EPPING, NH – Today, Courtney Force and her Traxxas Ford Mustang team brought another win, a record 220 Funny Car event wins, to the John Force Racing stable. This is John Force Racing’s third win of the season.  Force won over her father and No. 1 qualifier, John Force, in the final round of eliminations.

In addition to Force’s Wally and Winner’s Circle celebrations, the team was able to give away a 55” flatscreen TV to a lucky fan at the inaugural Auto-Plus New England Nationals, compliments of BrandSource and the “Win with Force” promotion.

“I woke up today and I just had a good feeling. I was hoping that we could be the first Funny Car to take home a win here at New England Dragway. They built a really great track here. We’re excited to be racing here. We went to the top spot in qualifying and got bumped by my dad. I thought, ‘Man, he’s moving around me in points,’ and it was just time for a little revenge,” said Force.

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EPPING, NH – The qualifying efforts by John Force and his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang team this weekend brought a well-deserved No. 1 qualifier recognition to the John Force Racing stable. With that, came the delight of putting a front loading washer and dryer set in the hands of lucky fan Barbara Skinner of Parkman, Maine at the inaugural Auto-Plus New England Nationals, compliments of BrandSource and the “Win with Force” promotion.

“Oh my gosh, I don’t know what to say… I am still in shock,” said Skinner.  “My husband got me into drag racing about 10 years ago and we have been going to Epping off and on since. We went to the Gatornationals last year as well.  We were so excited when we heard the NHRA was coming to Epping. My husband bought tickets (to the event) for Christmas presents for my sons since they have never been to an NHRA race. I then purchased more tickets so we could have a special day altogether.”

“When I entered for the washer and dryer, I never thought I would have a chance. All I can say now is oh my gosh! I can’t believe it. I have always had second-hand machines and I just bought a second-hand dryer for $15.00 so this is just amazing. Thank you John Force Racing!” added Skinner.

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EPPING, NH – John Force was not content to just run quick when conditions were ideal at the Inaugural Auto Plus NHRA New England Nationals. On Friday night Force posted the quickest run of the evening session a 4.051 second pass that electrified the crowd and gave him the provisional pole. Today Force was the quickest of both sessions grabbing six more qualifying bonus points and jumping from 9th to 7th in the Mello Yello Funny Car points. In both sessions on Saturday he was the only driver to run in the 4.0s running 4.089 and 4.094 seconds.

Today John Force’s Castrol GTX Ford Mustang was the best car in the category but Force is not taking anything for granted going into the first round against rookie Dave Richards.

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EPPING, NH – On the heels of his first win in 2013 John Force has pushed his Mike Neff tuned Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car to the top of the Friday qualifying field at the inaugural Uni-Select Auto Plus NHRA New England Nationals. Force posted the quickest elapsed time of 4.051 seconds outpacing points leader Matt Hagan’s 4.057 second run for top honors.

“I was here over 25 years ago and to come out here and run that kind of number is great. I couldn’t even get down the track the last time I was here in 1985. I see why the NHRA wanted to come here. The crowds come out of Canada, New York, all over New England. This is a big crowd for Friday night. They are going to need to get some more grandstands for tomorrow. This is pretty exciting.  If they don’t have seats they can stand up and watch from the fence. That is how we did it in the good old days,” said Force.

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EPPING, NH – Most NHRA drivers are spending their time in advance of the Inaugural NHRA Uni-Slect Auto Plus New England Dragway getting a feel for the track or spending time with area media outlets or making sponsor appearances. Robert Hight did all that plus he threw out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game all in a 24-hour time period from Wednesday to Thursday.

“It has been a busy day and half. I fell asleep at halftime of the NBA Finals game seven last night. It has been an awesome start to the race but also a tiring start. I got some rest last night and this morning. I am ready to get to the track and start racing,” said Hight the driver of the AAA Northern New England Ford Mustang Funny Car.

