John Force Racing
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.
J. FORCE TO FIFTH FINAL IN A ROW; WILL SETTLE RACE IN INDY
BRAINERD, MN – John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang will have to wait two weeks to see if he will claim his fourth 
win of the season and his 142nd career victory. With persistent rain showers and darkening skies over Brainerd International Raceway, the final Funny Car round for the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals was postponed this evening and has been rescheduled for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The Funny Car final will be run during Q3 on Saturday in Indianapolis.
“The fans really hung with us today which made it special. I have won this race 11 times and we are going to have to run it off in Indy. I’ll be racing a great friend of mine Ron Capps. We were both excited. DeJoria did a great job running that 3.99. She and DeLago have a great thing going. My car ran in the threes but I keep cheating that light and trying to make sure I get those wins. I am excited and I want to thank all the people that spent time with me this weekend,” said Force, the 11-time Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals winner.
No. 1 IN BRAINERD JOHN FORCE CONTINUES QUALIFYING DOMINATION
BRAINERD, MN – On the final qualifying run today at the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals, John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage 
Mustang stampeded to the head of the pack with a stunning 4.060 second run at 315.27 mph after an afternoon rain shower cooled off Brainerd International Raceway. This is John Force’s fifth No. 1 qualifying position of the season and 151st of his career in Funny Car. John has also won this event 11 times before and will face Bob Bode in the opening round during Sunday’s eliminations.
“Well, it cooled down, and we knew everybody was going to step up. That extra 30 minutes gave everybody some extra time – and then of course, they went to work on the track. And then (Alexis) DeJoria stepped up there and just killed everybody, and we knew it was there. At the other end, I joked with Cruz (Pedregon) – I said, I really thought Robert Hight would step up, in the Auto Club Ford, and if he doesn’t get me, which we raced, and I made it, I said Cruz will do it, ‘cause he’ll throw the kitchen sink at it – that’s the way he races. And he had trouble at the top end, Cruz did. And I will say this, and I’ve never done this before, it ain’t in my personality, and I don’t know why I did, but I said to the TV camera, I’m going to be number one. It don’t mean you won’t get your tail end whipped tomorrow,” said John Force.
HIGHT RUNS TO No. 1 ON FRIDAY AT BRAINERD
BRAINERD, MN – For Robert Hight and the Auto Club Ford Mustang team Brainerd International Raceway has not been a track 
where they have had much success. Hight has never been No. 1 qualifier and it is one of only three tracks he has never even been to a final round. After today’s qualifying performance Hight is encouraged that after ten years his luck might be changing at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. After a sub-par first qualifying session Hight bounced back and ran to the top of the field with a 4.085 second pass.
“I didn’t think that run had a chance of staying on top. I am glad no one was offering to take bets on that because I would have lost. I went back and I told (crew chief) Mike Neff that I believe that will be top half. I really figured everybody would step up because it is cooling down. We were first pair and Bob Bode blew it up so I knew it was going to be 10 or 15 minutes before anyone else ran and this time of day that track temperature is just dropping. Hats off to my guys because that was pretty awesome and I am pretty impressed with that run,” said Hight, the current Mello Yello points leader.
Team Force Ready to Excel in Brainerd
BRAINERD RACE HAS HIGHT MOTIVATED TO GET ON ROLL
BRAINERD, MN – Brainerd International Raceway has been the site of fourteen Funny Car wins for John Force Racing but NHRA Mello Yello points leader Robert Hight has never hoisted the Wally as the winning Funny Car driver. While HIght has collected 34 Funny car wins in his career and this season he has raced to the winner’s circle five times this event is one of three tour events he has never even reached the final round.
“John has dominated this race and we just want to get our first win in Minnesota. This track is great and the fans are even better,” said Hight.
JOHN FORCE WINS SEATTLE; COMPLETES JFR SWEEP OF SWING
SEATTLE, WA – John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang ended the annual NHRA Western Swing in the winner’s circle 
as 16-time NHRA Mello Yello champion claimed his 141st career win and eighth at Pacific Raceway today at the 27th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals. It was also John Force’s third win of the season and fourth consecutive final round appearance. Not only that, the Castrol backed John Force Racing Funny Cars can also claim a Western Swing sweep, as Robert Hight’s win at Denver, Courtney Force’s victory in Sonoma and now John’s success at Seattle have rewritten the NHRA record books.
“It’s great anytime you win but you got to look over there at the Castrol green Ford and all those kids around it. They’re really good, but what makes them really good is they team up with my other three teams with Traxxas and Auto Club and of course, the Castrol EDGE dragster. They all work as a team and that’s what makes it click and if somebody’s in trouble, someone’s helping Mike Neff, John Medlen, Ron Douglas, Todd Smith, Dean Antonelli, the lists goes on and on. It’s amazing how we all work as one team and we all share the money and that’s the way we keep it running,” said John Force.
