JOHN FORCE CARRIES ON AT MAPLE GROVE IN SEARCH OF WIN 150
READING, Pa. (September 12, 2018) — Few drivers have had more success at Maple Grove Raceway, site of this week’s Dodge NHRA Nationals, than drag racing legends John Force and Kenny Bernstein.

Between them, the two appeared in 21 finals. They won 10 races. Bernstein is the only driver to have won in both Top Fuel and Funny Car while Force has hoisted more Wally trophies at The Grove than any driver in history (seven). From the first event in 1985 until 1999, a stretch of 14 seasons, one or the other raced for the title every year but, ironically, never in the same year. Continue reading JOHN FORCE CARRIES ON AT MAPLE GROVE IN SEARCH OF WIN 150 →

JOHN FORCE RACING EXITS U.S. NATIONALS WITH
EYE ON CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 3, 2018) — On the strength of their performances in Monday’s 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, 16-time Funny Car Champion John Force, reigning Top Fuel World Champion Brittany Force and two-time reigning Funny Car world champion Robert Hight secured their starting positions in the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship.

They will join Courtney Force, driver of the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS, who already had earned the No. 1 starting position in Funny Car for the six-race playoffs that begin in two weeks at Reading, Pa. Continue reading JOHN FORCE RACING EXITS U.S. NATIONALS WITH EYE ON CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN →

COURTNEY FORCE MOVES ADVANCE AUTO PARTS UP
FIVE SPOTS AT U.S. NATIONALS
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 1, 2018) — Courtney Force moved up five spots Saturday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to lead John Force Racing at the end of two of three days of qualifying. Robert Hight was quickest of a session, Brittany Force improved on her Friday time and John Force will have two more passes to find consistency at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.

Points leader Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS, who have locked in the No. 1 spot in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship NHRA’s six race playoffs, muscled their way through the field with a 3.959-second pass at 325.69 mph that jumped them to the No. 6 spot and earned them an additional four bonus points for being quickest of the session. They started the day smoking the tires to a 4.873 at 162.22 throughout a tricky nitro qualifying session that saw only two Funny Cars make a full pass. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE MOVES ADVANCE AUTO PARTS UP FIVE SPOTS AT U.S. NATIONALS →

JOHN FORCE LEADS JFR QUALIFYING FRIDAY AT U.S. NATIONALS;
COURTNEY FORCE WILL START NHRA PLAYOFFS FROM NO. 1
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 31, 2018) — Sixteen-time world champion John Force and the Chevrolet Accessories PEAK Camaro SS ran a 4.003-second pass at 320.89 mph to be in the No. 7 spot after one of the five qualifying passes for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Sitting eighth in the points after a regular season that’s had it’s fair share of low points, Force is staying focused one run at a time. Continue reading JOHN FORCE LEADS JFR QUALIFYING FRIDAY AT U.S. NATIONALS; COURTNEY FORCE WILL START NHRA PLAYOFFS FROM NO. 1 →

COURTNEY FORCE WILL START NHRA PLAYOFFS FROM NO. 1

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 31, 2018) – Courtney Force made quick work of her first assignment of the Labor Day weekend Friday when she drove her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car down the 1,000 foot course at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in 4.330 seconds at a finish line speed of 214.83 mph during the first day of qualifying for the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE WILL START NHRA PLAYOFFS FROM NO. 1 →

FUNNY CAR POINTS LEADER COURTNEY FORCE READY TO TAKE ON
PRESTIGIOUS U.S. NATIONALS
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 29, 2018) — NHRA Funny Car points leader Courtney Force has the confidence to back up her 195-point lead going into the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the sport’s most prestigious race of the season. The youngest of 16-time champion John Force’s daughters has done nothing but dominate the class and has put herself in great position to win her first world championship.

In 17 races Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts team have earned 10 No. 1 qualifiers including two streaks of earning the top spot at three consecutive races, have been to six final rounds with four wins and led the points standings for 11 straight races. Continue reading FUNNY CAR POINTS LEADER COURTNEY FORCE READY TO TAKE ON PRESTIGIOUS U.S. NATIONALS →

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 27, 2018) — The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is a special race for a number of reasons. It is the oldest, most prestigious and richest NHRA national event on the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two-time and reigning Funny Car champion Robert Hight has always loved racing in Indy but for the three-time U.S. Nationals winner this year might mean a little more. Continue reading THREE-TIME U.S. NATIONALS WINNER ROBERT HIGHT SEEKING MORE GLORY →

