LAS VEGAS – With two consistent runs on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway John Force has his eyes on a move up the point standings with one more day of qualifying at the 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. Force driving the white Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car for the second race in a row posted the second quickest time of the first qualifying session, 4.109 seconds, and stepped up on the second session with a stout 4.087 second pass.

Force picked up two qualifying bonus points and also gained some valuable information going into the second day of qualifying. With a new team led by crew chief Jon Schaffer Force is encouraged hard work is starting to pay off for his Funny Car team.

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CONSISTENCY NOT LUCK WILL BE KEY FOR HIGHT AT LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS, NV – This weekend at the 16^th annual Summitracing.com NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas fortunes will be made and lost on the Strip and at the race track. The bright lights will distract some but not Robert Hight, the winningest Funny Car driver at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last year Hight and the Auto Club Funny Car team were the most consistent race car on race day and it took an incredible run by Alexis DeJoria to outrun Hight in the final. On Sunday Hight posted winning times of 4.082, 4.086, 4.073 and then 4.083 in the final.

“We have run really well at Las Vegas my whole career. Last year (crew chief Mike) Neff was dialed in on race day and I see no reason why we can’t do that again this weekend. We stayed after the Four-Wide race and made a couple test runs. We are not lost or anything like that we just seem to be a little off. I am ready to get back to the race track,” said Hight, a four-time winner at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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CONCORD, NC – On a newly resurfaced track with a truncated qualifying session John Force Racing was facing an uphill battle along with the rest of the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series teams at the 6th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. The teams came out strong in qualifying grabbing the No.1 and No. 2 spots in Funny Car on the strength of Traxxas backed Courtney’s Force’s 4.011 second and John Force’s 4.040 second runs on Saturday in their Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Cars. Robert Hight and the Auto Club Camaro were not too far off the pace with a No. 7 qualifying position.

“I never feel like I am at a disadvantage because (crew chief) Mike Neff and this team give me a great race car. Neff and these guys are great on race day and we are moving on. We have won this race twice and I have a lot of confidence. We have had to battle the weather and some really cold temperatures. No one was complaining because every team is dealing with the same issues,” said Hight, who sits No. 5 in the Mello Yello Funny Car point standings just nine points out of fourth place.

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CONCORD, NC – Saturday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals proved to be a highlight of the 2015 Mello Yello season thus far for Courtney Force and the Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team. The 26-year-old driver and her team led by Ron Douglas and Dan Hood went straight to the top of the Funny Car field with a 4.011 ET at 312 mph in only the second qualifying pass after both of Friday’s sessions were canceled due to inclement weather conditions.

“I was a little surprised that you didn’t see some numbers in the threes, but then again I think a lot of people were trying to be a little bit safe because we only got two passes out of the four. You’re new to each lane and just trying to stay safe, get the car to the other end and get your race car in the field,” said Courtney Force.

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HIGHT LOOKING FOR WIN No. 3 AT FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

CHARLOTTE, NC – In the past three seasons no driver has enjoyed as much success at the unique NHRA Four-Wide Nationals than Robert Hight and his Auto Club team. The crewman turned driver has been one of the most dominant drivers in the category over the past decade and his two wins at zMax Dragway’s premier spring event have come as a result of his two biggest strengths: focus and teamwork.

“The main thing I try and do is just not get distracted. You have to run your own race. I just focus on what I have to do and not get caught up in the fact that there are three other race cars on the track. It is a great event for the fans and Charlotte is a growing market for NHRA,” said Hight, a 34-time Funny Car national event winner. “The challenge for this race is similar to other races when you consider how competitive the Funny Car class is. You have to be at the top of your game to get round wins. The benefit with the Four-Wide is you just have to be the first or second Funny Car across the finish line until that last race.”

