EPPING, NH – Once again John Force rose to the occasion and came up big when it mattered the most. Facing Tommy Johnson Jr., the No. 1 qualifier and arguably the most consistent Funny Car on the property, Force raced his Peak Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS to victory at the 3rd annual New England Nationals. As the No. 3 qualifier Force defeated Dave Richards, Matt Hagan and Cruz Pedregon to reach his 240th final round and secure his 143rd win over Johnson Jr.

“I raced here 38 or 40 years ago before most of you were born to come back and have one race on the circuit that I couldn’t win; I needed this race win. One of these days I am going to go out and it is going to break my heart but I ain’t leaving until I win all of them and now I’ll try and win all of them twice. This was a great day,” said Force from the winner’s circle stage. “My daughter (Courtney Force) spanked me in the inaugural race and I tried to screw her up in the first race but I couldn’t do it. I taught her too well. I am giving this trophy to Peak Antifreeze and Coolant and BlueDef. They were the first ones to take a chance on me last year. Lucas Oil and Chevrolet joined us and now Monster Energy is with us. We have Auto Club, Mac Tools and Traxxas and all these great companies share in this win.”

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EPPING, NH – A clear sky and bright sun made for excellent conditions for tens of thousands of fans to enjoy the final day of qualifying for the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals. Unfortunately the warmer temperatures did not give the John Force Racing Funny Car and Top Fuel teams a chance to improve on their strong qualifying performances from Friday. Heading into race day John Force will hold onto his No. 3 qualifying position (4.055 seconds) followed by No. 4 Courtney Force (4.059 seconds) and No. 5 Robert Hight (4.068 seconds). This is the best cumulative qualifying performance for the three JFR Funny Cars and just the third time all three have qualified in the top half of the field this season.

In Top Fuel Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster held onto their No. 10 qualified position going into Sunday. The most recent Top Fuel finalist posted the sixth quickest run of the third qualifying session and the eighth quickest run of the last session.

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EPPING, NH – At the conclusion of the first day of qualifying only two Funny Cars were quicker than the trio of John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaros at the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals. The team was led by 16-time Funny Car champion John Force who capped the day with a 4.055 second pass as the provisional No. 3 finisher. Force was followed by daughter Courtney Force’s 4.059 second run and son-in-law Robert Hight’s 4.068 second pass. Brittany Force powered the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster to the provisional No. 10 spot and will look to improve on Saturday at New England Dragway.

John Force who is seeking his first NHRA national event win at New England Dragway started the day with a run that had him No. 10 after the first session. His first run of 4.696 seconds hazed the tires at half-track. In the second session Force’s Peak Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car blazed down the left lane and lit up the scoreboard with a 4.055 second elapsed time at 318.24 mph. It was quick enough to hold up as the quickest time until the last three pairs took to the track. Force earned qualifying bonus points as the third quickest Funny Car of the second session.

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STRONG RACE DAY PERFORMANCES HAVE BRITTANY FORCE EAGER FOR NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

EPPING, NH – Since Brittany Force added the Monster Energy sponsorship to her Top Fuel dragster she has been running wild on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. The last two races the third year driver has qualified top half, No. 6, and raced deep into the day. With five final round appearances for her career the lone John Force Racing Top Fuel dragster is picking up momentum at the perfect time of the season.

Last week at the historic NHRA Summernationals she advanced to first her final of 2015 before losing to Antron Brown for third time in a final round. Force took out Richie Crampton in the first round. She then outran Tony Schumacher for second race in a row in the next round before dispatching Terry McMillen in the semi-finals.

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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – For the fifth time in her career and the first time since the Reading, Pa., NHRA National event last season Brittany Force raced to a final round in Top Fuel. Her bid to become the eighth woman to win a Top Fuel title came up just short against New Jersey native Antron Brown when her dragster shook the tires coming off the starting line. Force qualified No. 6 and worked her way to the final round by defeating Richie Crampton, Tony Schumacher and Terry McMillen.

“Overall this was an awesome day for this Monster Energy team. I am so proud of every one of my guys. They put everything into this dragster this weekend. We went all the way to the final and I don’t even know how that happened it was just a blur today. You can tell they are bummed and they really wanted to take home that win but I am so proud of them and especially my crew chiefs Todd Smith and Ronnie Thompson,” said Force.