BRITTANY FORCE WITH PEAK COOLANT AND MOTOR OIL SET
FOR FIRST U.S. NATIONALS WIN

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 29, 2018) — Brittany Force may have accomplished what every NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series driver strives for when she won the 2017 Top Fuel world championship, but she still has plenty to check off her bucket list including a win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis behind the wheel of her PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil dragster. The “Big Go” as it’s famously known, is the world’s most prestigious drag race for not only it’s history but what it means for the championship fight. Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE WITH PEAK COOLANT AND MOTOR OIL SET FOR FIRST U.S. NATIONALS WIN →

JOHN FORCE EYES FIFTH CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS WIN
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 29, 2018) — Nearing the end of the second most physically and emotionally challenging season of his pro career, John Force makes his 39th appearance in drag racing’s oldest, largest and richest single event with one goal in mind.

At age 69, the 16-time NHRA world champion is not competing in the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for any reason other than to win it. He’s not looking to set any age records, he’s not seeking a participation trophy and he’s certainly not expecting any concessions from his peers, some of whom, like daughter Courtney, the current Funny Car points leader, are almost 30 years his junior. Continue reading JOHN FORCE EYES FIFTH CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS WIN →

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HAVE A SEMIFINAL FINISH AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 19, 2018) — Courtney Force and the Advance Auto Parts team led John Force Racing with a semifinal finish at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Sunday. Brittany Force and Robert Hight each had quarterfinal exits and John Force had an early Sunday.

Courtney Force, who was the No. 10 qualifier after a less than desirable two days of qualifying, powered her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car past Jim Campbell and Jonnie Lindberg before being defeated in the third round by eventual race winner Jack Beckman. Against Campbell, Force made the quickest pass of the round at 3.973-seconds and 326.00 mph earning her lane choice against Lindberg. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HAVE A SEMIFINAL FINISH AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY →

ROBERT HIGHT POWERS AUTO CLUB TO SECOND NO. 1 OF THE SEASON
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 18, 2018) — Robert Hight and the Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team raced to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Funny Car teammates, Courtney Force and John Force, are No. 10 and 13, respectively, and, in Top Fuel, Brittany Force jumped to the No. 6 position.
Hight, who now has two No. 1 qualifiers this season, his first in Houston, was quickest three of the four sessions earning 11 valuable bonus points. He came out of the trailer to run a 3.971-second pass at 326.95 mph that earned him the provisional No. 1 on Friday and then a 3.989-second pass at 324.83 mph in the second session. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT POWERS AUTO CLUB TO SECOND NO. 1 OF THE SEASON →

ROBERT HIGHT NO. 1 AFTER FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 17, 2018) — Robert Hight leads John Force Racing as the preliminary No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway on Friday evening. Brittany Force is in the 11th spot in Top Fuel in her black and green Monster Energy dragster and John Force and Courtney Force are looking to improve from the No. 13 and No. 14 spots respectively in Funny Car.

Hight, who set the Funny Car national elapsed time record at 3.793-seconds at Brainerd last season, earned six bonus points throughout Friday qualifying. His 3.971-second pass at 326.95 mph from the first session landed him in the No. 1 spot for the night and his 3.989-second pass at 324.83 mph was the quickest of the second session. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT NO. 1 AFTER FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY →

POINTS LEADER COURTNEY FORCE FOCUSED ON FINISHING REGULAR
SEASON ON HIGH NOTE
BRAINERD, Minn. (August 16, 2018) — Current Funny Car points leader Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS show no signs of slowing down as they head into the final two races of the regular season. With four wins and ten No. 1 qualifiers to her name, Force is looking towards the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in search of more consistency and more momentum to carry the team into the Countdown to the Championship.

“This Advance Auto Parts team is ready to head back to Brainerd,” said Force. “With how we’re running right now it will be a good weekend. We’ve never won there before but we’ve qualified pretty well and been able to go some rounds. We’ll be looking to get that win heading into the Indy race hoping to improve on our points lead and be ready for the Countdown.” Continue reading POINTS LEADER COURTNEY FORCE FOCUSED ON FINISHING REGULAR SEASON ON HIGH NOTE →

BRITTANY FORCE POISED FOR MORE RACE DAY SUCCESS AT
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 16, 2018) — Brittany Force, back in her Monster Energy green and black Top Fuel dragster for this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, heads to Brainerd International Raceway with high hopes as she sits eighth in the Mello Yello points standings. Being in the bottom half of the field isn’t something the reigning world champion is worried about after her team battled from sixth to claim the category crown in 2017.

