John Force Racing

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 3 days ago
HIGHT AMAZES AT MAC TOOLS US NATIONALS, GRABS SECOND INDY WIN -JFR Turns Focus to Countdown to 1- INDIANAPOLIS -- Robert Hight and his Auto Club Ford Mustang team capped a tough day of Racing with his second win at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. Hight defeated Frank Hawley, teammate Mike Neff, points leader Tim Wilkerson, and Jack Beckman to get the win. After a tough couple of days qualifying Hight and crew chief Jimmy Prock battled their way to the winner's circle. An emotional HIght already had plans for a victory ... ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 26 days ago
ASHLEY Force LEADS FRIDAY FIELD AT BRAINERD -JFR Fords Dominate Friday Night Session- (BRAINERD, MN) --- The cool air and cloud cover at the 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals combined to give John Force Racing the one-two punch it needed to propel four drivers to the top five qualifying spots. 2007 Rookie of the Year and Sonoma No. 1 qualifier Ashley Force flew down the Brainerd International Raceway in 4.110 seconds just barely besting her 14-time champion father John's 4.112 second run for the provisional ... ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 26 days ago
ASHLEY Force GRABS 2ND NO. 1 QUALIFIER OF CAREER AT BRAINERD -JFR MUSTANGS DOMINATE FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING- (BRAINERD, MN) --- A tricky track solidified the top spots in Funny Car for JFR and helped Ashley Force stay atop the Funny Car field. The 25 year-old California driver used her 4.110 second run from Friday night to win her second consecutive No. 1 qualifier of her young career. Force had an up and down day today but was optimistic about her chances tomorrow. "We are hoping to go out tomorrow and go some rounds. We have ... ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 20 days ago
OLD SPICE'S MIKE NEFF LEADS JFR QUARTET ON FRIDAY AT READING Ashley Force clinches spot in Countdown, Hight has frustrating Friday (READING, PA) --- Rookie of the Year front-runner Mike Neff needs to have a strong race at Maple Grove Raceway. He currently sits on the bubble of the Countdown to One standings in 10th place and a strong qualifying effort today has the Hemet, Calif., native in good spirits heading into Saturday's final qualifying session when temperatures are predicted to creep up close to 90 degrees. ... ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 19 days ago
Force CLINCHES SHOWDOWN SPOT, NEFF LEADS JFR IN READING QUALIFYING (READING, PA) --- On a day when the improbable became possible John Force Racing placed four Mustangs in the top sixteen at the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals and team leader John Force raced his way into his 24th consecutive US Smokeless Showdown (25th overall) slated to be contested at the 54th Mac Tools US Nationals in two weeks. It was an amazing turn of events and another magical achievement for Force who at the end of 2007 had serious doubts about his Racing future. ... ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 18 days ago
NEFF GOES TO SEMIS; ALL JFR MUSTANGS RACE INTO COUNTDOWN -Banner weekend as John Force moves into Showdown and Countdown- READING, PA -- John Force Racing took much of the drama out of the chase to get into the Countdown to One as Ashley Force clinched a position in the Countdown to One with her solid qualifying effort on Friday and Saturday. The sophomore driver was followed into the Countdown to One today by her father and 14-time champion John Force by virtue of his first round win over Ron Capps. Rookie driver and favorite for Rookie ... ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 6 days ago
HIGHT LEADS FIELD AFTER DAY ONE AT MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS (INDIANAPOLIS) --- With one day in the books the 54th annual Mac Tools U. S. Nationals is living up to the tradition as being the most pressure packed race of the season. Robert Hight and his Automobile Club of Southern Ford Mustang team put themselves in good position to make a run at their third consecutive final round blasting out of the gates with a class leading 4.114 second run. Landing in the provisional number one position surprised the ... ...

Source: enhra.com --- 20 days ago
OLD SPICE’S MIKE NEFF LEADS JFR QUARTET ON FRIDAY AT READING -Ashley Force clinches spot in Countdown, Hight has frustrating Friday- (READING, PA) — Rookie of the Year front-runner Mike Neff needs to have a strong race at Maple Grove Raceway. He currently sits on the bubble of the Countdown to One standings in 10th place and a strong [...] ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 days ago
HIGHT SALVAGES OTHERWISE OFF-DAY FOR John Force Racing McClenathan, Allen Johnson, Krawiec round out provisional pole-sitters INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 18 days ago
-Banner weekend as John Force moves into Showdown and Countdown- READING, PA ? John Force Racing took much of the drama out of the chase to get into the Countdown to One as Ashley Force clinched a position in the Countdown to One with her solid ...

Source: online.wsj.com --- 29 days ago
Ashley Force became the first woman to win a Funny Car final in April, beating Racing legend John Force – her father and team owner. She discusses Racing and working in the family business in an interview. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 23 days ago
"MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY": Open-wheel Racing champion Michael Andretti, NASCAR legend Buddy Baker and drag Racing king John Force will lead a class of seven Racing greats inducted at 6:30 p.m. tonight. ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 7 days ago
It’s not an overstatement to call 2007 a horror for John Force Racing. It’s real. ...

