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John Force Racing

FORCE SISTERS SWEEP NITRO TOP SPOTS AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

FORCE SISTERS SWEEP NITRO TOP SPOTS AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2018) — Brittany and Courtney Force both currently hold the No.1 qualifying position after two rounds of qualifying at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway just outside of Charlotte. Teammates Robert Hight and John Force are qualified seventh and eighth respectively.

The Force sisters will be racing on Saturday to double up as No. 1 qualifiers for the second time, they previously secured the top spot together in 2016 at the Topeka, Kan. event.

“It is a family sport and we love being out here together,” explained Courtney Force. “I got to get on the starting line and watch her make a killer run in her Monster dragster. I saw that number and knew that she got the top spot. Obviously, we are both hoping to hold onto the top spot through tomorrow night but there are a lot of great cars out here. I was excited to see her make that pass and we’ll see what happens.” Continue reading FORCE SISTERS SWEEP NITRO TOP SPOTS AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax Dragway–Courtney Force

NHRA MELLO YELLOW DRAG RACING SERIES
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

COURTNEY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier and winner at Phoenix; No. 1 qualifier at Las Vegas; No. 2 qualifier at Houston; holds track Funny Car elapsed time record, set in April 2017; No. 1 qualifier in 2017 spring race) met with members of the media at zMax Dragway and discussed a number of topics) Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax Dragway–Courtney Force →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Austin Dillon

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW SCOOPER CAT CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s race at Talladega, the incident in final practice, his thoughts on what kind of race this superspeedway package will produce and many other topics. Full Transcript:

HOW IS YOUR CAR TODAY AND WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND?
“Well, right now it’s pretty good and hopefully later on it will be good. Yeah, that was a wild wreck on the backstretch. Luckily, we were a little late getting out there and that kind of worked into our advantage not getting in that. I hate that for those guys. That stinks. I never figured out what happened was it right-rear tire? Left-rear tire… yeah… so the unfortunate thing is he left the ground. I think that was something we were trying to solve. So, that is kind of unfortunate, but that is probably the fastest part of the track there on the backstretch everything is flat and carrying that much speed you get hit there it’s hard to keep the car on the ground going that fast and where it’s at.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Austin Dillon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Jamie McMurray

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 27, 2018

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in a multi-car accident in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice
WHAT HAPPENED?
“I think that we blew a left-rear tire. That is what it sounded like. I heard the tire start to come apart and you are kind a long for the ride. The car, I think, it turned to the right and then kind of back to the left and I obviously was in the front of that draft and then once it starts rolling you don’t have any control. You can’t tell what is up and what is down you are spinning so fast. I was just thankful. Honestly, the whole time it’s flipping I was like, just please land on the right way up so I can get out. You just never know if there is going to be a fire. We literally had only run four or five laps so you know you have a full tank of fuel and so to get out upside down I’ve never done that, but it’s a challenge when you watch guys try to do that. So, I was just thankful that the car landed on all four.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Jamie McMurray →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax–Bo Butner

NHRA MELLO YELLOW DRAG RACING SERIES
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

BO BUTNER, KB RACING, JIM BUTNER AUTO GROUP CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (reigning class champion; earned sixth Pro Stock win and second in a row at Auto Club Raceway in season opener; sits atop class standings and met with members of the media at zMax Dragway and discussed a number of topics) Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax–Bo Butner →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Alex Bowman

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his success at Daytona and if he can translate it to Talladega, the progress of the No. 88 team thus far in 2018, Hendrick Motorsports 250th victory and many other topics. Full Transcript:

IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE WERE DOING YOUR MEDIA DAY AFTER YOU WON THE POLE AT DAYTONA. THIS WEEK YOU CELEBRATED YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CURRENTLY SIT 13TH IN POINTS. WHAT DO YOU, GREG IVES (CREW CHIEF) AND THE REST OF THE NO. 88 TEAM NEED TO DO TO BE IN VICTORY LANE THIS WEEKEND?
“I think it is superspeedway racing so you’ve just got to stay out of trouble and hopefully keep the No. 88 Nationwide Chevy up front all day. We were really strong in Daytona obviously, we sat on the pole and we were fast all day and ran up front for a good part of the day. I think we can be really strong we’ve just got to keep it up front and stay out of trouble. It’s easy to get caught up in somebody else’s mess here. We will try to lead every lap and go from there.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Alex Bowman →

Bigfoot

2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Champions – Larry Swim and BIGFOOT

2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Champions – Larry Swim and BIGFOOT

Pacific, MO (April 25, 2018) – To say that the road to the 2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Championship was not easy is an understatement. The season was long and hard, with 26 events over 12 Cities. It was tough on the drivers, the crews, the shop and the trucks!

The 2018 season started off in Rio Rancho, NM with not the greatest results for Team BIGFOOT. We fought king pin issues all Friday night and Saturday afternoon, but, amazing enough, still made it through the weekend. But at that point, we had dug ourselves into a hole, and with the competition at these events, that is a hard thing to come back from! At one point during the season, BIGFOOT was over 40 points behind Team DCT’s Quad Chaos. And anyone that follows the series knows they don’t call Aaron Cain “Big Air” for nothing! Continue reading 2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Champions – Larry Swim and BIGFOOT →

Stotz Racing

Stotz Racing Update

When you start your season winning three out of four races that’s a pretty good sign of what’s to come. ​Some of the sites and posts showcasing our Honda’s are attached below.​ The surprise last minute request to have ​ProS​ treet ​ & Grudge​ bikes for the ​S​ treet ​O​ utlaws TV show really made ​us​ scramble but obviously winning it in front of 22,000 fans was well worth ​ our efforts​ . We got home Sunday night pulled the motor, I rebuilt it Monday and ​ ​ Tuesday and got both the ​ProS​ treet ​and Grudge​ bike ready for three weeks on the road starting in eight days. Continue reading Stotz Racing Update →

F4

ANGELA DURAZO SHATTERS GLASS CEILING DESPITE SUFFERING FROM RA

ANGELA DURAZO SHATTERS GLASS CEILING DESPITE SUFFERING FROM RA

Award-winning actress enters F4 U.S. as first female driver

ALTON, VA (April 27, 2018)- The Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda entry list for the Andy Scriven Memorial Race weekend at Virginia International Raceway is the most diverse since its inauguration in 2016, representing several states, multiple countries and for the first time ever, different genders.

Thursday marked another historical moment for F4 U.S., as its first female competitor Angela Durazo of Los Angeles rolled out onto the 17-turn, 3.27-mile track for the first promoter test day of the season. Durazo, who works as an actress when she’s not behind the wheel of her striking, bright orange SetPoint Medical F4 U.S. machine, was not intimidated by the large 36-car male-dominated field. Continue reading ANGELA DURAZO SHATTERS GLASS CEILING DESPITE SUFFERING FROM RA →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Bubba Wallace

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018

DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., NO. 43 PETTY’S GARAGE/MEDALLION BANK CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed how his second-place finish at Daytona might translate to this weekend at Talladega, his assessment of his progression and the team’s progression during his rookie season and many other topics. Full Transcript:
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Bubba Wallace →

Cruz Pedregon

Cruz Pedregon Charlotte Pre-Race

NHRA® Team Report
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals – Charlotte
Pre-Race Report

After the team’s strongest qualifying event of the season, Cruz Pedregon and crew are headed to Charlotte enthusiastic about what they’re seeing from the Snap-on Toyota Funny Car. “The car and new chassis are really responding well to the work we’ve done,” said Pedregon. “We’re thrilled with the more consistent 3.9 runs, getting faster with each pass, and we’re looking forward to making it the fifth race this season we qualify in the top half of the field.” Continue reading Cruz Pedregon Charlotte Pre-Race →

Richard Childress Racing

Coca-Cola Unveiled as Primary Sponsor for Austin Dillon and No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in 2018 Coca-Cola 600

