John Force Racing
JOHN FORCE HEADS TO QUEBEC’S BIGGEST DRAG RACE
Quebec City – To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the Castrol Festidrag is putting on the biggest drag racing happening in Canada at 
the mythical acceleration track in Sanair on September 6th and 7th, 2014. In addition to the finals in all race categories, 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force will be back with his John Force Racing Travelling Road Show which will be displaying five Funny Cars that have dominated NHRA race tracks, including his 1990 Oldsmobile.
Festidrag will be hosting a guest of honour for the viewing pleasure of fans young and old: a blazing angel jet dragster, which travels the ¼ mile in 5.01 seconds at a peak speed of 317 mph (508 kmh) and the 1/8 mile in 3.23 seconds at a peak speed of 232 mph (371 kmh). It is one of the most technologically advanced and fast jet dragsters in the world. There will be two demonstrations on Saturday and one on Sunday.
FANS HAVE CHANCE FOR 100TH WIN MEDAL; HOW WOULD YOU CELEBRATE?
YORBA LINDA, CA – Yesterday as part of the opening ceremonies at the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals 
Mello Yello and The Coca-Cola Company presented Traxxas Funny Car driver Courtney Force and her team with special commemorative medals recognizing their historic 100th pro win by a female in the NHRA. The presentation was a surprise to the three-time NHRA Funny Car winner.
“This is amazing. I am so honored to be a part of this group of fantastic woman. There are so many great racers who paved the way for myself, Alexis (DeJoria), my sister Brittany (Force), Erica (Ender-Stevens) and Leah (Pritchett). We were all going for that 100th win and I am so proud my Traxxas team got that win in Topeka. I have to thank Mello Yello, the NHRA and my sponsor Traxxas for giving me this opportunity,” said Force.
JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT US NATIONALS; No. 1 HEADED INTO COUNTDOWN
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – John Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to his eighth final round appearance at the 
prestigious and iconic 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and sixth in a row this season. Despite being on top of his game all weekend and claiming his second Traxxas Shootout victory on Sunday, the 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Champion couldn’t double up today during the final eliminations at the historic “Big Go.”
The reigning NHRA Funny Car champion faced some tough competitors on his way to a final round match-up with Alexis DeJoria. In that epic final match-up, both Funny Cars and their teams were on their game. As the Christmas tree flashed green, both cars took off with DeJoria getting a slight starting line advantage. John’s Mustang was in hot pursuit and making up ground as his 8000 horsepower BOSS 500 engine was working overtime.
JOHN FORCE WINS TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT AGAIN; PRIMED FOR U.S. NATIONALS TOMORROW
INDIANAPOLIS – John Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to victory in the time NHRA Mello Champion faced 
fellow teammate and son-in law Robert Hight in the final round and ran a solid 4.061 second pass at 317.19 mph to Robert’s slightly off-pace 4.178 second run at 304.32 mph. This was John’s second Traxxas Nitro Shootout victory as he won the inaugural event in 2012. This was also John’s eighth victory in an NHRA all-star bonus event and earned $100,000 for the win today.
“I want to thank the fans for sticking this out, it was a killer crowd last night and today and we need these crowds as they stayed with us all did with on again and off again rain. I also want to thank the driver and the teams in our sport and also NHRA, Mello Yello and Mike Jenkins from Traxxas for putting up the money. They do such a fantastic job putting on these events. We’ve been working hard all week and putting in long hours but that what it takes. My granddaughter Autumn wanted her daddy (Robert Hight) to win but I promised her if I won, her grandpa would give her the trophy. It was a win-win situation for us going into the Traxxas final, we couldn’t lose,” said John Force.
JFR FOCUSED ON IMPROVEMENT HEADING INTO SUNDAY AT INDY – DROPS BRAINERD FINAL TO CAPPS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – After two days of qualifying at the most prestigious drag race in the world the winningest drag racing team in 
history is looking for improvement headed into the final day of qualifying. The 60th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals will continue on Sunday with two more qualifying sessions and the 3rd annual Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Funny Cars. Three John Force Racing Funny Cars will be competing in the eight car Shootout and all will be trying to race into the winner’s circle with the $100,000 winner’s check.