Source: www.indystar.com --- 20 days ago
John Force Racing received two tax abatements Thursday from Brownsburg as the drag Racing legend continues to build his Midwest operations. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 3 days ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Schumacher didn't know what to be happiest about after the National Hot Rod Association's U.S. Nationals, but the driver who's dominating the Top Fuel class in historic fashion wasn't the only one smiling Monday afternoon. Robert Hight won in Funny Car, "saving" the weekend for John Force Racing. Dave Connolly, driving for the Mooresville, N.C.-based Cagnazzi Racing, won here for the second straight year in Pro Stock. Steve Johnson got his second U.S. Nationals win in three years in Pro Stock motorcycles - but this time he actually got to have a proper celebration. But the story, as it has been all season, was Schumacher. "I had to be a machine," said the driver of the U.S. Army-sponsored dragster owned by his father, Don. Indeed, Tony mowed down his competitors relentlessly, extending his winning streak to a Top Fuel record six straight national events. He's won 24 straight rounds, also a record, having last lost to Rod Fuller at Norwalk, Conn., in the second round. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 5 days ago
INDIANAPOLIS -John Medlen could've walked away. No one could've blamed him. His son, Eric, was testing a John Force Racing-owned Funny Car in March 2007 in Gainesville, Fla., when a tire failed. The 2,500-pound car, with an engine capable of making more than 7,000 horsepower, shook with a violence that's impossible to describe. Its driver was tossed around with a fury that's impossible to imagine. Eric Medlen suffered a severe head injury and, a few days later, died because of what happened in the car on which is father was the crew chief. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 22 days ago
NASCAR legend Buddy Baker, open-wheel star Michael Andretti and drag-Racing champion John Force were among seven people inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America at Novi, Mich., on Wednesday. Sports car champion Richie Ginther, motorcycle racer Wayne Rainey, versatile Racing champion Paul Goldsmith and former test pilot and land-speed record-setter Betty Skelton Erde also were inducted. Read more about Erde, one of the pioneering women in American motorsports. Open-wheel and Indianapolis 500 team owner Carl Haas won the Bob Russo Heritage Award for his contributions to American motorsports. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 6 days ago
CLERMONT, Ind. - Robert Hight powered his Auto Club Ford Mustang to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Friday at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, finishing a 4.114-second pass at 297.48 mph at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also held the top spots in their divisions on the first of three days of qualifying in the 18th and final regular-season event. The six-race Countdown to 1 playoff begins in two weeks with the Carolinas Nationals. Hight's run put him in position to earn his fourth No. 1 qualifier this season and the 27th of his career. "I don't think (the 4.114) will hold up (Saturday) night, we're running a little later so the track will be a little better so we'll have to run better than a 4.114 and I honestly think we can improve," said, Hight, whose John Force Racing teammates provisionally qualified 12th (Mike Neff (4.349), 13th (Ashley Force, 4.357), and 14th (John Force, 4.416). ...

Source: www.thepetitionsite.com --- 4 days ago
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is  Desperate for New Fans - Calls for Emergency "Market Summit" - Hires Harvard Polling Expert & Turf-Writers & Bloggers to help with marketing ideas! Why didnt they just ask us, the horse lovers, rescuers, advocates and protectors, and even lovers of the race? We would tell them to pull their heads out of their butts, wake up and take the lead in the race to end racehorse abuse & slaughter!  NTRA MARKETING SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON NEW FANS !  b y Blood-Horse Staff Date Posted: August 19, 2008 Edited press release The National Thoroughbred Racing Association' s Marketing Summit, to be held Sept. 21-23 at Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, will feature a special 90-minute session on Sept. 22 called "Reaching a New Generation". The workshop will be moderated by John Della Volpe, founder and president of SocialSphere Strategies and director of polling at Harvard's Institute of Politics, and will focus on tactical strategies that Racing can employ today to engage and retain new fans. Joining Della Volpe in his presentation will be five members of a newly created NTRA online marketing task Force: Dana Byerly, 42, from New York City; Jessica Chapel, 34, from Brooklyn, N.Y.; Patrick Patten, 30, from Matawan, N.J.; Troy Racki, 26 from Loma Linda, Calif.; and Kevin Stafford, 30 from Hanover, Penn. All are active bloggers, handicappers and online contributors. "The presentation will be a living ...

Source: www.motorsport.com --- 1 hour ago
This Week in Ford Racing Robert Hight, driver of Automobile Club of Southern California Ford Mustang Funny Car, won the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals for the second time in three years last weekend, and heads into the NHRA POWERade Countdown to 1 in third place. Hight now has three victories this year. THIS TRULY WAS A SPECIAL VICTORY FOR YOU, WASN'T IT? "Oh, it's huge. Honestly. Especially with John [Force] not qualifying, and we weren't running great in qualifying - we got down the first run and then ... ...