- The 26th Annual Final Call Promotions Grizzly Inc. Bernie Mann Memorial No Delay Nationals returns to Wabash Valley Dragway on May 24-26, 2024
- STARTING SEASON AT HOMETOWN TRACK AN EXCITING TRADITION FOR CHICAGO’S TJ ZIZZO
- PEAK ANTIFREEZE & COOLANT ADDS 2-TIME NHRA TOP FUEL CHAMP BRITTANY FORCE IN MAY 17-19 ‘HOMETOWN RACE
- NHRA ADDS FOURTH QUALIFIER TO CHICAGO’S LOADED GERBER COLLISION & GLASS NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- PINGEL NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF THRILLING NHRA TOP FUEL MOTORCYCLE SERIES
- PEAK TO SPONSOR DRAG RACE BRACKET BONANZA DURING CHICAGO’S ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- CHICAGO FUNNY CAR WILL BE SWEET CLASSICS RIDE FOR JIM DUNN RACING AND BUDDY HULL
Night Ready to Take Summernationals Funny Car Title
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Robert Hight and the Auto Club Ford Mustang team have started the 2013 Mello Yello season the same way they 
started the 2009 season. They are winless through the first eight races but have shown signs as of success as of late. Luckily for Hight and his team 2009 turned out alright considering they hoisted the Funny Car World Championship trophy in Pomona. This weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park’s historic Toyota Summernationals Hight is looking to get his first win of 2013 and his first win at the storied East Coast racing facility.
“Englishtown is a major race just like a major event in golf. You want to win at Pomona, Gainesville, Indy and Englishtown. This place has seen some of the most famous drivers and some of the greatest racing. John (Force) used to match race here on Wednesday night and they would have all sorts of crazy things going on but it all came back to the racing. I want to get a win here and we were close last year,” said Hight.
While Hight has not been getting a lot of win lights at the start of the season that turned around in Topeka where he was the No. 3 qualifier and raced to his first final round of the season. Unfortunately for the first time in four final round meetings with veteran racer Johnny Gray Hight came up just a little short losing the final. Hight now holds a 3-1 final round record to Gray.
Courtney Force Ready for Englishtown!
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – 2012 Rookie of the Year, Courtney Force, will travel to Englishtown this week for the 9th event on the NHRA 
Mello Yello Drag Racing series tour. Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will host the 44th running of the Toyota NHRA Summernationals from May 30-June 2.
“I’ve had a pretty exciting week since our last NHRA race in Topeka, Kansas. My family and I flew home as quickly as possible to see my sister, Ashley, and her husband Danny, and to welcome my new nephew, Noah William Hood, to the family. I was in Michigan at Ford World Headquarters for a couple days and then drove to Indy for some of the Indy 500 festivities. I’m just ready to get back to racing this weekend in Englishtown,” said Force.
In 2012, Force qualified in the No. 13 spot, but went on to beat fellow Ford driver Tim Wilkerson and past champion Matt Hagan before losing to Ron Capps in the semi-final round. Force ran a 4.110 to Capps’ 4.079.
Rookie Trying to Move Up in Mello Yello Points in Castrol EDGE dragster
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Brittany Force goes back to school this week, not at New York’s Hunter College, where she studied for a
semester on the way to earning her Bachelor’s degree, but at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park where she’ll continue to learn the family business in a modified classroom on wheels.
Granted, the canopied cockpit of the 330 mile-an-hour Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster isn’t your normal learning environment, but then John Force Racing, Inc., isn’t your normal business, either.
Brittany’s dad is 15-time NHRA Funny Car champion and International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee John Force. Her brother-in-law is 2009 champion Robert Hight. Her older sister, Ashley Force Hood, was the first woman ever to win an NHRA Funny Car race and her younger sister, Courtney, was last year’s NHRA Rookie-of-the-Year.
Together, they’ve set the bar pretty high, but Brittany, who already has secured her California teaching credential, is unaffected by the predictable comparisons.
“When Ashley came out, she had her own set of goals,” she explained “Same with Courtney. Same with me. For me, it’s not about comparisons to Ashley or Courtney. It’s about setting my own goals and achieving them myself in my time.
Ajax Engines returns in 2013 with support for two drag racing series
AJAX, ON – Returning to support the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series for 2013 is noted engine 
builder Ajax Engines, which offers a wide variety of powerplants for competition use.
Headed by Kirk Silbermann and right hand man Matt McGillivray, Ajax has been involved in the sport for several years, building high-performance engines for a variety of drag racing classes, including the popular Pro Modifieds.