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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – The Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster and Brittany Force started the NHRA Summernationals with a bang finishing the first day of qualifying as the No. 6 Top Fuel dragster at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The third year pro made the third quickest run of the first session picking up qualifying bonus points and giving her team the best opportunity to improve in the second night session. Force’s first run of 3.779 seconds at 321.27 mph afforded her the chance to run as half of the last pair of dragsters.

In the second session Force was paired J.R. Todd who was quickest of the first session. Both drivers were trying to chase down Antron Brown’s 3.725 second run. Force came close with an improved 3.747 second run at 322.50 mph. Two strong back-to-back runs had the NHRA Kansas Nationals semi-finalist in good spirits heading into the second day of qualifying.

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JOHN FORCE POWERS INTO ENGLISHTOWN WITH MOMENTUM

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – John Force and his Peak Antifreeze Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team are starting to come together at the perfect time of the year. By Force’s own admission he is learning a whole new team, new sponsors and getting a new attitude all the while battling some of the toughest Funny Car competitors of his career. Led by crew chief Jon Schaffer, Force has two final round appearances this season including a dominant performance two weeks ago at the Kansas Nationals where elapsed time and speed records fell at a historic rate.

“We had a good weekend. We are learning and trying a lot of new stuff. It is starting to work for all the cars. I couldn’t get the win but I got close. We had a quick race car and we almost got the win. I told my guys that they gave me a great race car that probably ran in the threes every run but I rolled it in on the starting line. (Peak Antifreeze crew chief)Jon Schaffer and this young team are really doing a great job. We’ll take Peak with us to the next race and I am going to get them that trophy soon,” said Force after a close runner-up finish to Jack Beckman.

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TOPEKA, KS – John Force raced to his 239th final round today at the 27th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals but the nine-time Kansas Nationals champ could not secure his record setting 10th win. In a tremendous final round that capped off an unprecedented record-setting weekend Force’s 4.002 second run came up a few thousandths short against Jack Beckman’s 3.984 second pass.

Over the course of the weekend there were fifteen sub-four second runs in the Funny Car class with eight different drivers running in the three second range. Force’s Peak Antifreeze Chevrolet Camaro ran in the threes twice including a monster run in the semi-finals to outrun Matt Hagan. Force’s Chevy covered the race track in a blistering 3.997 seconds to pull away from Hagan’s 4.251 second run.

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TOPEKA, KS – Before today the most three second Funny Car runs NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series fans had seen at a single event was seven at the Winternationals in 2014. That included two days of qualifying and a day of eliminations. In just three rounds of qualifying at the 27th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals eight three second Funny Car runs were executed by seven different drivers including John Force’s 3.99 second run that locked him into the No. 5 qualifying position.

“This is the toughest Funny Car field I have ever been up against. When you look at the potential it is amazing. (No. 1 qualifier) Chad Head running 3.967 seconds and you look at (No. 2 qualifier) Tim Wilkerson running 3.971 seconds these are not big funded teams,” said Force, a nine-time winner at the NHRA Kansas Nationals. “When the good Lord brings air in here like this to go along with their good tune-ups everybody will flex their muscles. (Chad Head’s crew chief and father) Jim Head is no dummy. He is a sharp cookie and so is Tim Wilkerson. We expect to see quick numbers from Schumacher Racing and of course our team is right there too. I ran a 3.99 with a young crew led by crew chief Jon Schaffer. This is a fast race track and that is why they have to keep it.”

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TOPEKA, KS – During the third qualifying session of the 27th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals Courtney Force drove her Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car into the record books as the NHRA Funny Car national speed record holder with a run of 4.020 seconds at 325.06 mph. On Friday night Force ran 324.20 mph which was faster than the current national record set by her father, John Force, at 324.12 mph at the Winternationals in Pomona in 2014

“My dad was picking on me a little bit because I didn’t realize he held the old record. Our Traxxas team has been capable of running fast speeds since we ran 327 mph in Las Vegas but we weren’t able to back that speed up for the record. It is exciting to be able to set the record here in Topeka. I feel like I have had some pretty good luck at this track. We made another great memory here with that run,” said Force. “We were hoping to back up the 324 mph run and to be able to run faster and have that run back up a new record makes me proud of my whole team which is led by (crew chief) Ron Douglas. They give me a great race car and even though we didn’t have the quickest ET we are happy with the speed. Our real goal is to have a consistent race car this weekend.”

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