John Force Racing
JFR building momentum as they head to the Kansas Nationals
GREAT MEMORIES AWAIT FORCE AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA
TOPEKA, KS – This week Courtney Force is returning to one of the most memorable race tracks on the NHRA Mello 
Yello circuit for her and her Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team. The current Funny Car points leader rallied her way to a No. 1 qualifying effort at Heartland Park Topeka in 2014 along with her sister Brittany in Top Fuel. It was the first time two sisters sat atop their respective fields going into eliminations on Sunday. The youngest daughter of 16-time champion John Force then advanced four rounds to claim her fourth career victory and the 100th win for women in the professional NHRA ranks.
“At Topeka in 2014, it was one of the most memorable races for me as a driver in my career. Our team was coming off a final round upset the weekend before and came out strong in Topeka as No. 1 qualifier. I got to share that with my sister Brittany as she was No. 1 in Top Fuel. Then we had an outstanding race day and our Traxxas team took home the win, which also made it the 100th win for women in the NHRA. It was a proud moment to be added to a list of such talented women across the board. That win was very meaningful for me,” said Force.
John Force Debuts 2016 Camaro SS Funny Car
Aero-optimized body developed for downforce, stability
INDIANAPOLIS – Today Chevrolet and 16-time NHRA champion John Force introduced the all-new 2016 Camaro 
SS Funny Car that he’ll race this weekend at the NHRA Kansas Nationals, in Topeka, Kan.
The new Funny Car body is the first based on the sixth-generation Camaro SS. Force’s teammates Courtney Force and Robert Hight will introduce new Camaro SS Funny Cars later this season.
“I started my career in a Chevrolet and I couldn’t be more excited to put this new Camaro SS Funny Car on the track,” said Force. “With all the assistance from Chevrolet, it not only looks great, it’s designed to perform better than anything we’ve had before, with a shape that should help us get down the track quicker and with greater stability.”
COURTNEY FORCE RACES TO SEMIFINALS IN ATLANTA
COMMERCE, GA – Courtney Force’s consecutive round win streak ended at six in the semifinals today in Atlanta at 
the 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. This was the sixth race that John Force Racing advanced at least one Funny Car to the semifinals with the exception of the Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. JFR has picked up two Funny Car wins so far this season.
“It was a great race day for our team. We didn’t go home with the win here in Atlanta but definitely made some really strong passes out here this weekend in the heat and in cooler conditions. Those kind of runs really excite this Traxxas team. We have a good car and we had some tough competitors today,” said Force.
Force, the 2012 rookie of the year, qualified in the No. 3 position for the second race in-a-row and went into race day with the points lead. This was the highest starting spot for the Traxxas Chevy Camaro team at Atlanta Dragway.
MONSTER MATCH-UPS HIGHLIGHT FIRST ROUND OF SOUTHERN NATIONALS
COMMERCE, GA – Funny Car points leader and Houston race winner Courtney Force raced her Traxxas Chevrolet 
Camaro SS to a No. 3 starting spot for Sunday’s eliminations at the Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals. She recorded a weekend best 3.946 ET to take hold of the top three position and will have lane choice over competitor Jeff Diehl tomorrow. Her Funny Car teammates will face formidable first round match-ups as John Force races Ron Capps and Robert Hight will square off against Cruz Pedregon.
“I am really excited going into race day tomorrow. We’re feeling good. We feel like we have a really fast race car after picking up seven bonus points throughout qualifying,” said Force, who broke her points tie with veteran Tim Wilkerson. “This Traxxas Chevy has been really consistent so far this weekend so that makes me feel good, especially since we’ve been consistently in the 3.0s in the heat. That’s pretty hard to do and I’m just proud of my crew chiefs Dan Hood and Ronnie Thompson and my guys.”
COURTNEY FORCE CONTINUES TO HAVE FAST START AT ATLANTA
COMMERCE, GA – Courtney Force broke the Funny Car points lead tie and took over the lead today after picking up 
four bonus points and grabbing the provisional No. 3 spot on the first day of qualifying. She opened up with an impressive 3.971 ET at 305.01 mph in the first session. It was the first official three-second run at Atlanta Dragway and was a track record for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals.
“We’re racing on a hot track out here in Atlanta this weekend. Our Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro team laid down two great passes on the first day of qualifying today. The first run actually didn’t go as well as we had planned, even though we were the quickest car of that session. We picked up three points running a 3.97. We were looking to run a 3.94, but we had a problem with the blower belt right before the finish line. It slowed our speed down to only 305 mph, but we still picked up three bonus points so we were happy,” said Force.
JFR on the March to Atlanta – Looking for another win!