Coca-Cola Unveiled as Primary Sponsor for Austin Dillon and No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in 2018 Coca-Cola 600
Defending race winner will carry iconic Coca-Cola colors for 600-mile race during Memorial Day Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway

WELCOME, N.C. (April 26, 2018) – Coca-Cola, one of the world’s iconic brands, will be featured as primary sponsor on the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the 2018 Coca-Cola 600. Coca-Cola’s longtime partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) will continue its deep-rooted history over Memorial Day Weekend with defending race winner Austin Dillon carrying the Coca-Cola colors. Dillon recorded his first-career Cup Series victory last May at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600, one of NASCAR’s crown jewel races.

The red and white patriotic paint scheme was unveiled today at Fort Bragg military installation in front of U.S. servicemen and women prior to a lunch with several gold-star families. Continue reading Coca-Cola Unveiled as Primary Sponsor for Austin Dillon and No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in 2018 Coca-Cola 600 →

Follow A Dream Racing

Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC team reaches Semifinals of Lucas Oil Regional Race in Virginia Follow A Dream – Virginia Lucas Oil race wrap up –Thursday, April 26, 2018 MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 26, 2018) – Follow A Dream/Permatex Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car team owner Jay Blake promised things would get better after the team’s slow start in the first two races of 2018. And indeed that’s what happened this past weekend in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional race at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va. Blake, driver Phil Burkart and tuner Anthony Terenzio and the rest of the team helped get the car to a semi-final finish. Burkart lost in the next-to-last round to Mathew Gill, but there was no embarrassment, as Gill went on to win the overall race in the AA/Funny Car class. “We tested on Thursday, qualified third on Friday and eliminations were Saturday and we lost in the semifinals,” Blake said. “The results really sound better than we did.” “We struggled with (tire and body) shake all weekend. We’re pretty confident we’ve got it figured out and we’re looking forward to this weekend.” “It’s a common thing with Alcohol Funny Cars. We’re trying to find the right clutch setup.” Now the team prepares for this weekend’s NHRA NGK Spark Plug Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. “I’m hoping for a good weekend,” Blake said. “It’s been a tough beginning of the year but the team’s been working hard, Anthony (Terenzio) has been working hard to fine-tune the car, Phil’s been doing a great job driving the car and the crew has been doing a great job.” “We’re just trying to fine-tune it and hopefully this weekend we’ll be able to round the corner and be able to make some real good runs that we’re happy with.” This weekend’s race will be the second of three events in a row for the Follow A Dream squad. After Concord, the team will move on to another NHRA national event next weekend: the NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. “We’re 10th in regional points and we’re No. 1 in the All-Star points for the All-Star race in Chicago in June (May 31-June 3),” Blake said. “We’re in the All-Star race, which is great, and we’re proud of that. “As for this weekend and next weekend, we’re hoping to win one of them, if not both of them.” Blake has been his typical busy self off-track as well, having speaking engagements this week in front of more than 800 attendees at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C., as well as the Davidson County Community College in Lexington, N.C. He expects to do more speaking engagements in the coming weeks as he further spreads his “Five Tools For Your Life’s Tool Box” motivational message to young and old.

Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC team reaches Semifinals of Lucas Oil Regional Race in Virginia
Follow A Dream – Virginia Lucas Oil race wrap up –Thursday, April 26, 2018

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 26, 2018) – Follow A Dream/Permatex Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car team owner Jay Blake promised things would get better after the team’s slow start in the first two races of 2018.

And indeed that’s what happened this past weekend in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional race at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va.

