BROWNSBURG, IN – Once again fans and travelers passing through one of the busiest airports in the Midwest will be greeted by two John Force Racing Nitro Funny Cars. In advance of the 59^th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals this weekend John Force’s Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang commemorating his induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Auto Club Ford Mustang driven by two-time U.S. Nationals winner Robert Hight will be on display getting fans and travelers getting revved up for the biggest NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in the country.

“We are excited to be back in the Indianapolis Airport with two of our Funny Cars. This is the biggest weekend of our season and to be able to show off two of our Castrol and Auto Club Funny Cars is a great honor. We are right in the middle of the airport so everyone will see our race cars and the videos from our kiosks. It is a great opportunity for the NHRA and for our sponsors,” said John Force, a four-time Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals winner.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – When eight of the sport’s A-list Funny Car drivers line up Sunday to compete for the $100,000 top prize in the second annual Traxxas Nitro Shootout, the spotlight will fall not on points leader Matt Hagan nor reigning series champion Jack Beckman nor even track record holder Cruz Pedregon.

Instead, it will shine most brightly on defending champion John Force and his suddenly spectacular Castrol GTX Ford Mustang.

A tour winner at Bristol, Tenn., and a Funny Car finalist in four of the last eight races in the NHRA Mello Yello Series, Force will roll to the starting line at Lucas Oil Raceway not only as the winner of more tour events than anyone else in history (135) but also as the winner of more bonus races than any other driver.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – It’s that time again; time for the “Big Go” placed advantageously in one of the largest motorsport areas in the country. From Aug. 28-Sept. 2, the fan-favorite Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis will host the 59th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals, the final event in the regular season before the 2013 Countdown to the Championship begins.

Last year in Indianapolis, Courtney Force picked up her first No. 1 qualifier in the Funny Car category with an unbeatable 4.049 ET. On race day, she beat Jon Capps before losing to Johnny Gray in the second round. The Traxxas Ford Mustang driver who became the 2012 Auto Club of Southern California “Rookie of the Year,” and finished No. 5 for the 2012 season, also raced to top speed of the meet at 317.27 mph.

“I’m very excited coming into Indy. It’s one of the biggest races of the season,” said Force. “I grew up watching my dad race at the U.S. Nationals and it’s the one race that every driver and every fan is most excited about.”

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The biggest race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season is upon us as competitors prepare for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway on Labor Day weekend in Indianapolis. This is the Super Bowl of the NHRA, and to win this event is on top of every driver’s wish list. For Top Fuel rookie Brittany Force, winning this race would be a dream come true.

Force, the third oldest child of 15-time world champion John Force, has seen her father as well as older sister, Ashley, win this prestigious race. To prepare for this race, Force and her entire Castrol EDGE team spent two days testing at the Indy track hoping to learn some new setups.

“It was a tough two days of testing for us,” Force said. “We were trying to make a lot of changes. I have three great crew chiefs and they’ve been really trying to make a lot of changes and push this Castrol EDGE dragster to run with all the other top fuel cars out there.”

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – By clinching a berth in the Countdown to 1 playoffs two weeks ago at Brainerd, Minn., John Force extended his record-breaking streak of consecutive Top 10 finishes in the NHRA series to 29.

While that is a remarkable achievement, especially considering the fact that the last time the 64-year-old icon wasn’t a member of the Funny Car elite was 1984, a year in which a movie ticket cost $2.50, a gallon of gas $1.10 and Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of England, it isn’t even a blip on Force’s radar.

When he sends his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to the line for this week’s 59^th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway, the 15-time champion will have much more on his mind than the NHRA record book.

Stung by the pending departure of two long-time sponsors, Force has gone into what he calls “fight mode.”

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Every driver who drives into the pits for the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals knows they are rolling onto hallowed ground. Names like Garlits, Prudhomme, Glidden, Schumacher and Force has all added to the mystic that is “The Big Go!” This year two-time US Nationals winner Robert Hight will be racing with to hold onto his spot in the Top Ten as well as try and get his third win at the biggest race of the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. The 59^th annual Chevrolet Performance US Nationals gets underway this Friday with the evening qualifying session for the Top Fuel and Funny Car teams starting at 7 p.m. at Lucas Oil Raceway Park.

“I don’t know if I have ever been more focused going into the US Nationals than I am right now. We had a really good test session last week and (crew chief) Mike Neff has given me a great race car. There will be a lot going on but we are ready and I am looking forward to getting on the track,” said Hight, a four time finalist at the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals.

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WAYNE, NJ – Castrol is very proud of the achievements and legacy created through the partnership with John Force Racing.  Over the years, many records were broken, milestones set, and John Force has rewritten history when it comes to drag racing.

For almost three decades, John has helped grow the sport he loves and given Castrol a unique opportunity to market to motorsports enthusiasts and fans of all ages.

“John Force has been the ultimate ambassador for the Castrol brand and we are grateful for his passion and dedication,” said Rich Pond, head of US marketing for Castrol, “but after twenty-nine successful years, we have decided to pursue new ways to engage with our consumers and customers, while still celebrating the superiority of Castrol motor oils.”

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John Force Racing is asking all their fans to get behind Robert Hight and Brittany Force to vote them into the last spot in the 2^nd annual Traxxas Shootouts. Hight, driver of the Auto Club Ford Mustang Funny Car, is asking fans to “Get It Right With Hight” and make him the eighth Funny Car driver in the $100,000 to win specialty race while rookie Top Fuel driver Brittany Force wants her fans to “Make Brittany The First In TF” in the Top Fuel Traxxas Shootout. Force is the first JFR driver to compete in Top Fuel and she would like to be the first female to compete in the Top Fuel Traxxas Shootout Labor Day weekend.

“It has been a thrill to be the first JFR driver to race Top Fuel and I want to be the first woman to take on the guys in the Top Fuel Traxxas Shootout. I have a great team and we have really been making progress lately. I love the “Make Brittany The First” campaign and I hope everyone goes to Facebook and votes for me and my Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster,” said Force.

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BRAINERD, MN – On a day when the winner’s circle eluded John Force Racing the team kept their eyes on the bigger prize as John Force and Courtney Force both clinched their berths in the 2013 Countdown to the Championship. By virtue of their first round wins and a first round loss by Del Worsham the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang and the Traxxas Ford Mustang will be running for the championship over the last six races of the season.

John Force made the quickest run of the weekend in his first round win over Alexis DeJoria powering his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car to the stripe with an elapsed time of 4.027 seconds at a track speed record 319.45 mph.

In the second round the eleven-time Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals winner made a superior run against veteran driver Johnny Gray but at the finish line it was Gray taking the win light thanks to a minute starting line advantage. Force’s 4.061 second run was the second quickest of the second round and showed that he has a race car that can contend for the Mello Yello Funny Car championship.

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BRAINERD, MN – John Force showed today why Brainerd International Raceway is one of his favorite tracks moving up to the No. 3 qualifying position and putting the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car in position to win the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals for the unprecedented twelfth time. Force blasted down the track in the first session today with a time of 4.050 seconds and was just a shade slower than eventual No. 1 qualifier Jack Beckman (4.038 seconds).

Force races second year driver Alexis DeJoria in the first round tomorrow. Last year Force met DeJoria in the first round and advanced to the second round after a bizarre turn of events. Force red-lit but DeJoria smoked the tires. The rookie driver did not realize that Force had been disqualified, pedaled her Tequila Patron Funny Car and it crossed the center line. Under the NHRA’s “First or Worst” rule Force was reinstated in the race and ultimately advanced to the final round.

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