The Monster Energy team picked 18 of 24 round wins in the final six races of the season and finished the season sweeping the Auto Club Finals. The standout team secured the No. 1 qualifier, won the championship with a second-round victory on Sunday and went on to finish the season with the race win. This season, Force has arguably already overcome her toughest challenge of her career. Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE POISED FOR MORE RACE DAY SUCCESS AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY →

JOHN FORCE EYES 150th CAREER VICTORY IN EVENT HE HAS WON
MORE THAN ANY OTHER
BRAINERD, Minn. (August 15, 2018) — If John Force is to win his 150th NHRA event before the end of his 42nd pro season, his best opportunity may come this weekend when he drives the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS in pursuit of the Funny Car championship at the 37th annual Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.

At no other venue has the Hall of Fame owner/driver been more successful than at BIR where he has won 11 times in 32 career appearances, where he never has failed to make the starting field and where he has won 78.3 percent of the elimination rounds in which he has been involved (76 of 97).

Coming off a final round triumph over teammate Robert Hight in last week’s independently-produced Night Under Fire at Norwalk, Ohio, the 69-year-old’s confidence is steadily growing as he battles to secure one of the 10 Funny Car starting spots in the upcoming Countdown to the Championship. Continue reading JOHN FORCE EYES 150th CAREER VICTORY IN EVENT HE HAS WON MORE THAN ANY OTHER →

ROBERT HIGHT READY TO RACE AT HISTORIC BRAINERD
INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 15, 2018) — To say the idea of heading back to Brainerd International Raceway excites two time and reigning world champion Robert Hight is an understatement. The driver of the Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car made history at last year’s Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and with two wins already under his belt this season and a solid hold on the No. 3 points position, it’s game on.

“Brainerd is where we set the quickest run in Funny Car history a 3.793-seconds, the first 3.7 Funny Car run,” explained Hight. “It’s a great race track with great fans and usually great racing conditions. If the conditions are there, we’ll be able to run good there again this year.” Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT READY TO RACE AT HISTORIC BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY →

COURTNEY FORCE TAKES ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TO FINAL ROUND AT
NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
KENT, Wash. (Aug. 05, 2018) — Courtney Force and the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team raced to their career best sixth final round of the season Sunday at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals ending the day with their second runner-up finish. Robert Hight made a quarterfinal finish and John Force and Brittany Force ended their racing early in the first round at Pacific Raceways outside of Seattle.

Entering race day as the No. 3 qualifier, Courtney Force powered her Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro past familiar foe Jim Campbell in the first round of eliminations. Both Force and Campbell left the starting line early but Force’s light of -.015 compared to Campbell’s -.296 allowed her to move on to the second round while he earned the red-light. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE TAKES ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TO FINAL ROUND AT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS →

ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB LEAD JOHN FORCE RACING FRIDAY AT THE
NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
KENT, Wash. (Aug. 03, 2018) — Robert Hight and his Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team raced to the provisional No. 2 position Friday at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals. Courtney Force, who has dominated the Funny Car class, is currently No. 3 and John Force rounds out the John Force Racing Funny Cars in No. 15. In Top Fuel, Brittany Force landed in the No. 8 position. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB LEAD JOHN FORCE RACING FRIDAY AT THE NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS →

BRITTANY FORCE READY TO PEAK JUST IN TIME FOR NHRA
COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
KENT, Wash. (Aug. 01, 2018) — Her reign as Top Fuel world champion has been fraught with frustration but when they raise the curtain on this year’s Countdown to the Championship, no one expects anything but excellence from Brittany Force and the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Monster Energy race team.

A graduate of Cal State-Fullerton, Force rolls into Pacific Raceways for this week’s 31st annual CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in eighth place in Top Fuel points, nowhere near where she and crew chief Brian Husen and tuning consultant Alan Johnson expected themselves to be with just three races remaining before the points are adjusted for the Countdown. Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE READY TO PEAK JUST IN TIME FOR NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP →

COURTNEY FORCE TRYING TO REPRISE EARLIER SUCCESSES AT
PACIFIC RACEWAYS
KENT, Wash. (Aug. 01, 2018) — Funny Car points leader Courtney Force resumes her Jekyll-and-Hyde relationship with Pacific Raceways this week when she drives the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS in pursuit of the Funny Car championship at the 31st annual CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals, the final event in the arduous Western Swing.

“It’s a track we’ve won on in the past,” said the 12-time Mello Yello tour winner, “so coming from a decent weekend at Sonoma where we qualified No. 1 (for the 10th time in 15 races) but didn’t have much luck on race day, we’re really hoping to be able to go some rounds at Seattle and finish out the Swing on a positive note.”

Although she has won at Pacific Raceways in both the Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car categories, she has had to deal with some adversity, too. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE TRYING TO REPRISE EARLIER SUCCESSES AT PACIFIC RACEWAYS →