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BRISTOL, TN – The efforts by John Force and his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang team this weekend brought a well-deserved event win to the John Force Racing stable. With that, came the delight of putting a 55” flat screen TV in the hands of lucky fan Shawn Adams from Roanoke, Va. at the 13th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Ford Dealers, compliments of BrandSource and the “Win with Force” promotion.

Force came out of the No. 6 spot and raced his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to the finish line during Sunday’s first round of eliminations against his youngest daughter, Courtney Force, clocking a 4.0125 at 309.49 mph. He then went on to dismiss Matt Hagan, Blake Alexander and Cruz Pedregon from the show.

“It is big. When you have been out of it a while I used to complain about winner’s circles. Now I am like are you kidding me. I have Brittany and Courtney in the car at the other end. We loaded everybody up and went to the winner’s circle with mom. People ask me when is enough enough? I’ll tell you when it is time. It is not time yet,“ said Force from the winner’s circle.

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BRISTOL, TN – John Force continued to rewrite the record books winning for the 135th time in his Funny Car career today. This is the 26th season the 15-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion has won at least one race in a season. Force defeated daughter Courtney Force, Matt Hagan, Blake Alexander and Cruz Pedregon on the way to his fourth Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Ford Dealers victory. This was Force’s fifth win at Bristol Dragway. He also won the inaugural race, the 1999 Winston Showdown, when he defeated Bob Vandergriff’s Top Fuel dragster and collected $210,000 for the win and being No. 1 qualifier at that race.

On a day when his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang was the quickest Funny Car in every round Force was unstoppable. Conditions we comparable to Saturdays qualifying sessions and Force took advantage running 4.125, 4.167, 4.117 and 4.148 seconds in the final. His race day average ET was 4.139 seconds. His reaction times were equally as devastating: .092 vs. Courtney Force, .036 vs. Matt Hagan, .080 vs. Blake Alexander, and .061 vs. Cruz Pedregon.

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BRISTOL, TN – As the final qualifying session of the 13th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals wound down both John Force and Courtney Force each had a chance to shake up the ladder and avoid an awkward Father’s Day. Courtney Force and her Traxxas Ford Mustang came the closest improving her qualifying position from Friday just missing a move up the ladder by .002 of a second. The youngest Force will race her father by virtue of her No. 11 qualifying position and his No. 6 qualifying spot.

Courtney Force however was the quickest of both sessions today and racked up six total bonus points to inch her way further up the ladder in the NHRA Funny Car Mello Yello point standings.

In Saturday’s first session, Force posted a 4.161 ET at 305.98 mph and followed that with a 4.129 ET at 306.95 mph.

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BRISTOL, TN – John Force and the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang took control on the first day of the 13th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Ford Dealers. The 15-time Funny Car champion and three-time Thunder Valley Nationals champion was the quickest Funny Car of the first session and wound up No. 6 at the end of Friday.

“I am gunning for a win on Father’s Day. Courtney (Force) and I are in right now. Robert (Hight) will be OK tomorrow. Those were pretty good numbers and it will be warmer tomorrow. I have no complaints. I watched Brittany (Force) run right down to the end with that 3.82. She stayed in the top half. We went up on the hill together and we were counting cars to see where she would wind up. We went across the tunnel and the fans mobbed us. It was awesome and she loved it. She stays in the top half I think she has a good shot at winning,” said Force.

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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Brittany Force’s idea of the perfect Father’s Day would be racing in the final round of the Ford Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway against her dad, 15-time NHRA champion John Force.

The twist is that in her vision such a showdown would not occur in the Funny Car category in which the elder Force has won 134 NHRA tour events, but rather in Top Fuel, the class in which Brittany is competing this season for Rookie-of-the-Year honors at the wheel of the 10,000 horsepower Castrol EDGE dragster.

“I’d love to race him,” she said on the eve of the 13^th renewal of an event presented by the Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers, “especially in Top Fuel.  That would be awesome.”

Of course, that’s not going to happen this Father’s Day, not with her dad still focused on winning the Mello Yello Funny Car title.  However, based on her rapid development as a driver, it’s an intriguing scenario that, down the road, is not beyond the realm of possibility.

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