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CHARLOTTE, NC – This weekend at one of the most exciting and unique motorsports events in the country, the 6th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, will begin on Friday outside of Charlotte, NC. A new look for the Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driven by 16-time Funny Car champion and inaugural Four-Wide Nationals winner John Force will also be grabbing attention. Force’s 10,000 horsepower Funny Car will go all white with the iconic gold Chevrolet “bowtie” across the hood and down the sides. This will be the first race of 2015 with the Chevrolet look which will be campaigned at a select number of races this season. The Funny Car will still feature major sponsors Peak Anti-freeze & Coolant, BlueDef, Auto Club, Traxxas, Lucas Oil and Mac Tools prominently.

“I am excited to be racing this Chevrolet-branded Camaro SS Funny Car this weekend. This season we will have a number of different looks on my Funny Car and it is all about keeping the sponsors happy,” said Force, the winningest driver in NHRA history. “Last weekend I felt like I was back with my roots when we were at the NASCAR race. We were representing Auto Club and we got to talk with their driver Joey Logano for a few minutes. It was also great to see stars like Jimmie Johnson and (Dale) Earnhardt Jr. We talked about all being in the Chevrolet family now and how cool it was to be on Team Chevy.”

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BROWNSBURG, IN – Last night at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis NHRA stars John and Brittany Force were the guests of Lucas Oil founder and JFR sponsor Forrest Lucas and his son Morgan Lucas who hosted a group of Indiana legislators, track operators, and Town of Brownsburg officials to talk about motorsports and the impact the sport has on the state of Indiana. The group was treated to a display of a variety of race cars including two of John Force Racing’s Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Cars, John Force’s Peak Anti-freeze Funny Car and Courtney Force’s Traxxas Funny Car as well as Lucas’ Protect the Harvest Top Fuel dragster and nostalgia Funny Car.

“We were honored to be invited by Forrest Lucas to talk with these important decision-makers about the impact motorsports has on Indiana. We want to grow NHRA and all of motorsports. We didn’t just talk about all the money motorsports events bring into the state we also talked about jobs and how we represent the state when we travel all across the country when we are on the road with the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series,” said 16-time Funny Car champion John Force.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – Brittany Force and the JFR Top Fuel dragster were the top performers for John Force Racing at the 46th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals today. Force qualified No. 7 and took out Dave Connolly in the first round before losing a close quarter-final race to eventual Gatornationals Top Fuel winner Spencer Massey. The third year pro is still looking for her first win after four final round appearances in 2014 but she did move up into a tie for seventh place in the Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings with Top Fuel world champion Larry Dixon.

“It is very important to stay in the top ten. We don’t have to be No. 1 or No. 2 right now. Your points position doesn’t matter until you are in the Countdown. Right now we just want to stay in the top ten and I feel good about being No. 7 right now,” said Force.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – John Force will start the 46th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals from the No. 3 qualifying position behind the wheel of his BlueDef/Peak Anti-freeze & Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car tomorrow at Auto-Plus Raceway. The winningest driver in NHRA history will race John Hale in the first round and Hale will officially become the 138th different opponent Force has raced in his 38 year long career. This will also be the 38th consecutive year Force has raced at least one new opponent.

Force clocked the second quickest run of the first session today 4.068 seconds at 315.19 mph running beside his long-time nemesis Cruz Pedregon. It was a great side by side race to close out a tough first session that saw more than its fair share of tire smoke as many of the team battled with a tricky track.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – After the first day of qualifying at the 46th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals  two Forces sit near the top of the qualifying ladders in the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes. In just here third appearance at the famed Gatornationals Brittany Force and her JFR Top Fuel dragster team raced to the provisional No. 2 spot right behind Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher. Force’s run of 3.817 seconds at 318.09 mph held up as the best run until Schumacher made the final run, 3.796 seconds, of the day.

“It felt like a nice smooth run. It went straight down there and put that 3.81 on the scoreboard so the team was excited about that. We wound up No. 2 and that is great when you consider how tricky it is out here. On our qualifying pass earlier I thought it was going to go down there and it blew the tires off. We didn’t get much from that run which is disappointing. On the second run all I wanted was a clean pass. I didn’t care is we ended up low or No. 12 I just wanted a clean pass under power going into Saturday,” said Force, the No. 10 driver in the Mello Yello point standings.

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