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CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY IN BRAINERD, MINNESOTA AUG. 21, 2022
Chevrolet drivers aim for regular-season championships• No. 1 Top Fuel qualifier Brittany Force extends points lead in Chevrolet dragster• No. 2 qualifier Robert Hight increases Funny Car points advantage in Camaro SS
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 21, 2022) — Chevrolet drivers Robert Hight and Brittany Force increased their points spread over their immediate challengers in Funny Car and Top Fuel, respectively, with semifinal appearances in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
Hight, the No. 2 Funny Car qualifier in the Automobile Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS, has advanced to at least the semifinals in 12 of the 15 regular-season races on the NHRA calendar. He has tied a career high with six victories and has topped the standings after nine events, including the past six.
Force, who recorded her sixth No. 1 Top Fuel qualifier honor of the National Hot Rod Association Camping World Drag Racing Series season and 38th of her career, also increased her points lead over her closest pursuer with a semifinal round appearance in the Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet dragster.
Force bettered her Friday evening run with a stealth 3.661-second pass at 334.65 mph in the fourth round of qualifying.
Austin Prock, the No. 8 qualifier in the Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist Chevrolet dragster, fell in the first round.
John Force, who has 11 Funny Car victories at Brainerd International Raceway, lost in the first round. The driver of the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Camaro SS has secured a Countdown to the Championship berth as he chases a record-extending 17th Funny Car title.
Chevrolet teams, including Pro Stock, will prepare for the U.S. Nationals on Sept. 2-5 in Indianapolis – the final event of the regular season. The six-race Countdown starts two weeks later.
CHEVROLET FROM THE COCKPITTOP FUEL:BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY/FLAV-R-PAC CHEVOLET DRAGSTER: “Interesting weekend for our Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac team at BIR this weekend. We made three great runs during qualifying, our best a 3.661 at 334 mph that pushed us to the top. Today we improved in E1 running a 3.646 333. In the second round we had to work for it. The warmer track made for big changes for everyone. The car went up in smoke and I pedaled for the win light. Unfortunately, in the semis, we didn’t have the same luck. Our car got up on the tires right at the hit and that was it for us. We kept the points lead and plan to turn this thing around in a couple weeks at the U.S. Nationals in Indiana.”
AUSTIN PROCK, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONTANA BRAND/ROCKY MOUNTAIN TWIST CHEVROLET DRAGSTER: “I feel like I let the guys down there. I know how to drive the car better than that and get it hooked back up sooner. There are times when the driver has to have the team’s back and that should have been one of those times. This Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist team was having a good weekend, really started to turn things around. We’ll keep at it, move onto Indy where we get points and a half. We’ll be looking for a big points weekend there heading into the Countdown.”
FUNNY CAR:JOHN FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, PEAK ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANT CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “Rough weekend for this PEAK Chevy team. We struggled to get down the track. But everyone else, Robert Hight in the Auto Club Chevy, Brittany in the Monster Dragster and the Prock kid with Montana Brand, they all ran well. We’ll be fine, we’ll get it figured out. We’re in the Countdown, that’s what matters. Points will reset and we’ll be ready when it counts.”
ROBERT HIGHT, JOHN FORCE RACING, AUTOMOTIVE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS: “Disappointing end to what was shaping up to be a pretty good weekend. These Auto Club guys, they worked really hard to get this Chevy Camaro ready for the semifinals. I’ve said it before, this is such a competitive field. You really have to be perfect and maybe get a little luck every once in a while. We had already planned to test tomorrow, hopefully get one step closer to being perfect, get us ready for Indy and the Countdown, that’s’ where it really matters.”