Blake, driver Phil Burkart and tuner Anthony Terenzio and the rest of the team helped get the car to a semi-final finish. Continue reading Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC team reaches Semifinals of Lucas Oil Regional Race in Virginia Follow A Dream – Virginia Lucas Oil race wrap up –Thursday, April 26, 2018 MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 26, 2018) – Follow A Dream/Permatex Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car team owner Jay Blake promised things would get better after the team’s slow start in the first two races of 2018. And indeed that’s what happened this past weekend in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional race at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va. Blake, driver Phil Burkart and tuner Anthony Terenzio and the rest of the team helped get the car to a semi-final finish. Burkart lost in the next-to-last round to Mathew Gill, but there was no embarrassment, as Gill went on to win the overall race in the AA/Funny Car class. “We tested on Thursday, qualified third on Friday and eliminations were Saturday and we lost in the semifinals,” Blake said. “The results really sound better than we did.” “We struggled with (tire and body) shake all weekend. We’re pretty confident we’ve got it figured out and we’re looking forward to this weekend.” “It’s a common thing with Alcohol Funny Cars. We’re trying to find the right clutch setup.” Now the team prepares for this weekend’s NHRA NGK Spark Plug Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. “I’m hoping for a good weekend,” Blake said. “It’s been a tough beginning of the year but the team’s been working hard, Anthony (Terenzio) has been working hard to fine-tune the car, Phil’s been doing a great job driving the car and the crew has been doing a great job.” “We’re just trying to fine-tune it and hopefully this weekend we’ll be able to round the corner and be able to make some real good runs that we’re happy with.” This weekend’s race will be the second of three events in a row for the Follow A Dream squad. After Concord, the team will move on to another NHRA national event next weekend: the NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. “We’re 10th in regional points and we’re No. 1 in the All-Star points for the All-Star race in Chicago in June (May 31-June 3),” Blake said. “We’re in the All-Star race, which is great, and we’re proud of that. “As for this weekend and next weekend, we’re hoping to win one of them, if not both of them.” Blake has been his typical busy self off-track as well, having speaking engagements this week in front of more than 800 attendees at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C., as well as the Davidson County Community College in Lexington, N.C. He expects to do more speaking engagements in the coming weeks as he further spreads his “Five Tools For Your Life’s Tool Box” motivational message to young and old. →

Mopar Racing

NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge at U.S. Nationals to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Mopar-powered 1968 Super Stock Cars

NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge at U.S. Nationals to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Mopar-powered 1968 Super Stock Cars
Dodge announces title sponsorship of event, which will mark its 18th consecutive year at iconic U.S. Nationals
Brand makes it a “Happy HEMI® Day” with announcement on 4/26, the date celebrated by Dodge and Mopar enthusiasts as HEMI Day
HEMI Day celebration video online at Dodge Garage (www.dodgegarage.com), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts
1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda Super Stock cars — the most iconic of the Mopar package cars — to battle it out head-to-head
NHRA Dodge HEMI Challenge qualifying and eliminations scheduled for August 30-31 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
$15,000 winner’s purse, cash rewards for all 16 drivers qualifying for eliminations up for grabs
April 26, 2018 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – The Dodge brand announced title sponsorship of the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge, returning the fan-favorite event to the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals for the 18th consecutive year. The 2018 NHRA Dodge HEMI Challenge, scheduled to take place August 30-31 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mopar-powered 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda Super Stock cars that compete head-to-head in the event. Continue reading NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge at U.S. Nationals to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Mopar-powered 1968 Super Stock Cars →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET AT CHARLOTTE

CHEVROLET AT CHARLOTTE

What:
Ninth NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
When:
Friday, April 27-Sunday, April 29
Where:
zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina
TV:
FS1: Qualifications live – 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday
FS1: Eliminations and finals taped – 6 p.m. ET Sunday

Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Early-Season Success at zMAX Dragway
Event on NHRA calendar is the second of year to feature the four-wide format

DETROIT (April 25, 2018) – The scene last Sunday was reminiscent of Nov. 11, 2017, when Brittany Force’s elation upon clinching the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship poured out in the shoulder of her legendary father. Continue reading CHEVROLET AT CHARLOTTE →

John Force Racing

JOHN FORCE CONTINUES TO BATTLE FOR CONSISTENCY

JOHN FORCE CONTINUES TO BATTLE FOR CONSISTENCY
CHARLOTTE (April 25, 2018) — Last week in Houston at the 31st annual SpringNationals, 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force experienced the lowest of lows and highest of highs. The seven-time winner in Houston did not make the show for the first time at the historically quick race track in south Texas. The stumble snapped Force’s 221 race qualifying streak, the longest active Funny Car qualifying streak, which began in 2008. Force also holds the longest qualifying streak in NHRA history at 395 consecutive races.

