny Car winner John Force is well on the way to positioning himself and his white Chevrolet Camaro SS for their third win of the season as the provisional No. 3 qualifier. While the eldest Force was leading the way in the nitro flopper category Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster narrowly missed their first provisional No. 1 of the season and had to settle for the No. 2 spot heading into Saturday. Continue reading John Force Racing–STRONG START FOR JFR AT SUMMIT NATIONALS
JOHN FORCE LOOKING FOR MORE FIREWORKS IN NORWALK
NORWALK, OH (June 29, 2015) — Last year John Force won the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals for the first time and the celebration was as epic as the fireworks the Bader family fires off every Fourth of July weekend. The win technically wasn’t Force’s first at Summit Motorsports Park considering the legendary Funny Car driver has been winning match races at the Ohio area race track for over two decades but it was his first official NHRA Funny Car title. Continue reading John Force Racing Heading to Norwalk
SHORT DAY FOR JFR AT THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS
BRISTOL, TN — The 15th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals wrapped up a three races in three weeks odyssey that saw John Force Racing racing and winning from Englishtown, New Jersey to Epping, New Hampshire to Bristol, Tennessee. Today at Bristol Dragway John Force, the event No. 1 qualifier fell to eventual finalist Ron Capps in the second round. The 16-time champion posted the quickest run of the first round, 4.10 seconds, with his win over Terry Haddock but he smoked the tires in a close side by side race against Capps. The track temperature soared throughout the day with the wild swings from the nighttime qualifying runs to the daytime elimination runs wreaking havoc on the crew chiefs. Continue reading John Force Racing–SHORT DAY FOR JFR AT THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS
Anderson No. 2 in Bristol and Charging for a Third Consecutive Trophy
BRISTOL, Tenn., June 20, 2015 – For the last two weekends, Greg Anderson has been on quite a tear. The driver of the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro has been the last man standing on Sunday as he hoisted the trophy in both Englishtown and Epping, and this weekend in Bristol, he is again powering a very fast hot rod totally capable of going the distance. Qualified in the No. 2 position for the second straight weekend, Anderson will race V. Gaines on Sunday at the 15th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson No. 2 in Bristol and Charging for a Third Consecutive Trophy
JOHN FORCE SETS RECORDS, RUNS TO No. 1 AT BRISTOL DRAGWAY
Bristol, Tenn. – John Force and the Peak Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team waited out multiple rain delays and with a flair for the dramatic ran to the No. 1 qualifying spot from the No. 13 position on the strength of 3.978 second run at 323.43 mph, both track record numbers at the 15th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. This was Force’s first No. 1 of the season and first at Bristol Dragway. For his career the winningest driver in NHRA history is also the most prolific No. 1 qualifier with 153 to his credit. Tonight it wasn’t about records but rather the enthusiasm and pride Force had for his young team. Continue reading John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE SETS RECORDS, RUNS TO No. 1 AT BRISTOL DRAGWAY
HIGHT LEADS WAY ON FRIDAY AT THUNDER VALLEY
Bristol, Tenn. – Hot and humid conditions plagued Bristol Dragway for much of the day but as the sun set conditions improved for the start of the 15th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car and Robert Hight will go into the second day of qualifying as the provisional No. 6 Funny Car on the strength of their 4.053 second run at 318.02 mph.
“We got off to a good start. I think we got the most out of the conditions and have a good tune up we can work with. That was a good run. (Crew chief) Mike Neff had to have had a big smile on his face because this whole Auto Club team has been working very hard and the results are starting to show,” said Hight, from the top end after his Q2 run. “We are getting closer. We are all working hard over here at John Force Racing and we know we have a lot of work to do but we are getting there. It is exciting to see the teams grow and get better. It is only a matter of time before this Auto Club Chevy into the winner’s circle.” Continue reading John Force Racing–HIGHT LEADS WAY ON FRIDAY AT THUNDER VALLEY