C. FORCE LOOKS STRONG AT SEASON HALFWAY MARK
Chicago, IL – Coming off her second win of the 2013 Mello Yello Drag Racing season, Courtney Force is ready to make her 35th Funny 
Car career start at the 16th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Route 66 Raceway, June 27-30.
“Our Traxxas Ford Mustang Funny Car team has had a great season so far with two wins behind us,” said Force. “We have been picking up bonus points left and right and I think we’re on our way back up to where we want to be in the points.”
Force, who recently turned 25 years old, celebrated her birthday last weekend in Epping, N.H. at the Inaugural Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals. She got her third career Funny Car win, was presented the first Wally trophy ever presented for an NHRA national event at New England Dragway and moved up in the top ten. She currently occupies the No. 4 spot in the Funny Car point standings.
“I would say it was a pretty successful weekend. These last two have been great with my dad winning the race on Father’s Day and then my team getting the win on my birthday weekend. This was great for John Force Racing, all of our teams and our sponsors, Traxxas, Castrol, Auto Club, Mac Tools, Ford, and BrandSource,” said Force.
Force dismissed Alexis DeJoria, fellow Ford driver Tim Wilkerson, reigning Funny Car champion Jack Beckman, and her father, John Force, in order to take home the win.
Last year at Route 66 Raceway, Force went to the final round in eliminations and had a runner-up finish to Jeff Arend.
“Chicago is one of the best tracks to race at and was very good to us last year. We went to our first final round of my rookie year in Chicago, so this track is special. I know we are excited to see what our car can do again this year. It would be amazing to get another win right away and keep moving up further in the point standings,” said Force.