IHRA Suzuki Pittsburgh Nitro Jam June 1
NEW ALEXANDRIA, PA – The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Nitro Jam series returns to the Pittsburgh Raceway Park in 
New Alexandria, Pa. on June 1 for the Suzuki Pittsburgh Nitro Jam.
This year’s Suzuki Pittsburgh Nitro Jam features multiple professional and sportsman classes spread over the two-day weekend. The 2013 Nitro Jam will feature professional nitro competition in Top Fuel Dragster, AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car, Nitro Harley and Nostalgia Fuel Altered. The event will also feature exhibitions including the 25,000 horsepower Super Shockwave jet truck, the Chevy Rebellion wheelstander, fireworks and much more.
Pro Mod world champ Coughlin hoping for upswing in E-town
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Troy Coughlin’s title defense in the NHRA’s Pro Mod category has been marked by great highs and frustrating 
lows through the first three races of the year. A dominating victory in Charlotte that reminded everyone of his season-ending charge to the 2012 championship, has been bookended by two unlikely first-round losses, a dilemma not lost on the veteran racer.
“Pro Mod is so tough because there are three different types of power-adders that you can use,” Coughlin said. “I think the NHRA has done a great job of balancing the cars and that’s why we’re seeing such close racing.
“In the first three races, we’ve had two different turbo cars and one blower car in the winner’s circle. If you look at the No. 1 qualifiers, it’s been a blower car, then a nitrous car in the second race and a turbocharged car in the third. It’s clear to see that we’re closer than we’ve been in years because elapsed times among all three engine types have been extremely close.”
Seventh Edition of Mopar® ‘Top Eliminator’ Program Debuts with New Details
Auburn Hills, MI – Mopar fans get your rides ready. The Mopar “Top Eliminator” program is back and is bringing new elements to the 
competition. The program, which is in its seventh season, recognizes the best of the best — the most skilled Mopar enthusiasts and their restyled, accessorized and performance enhanced Chrysler Group LLC vehicles.
The long-running program shines a light on passionate and dedicated Mopar enthusiasts who display unmatched skill in modifying or preserving a classic or modern-day Mopar vehicle. Two winners will be chosen from Mopar “Top Eliminator” competitions being held at “Mopars in the Park” and the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals. These two victors will be honored by having their vehicles showcased in the Mopar display area at renowned Woodward Dream Cruise in suburban Detroit on Aug. 17 rather than the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas as it was in previous years.
Robert Hight, Peter Biondo, Lewis Bloom, Lynsey Wilson, and Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Toyota NHRA Summernationals preview with John Force Racing’s Robert Hight, 6-Time Lucas Oil Champion, Peter 
Biondo, ESPN Stat Guy, Lewis Bloom all join Joe Castello, along with Bristol Dragway Communications Manager, Lynsey Wilson and the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio Nitro. To listen now, go to http://www.wforadio.com
John Force Racing President and Funny Car driver, Robert Hight, talks about returning to the legendary Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ. Hight discusses his recent runner-up in Kansas and performing better at this critical part of the NHRA schedule.
K100 and Bauer Racing Present Junior Dragster Bonus at Elegant Builders Raceway Park
Elma, NY – Top Sportsman racer, Bob Bauer, and his sponsor, K100 Fuel Treatment, have partnered to present Western New York 
Junior Dragster Racers with a Top Qualifier Bonus for the 2013 season.
K100 Fuel Treatment sponsored Top Sportsman racer, Bob Bauer came up the idea for the award to help support a program that he feels deeply about.
“My son, Robert, won the Juniors Track Championship at Lancaster the last two years, but he will be moving up to a full sized dragster this year. My wife, Michelle, and I supported Robert for years with the Junior Program and we know how much goes into the program. It’s a great learning experience for the kids; not just with racing but with responsibility. Both the kids and the parents make sacrifices in order to race and being able to give back in a small way is something I feel very proud to be able to do. I even happier that I can do this with my sponsor K100,” said Bob Bauer.
Team DSR Readies for the Toyota Summernationals
BROWNSBURG, IN – Team reports from DSR
– Antron Brown will be the same popular hometown racer that he’s always been when he arrives at the track where he grew up watching his father and uncle race.
What will be different when Brown, 37, enters the gates of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., is that he will do so as the reigning NHRA Top Fuel world champion.
“I went home after we won it in November and saw all of my family, but this will be the first time I get to see a lot of friends and people who have followed by career,” said Brown, who lives near Indianapolis with his wife, Billie Jo, and their three children.