John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang came up a little short today during the rescheduled Brainerd final that was completed this evening as part of the third qualifying session at the U.S. Nationals.
JFR FUNNY CAR DRIVERS READY TO TAKE ON TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – On the eve of the 3rd annual Funny Car Traxxas Nitro Shootout three John Force Racing Funny Car drivers 
having differing views but similar goals on attacking the $100,000 to win specialty race. There was much discussion today at the Shootout press conference about “doubling-up” and for the all the competitors they know that is a tough proposition. Of the 20 different drivers who have “doubled-up,” winning pro bonus races and national events on the same weekend, only four have done so more than once: John Force in Funny Car, Bob Glidden and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock and Matt Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
John Force is bidding for his seventh bonus race victory and his second in three years in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout. The driver of the Castrol GTX HIGH MILEAGE Ford Mustang won the Big Bud Shootout in 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000. He won the Skoal Showdown in 2006 and the Traxxas Shootout in 2012. Force has won NHRA bonus races in four different decades, the only driver to have done so. His most recent win came in the 2012 Traxxas Nitro Shootout in Dallas and his first specialty race win came in the Big Bud Shootout in 1987.
TOUGH FRIDAY HAS JFR READY FOR DAY TWO OF US NATIONALS
INDIANAPOLIS – The 60th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals got off to a slow start for John Force Racing. 
Luckily there are still four more qualifying sessions for the winningest team in NHRA history. Today the best effort came from John Force and the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang Funny Car who covered the 1000 foot track in 4.865 seconds at 168.94 mph.
Under hot and humid conditions, the Funny Cars finally got their opening shot down the iconic Indianapolis Raceway Park as over 8000 horsepower echoed through the pits and surrounding communities. For the reigning Funny Car champ that has four Indy wins under his belt, he has the potential to win not the NHRA U.S. Nationals this long weekend, but also the Traxxas Shootout and the Lucas Oil Nationals that had to be postponed two weeks ago in Brainerd due to rain.
US NATIONALS COULD SEE FIRST BRANDSOURCE WIN WITH FORCE FOUR-PEAT
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – All season long John Force Racing and BrandSource have been showering NHRA fans across the country with 
washer & dryer sets and flat screen TVs through the BrandSource “Win with Force” promotion. To date JFR drivers have been No. 1 qualifier ten times and have put a race car in the NHRA winner’s circle ten times. Mello Yello points leader John Force has won three times and been No. 1 qualifier five times with his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford.
Robert Hight and the Auto Club Mustang have been in five winner’s circles and been No. 1 qualifier once. The Traxxas Ford Mustang and Courtney Force have two wins and three No. 1s followed by sister Brittany Force and the Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster with three No. 1 qualifiers, twice this season Brittany and Courtney have shared the No.1 qualifier stage.
BRITTANY FORCE COMES UP BIG WITH FANS AND LUCK
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Three-time Top Fuel runner-up Brittany Force will admit that winning sometimes comes down to a little luck. 
Today in Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis Force got some luck when her blue ping pong ball popped to the top of the air mix lottery machine and secured the final spot in the Top Fuel Traxxas Nitro Shootout, the big money specialty race held in conjunction with the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals this weekend.
“This is just awesome. I am so excited. This will be our second year in the Traxxas Shootout and I have to thank my fans and the support I got from my sponsors like Castrol, Ford, Auto Club, Mac Tools, and BrandSource,” said Fore.
Team Force Ready for the ‘Big Go’
FORCE READY TO RACE FOR FIFTH NHRA U.S. NATIONALS VICTORY
Ask John Force which drag race he holds near and dear to his heart and he’ll quickly reply “Indy”. The 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Champion has visited the winner’s circle at Indianapolis Raceway Park four times in his illustrious career in 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2002 and is ready to drive his 8,000 horsepower Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to another victory at this year’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
“Certain things motivate me, like the history here and all my heroes that raced at the U.S. Nationals, like the Snake (Don Prudhomme) and the Mongoose (Tom McEwen). My sponsors like Castrol, Ford, Mac Tools, Traxxas, Auto Club and Peak also motivate me. Everyone wants to win Indy and it will be an exciting race, as we have the Traxxas Shootout going on,” said John Force.
