John Force and the #PEAKSquad Chevrolet Camaro SS team made a semifinal appearance at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, California Sunday afternoon. Robert Hight and Brittany Force both had first round exits.
John Force and the PEAK Chevy team started race day from the number five position in Funny Car after some engine woes in the final qualifying session. The #PEAKSquad Camaro found consistency on race day starting with a first round victory against Chad Green, running a 3.938-second pass. In the second round Force would defeat Paul Lee to advance to the semifinals. The semifinal round put Force against long-time rival and eventual event winner Bob Tasca III. Force would come up short of advancing to the finals with a 3.982 to Tasca’s 3.950. Force ends the 2021 season in fifth position in the Funny Car standings.
Entering the day from the number one qualifying position in Funny Car, Robert Hight had an exciting first round race against Jim Campbell. Both Funny Cars smoked the tires forcing a pedal fest to the finish line. Unfortunately, Hight didn’t have quite enough to win the round going 6.034-seconds to Campbell’s 5.403. Hight finished the 2021 season in the eighth position for the third time in his career.
When Brittany Force pulled up to the starting line for the first round in Top Fuel, her championship chances had just been taken with Steve Torrence winning his first round to clinch his fourth consecutive Top Fuel championship. The David Grubnic and Mac Savage tuned dragster would run into trouble early in the left lane, smoking the tires to give Billy Torrence the win. Brittany Force ended the season in the runner up position in the Top Fuel championship standings.
The John Force Racing team will begin the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season at the Winternationals in Pomona, CA, February 17-20, 2022.