While Force was relegated to team motivator on Sunday he succeeded with flying colors as two of his teammates advanced to the final round. Daughter Brittany Force secured her eighth career Top Fuel win and team president Robert Hight finished a close second in Funny Car. Hight and Courtney Force qualified No.1 and No. 2 in Houston to establish the overall Force team as one of the most dominant of the weekend. Continue reading JOHN FORCE CONTINUES TO BATTLE FOR CONSISTENCY →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Alex Bowman

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GOODYEAR TIRE TEST
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES
APRIL 25, 2018

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1 participated in the two-day Goodyear tire test at Michigan International Speedway.

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SEASON AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO MICHIGAN:
“Yeah, our season has been a little bit of a roller coaster so far. We didn’t really start the year how we needed to with our new Camaro ZL1. We have definitely made a lot of progress with that. That has been a big positive for us. I feel like all four Hendrick Motorsports cars have gotten better each and every week. We have had some really good runs and we have had some really bad runs like last week (at Richmond). We’ve just got to get a little more consistent but hasn’t been bad by any means. Really looking forward to getting back to Michigan. We have been pretty decent so far here testing. I think it will be a good one for us.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Alex Bowman →

Wood Brothers

Alabama Gang And The Wood Brothers Were A Tough Tandem Back In The Day At Talladega

Alabama Gang And The Wood Brothers Were A Tough Tandem Back In The Day At Talladega

April 25, 2018

It wasn’t like tandem drafting, but the one-two combination of the Alabama Gang and the Wood Brothers was a powerful pairing back in the day at Talladega Superspeedway.

The Wood Brothers, who now campaign the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Fusion driven by Paul Menard, got the first of their five Talladega wins in 1971 with Donnie Allison of Hueytown aboard their 1969 Mercury. Continue reading Alabama Gang And The Wood Brothers Were A Tough Tandem Back In The Day At Talladega →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT STRIVING FOR THIRD WIN AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE

ROBERT HIGHT STRIVING FOR THIRD WIN AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE
CHARLOTTE (April 25, 2018) — There are a handful of drivers who shake their heads when they see the four-wide format nearing on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The unique format of four, 10,000 horsepower Funny Cars getting staged and launching in concert can be a lot to take in but, for reigning Mello Yello Funny Car world champion Robert Hight the original modern-day NGK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals is a race he looks forward to every season.

Hight has two wins at four-wide races at zMax Dragway grabbing the trophy in 2012 and 2014. He has only missed advancing to the second quad once (2016) and he holds the zMax Dragway track speed record at 333.91 mph. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT STRIVING FOR THIRD WIN AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE →

John Force Racing

RECENT WIN HAS WORLD CHAMPION BRITTANY FORCE FIRED UP

RECENT WIN HAS WORLD CHAMPION BRITTANY FORCE FIRED UP
CHARLOTTE (April 25, 2018) — It is amazing what one win can do for a reigning world champion. Emotions poured out of 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Brittany Force last weekend when her Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster got to the finish line first in the finals of the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston. It was Force’s eighth career Top Fuel win but, even more than the championship, that win was significant coming on the heels of a devastating crash to start the season.

“That emotion was built off of the championship. It was built off of Pomona this season. Leaving Pomona last season we were on a huge high. We won the championship and that is something every driver dreams about,” explained Force. “We were able to do that and then, coming out to the opening race of the season, at the same track in Pomona, it was the ultimate low.” Continue reading RECENT WIN HAS WORLD CHAMPION BRITTANY FORCE FIRED UP →