AFTER A YEAR WITH MONSTER ENERGY BRITTANY FORCE RISING TO OCCASION
ATLANTA, GA – One year ago Brittany Force announced her new sponsor Monster Energy at the Summit Racing 
Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Since that announcement Force has been on a meteoric rise through the Top Fuel ranks and comes into this weekend’s race as the Top Fuel points leader and the category’s only two time winner in 2016.
“I am so proud of this team. When we announced Monster Energy as the sponsor last year we just got such a big push of momentum and excitement. We finished in the Top Ten and we are as high as the top three in points last year. I have been lucky to have a great crew for my whole career,” said Force.
At the beginning of this season John Force Racing made another major announcement about the Top Fuel program with the addition of Alan Johnson as Top Fuel consultation and Brian Husen as crew chief. This change along with the technical alliance with Steve Torrence Racing put Force’s Monster Energy team in a new position; favorite. A return to the final round of Phoenix followed by a breakthrough win at the historic Gatornationals had Force in the points lead and more motivated than ever.
COURTNEY FORCE WINS NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS
BAYTOWN, TX – For the first time in the history of NHRA two women sit atop the Top Fuel and Funny Car point 
standings. Brittany Force and the Monster Energy team held onto their points lead and Courtney Force and the Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car won the event and jumped from sixth to a tie for first place with Tim Wilkerson in Funny Car today at the NHRA SpringNationals.
Force dismissed Bob Bode, Ron Capps, Tommy Johnson Jr. and finally Tim Wilkerson to claim her eighth career Funny Car victory. She is leaving Houston tied for the points lead in Funny Car while her sister Brittany occupies the top spot in the Top Fuel point standings.
“To be in the points lead, tied with Tim Wilkerson, I didn’t even know that was possible this weekend so that was music to my ears. To be in the points lead with my sister Brittany in Top Fuel, that’s something that I can’t even describe. It’s a moment I can’t even put into words. My sister and I are both leading right now and I’m going to cherish this moment for a long time. I’m just excited. It’s been a great weekend for our team and I think this shows we’re on the right track with this car and headed in the right direction for more wins to come,” said an emotional Force.
QUALIFYING HAS JFR SET UP FOR SUCCESS AT SPRINGNATIONALS
BAYTOWN, TX – Courtney Force wrapped up Houston qualifying at the NHRA SpringNationals in the No. 3 
position and drew a first round match-up against Bob Bode for race day. Her best qualifying pass was 3.915 ET at 320.66 mph in Q2 on Friday night when track and weather conditions were in their prime. The Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driver picked up one bonus point for making the third-quickest pass of Q2 to nab the No. 3 starting spot.
“Our Traxxas team showed pretty good performance out here in Houston, qualifying in the No. 3 spot and even made a great run in the heat of the day. A lot of cars were struggling to get down on a 130 degree track out there. I think it’s the hottest track we’ve had all year,” said Force.
Force has qualified in the top four at the last five races. She has qualified in the top half of the field at every event so far this season and gone into race day with lane choice. She has only raced Bob Bode once in previous events; two races ago at the NHRA DENSO Spark Plugs Nationals at Las Vegas. She is 1-0 to the veteran driver.
COURTNEY FORCE, TRAXXAS SET PACE AT NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS
BAYTOWN, TX – Traxxas backed Courtney Force qualified in the provisional No. 3 spot today after two sessions in 
the Texas heat. She was No. 12 after the first pass, but came back on the second run to put a 3.915 ET on the board at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals. The 27-year-old Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driver picked up one bonus point for making the third-quickest pass of the second session.
“We’re lucky we were able to get two qualifying sessions in today at Houston. The weather held off great. We got a pretty good crowd out here. Our Traxxas team made a decent pass on the first run. The car tried to pull me hard to the left and I made two minor corrections and it wasn’t doing the job so I tried to pull it a little bit harder and it pulled me hard to the right out of the groove so I had to get out of it early. It still put me in the No. 12 spot with that run.”
JOHN FORCE TO RACE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PEAK FUNNY CAR IN HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX – 16-time Funny Car champion John Force will be racing an Advance Auto Parts branded Chevrolet 
Camaro SS Funny Car this weekend at the NHRA Spring Nationals in Baytown, Texas. The 10,000 horsepower Funny Car will continue to fly the standout blue PEAK Antifreeze branding but Force will be looking for his unprecedented 144th career Funny Car win with some new partners. The Houston NHRA race will be the first of eight races during the 2016 NHRA season Force will be in the red and blue Funny Car.
“I am excited to be racing this PEAK/Advance Auto Parts Chevy Funny Car starting in Houston. PEAK has been aggressive in promoting this race team and using the NHRA to build their business with all my race cars. We have three wins already this season from Robert Hight and Brittany Force but I want to get this hot rod into the winner’s circle as fast as I can,” said Force.
