Teammates Meet in Rare 1st Round Matchup

  • Motorsports
  • PEAK, BlueDEF
  • July 19, 2021

Brittany Force in Top Fuel and John Force in Funny Car each made quarterfinal round appearances at the Mile-High NHRA Nationals Sunday at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, Colorado.  In a rare occurrence, teammates Robert Hight and John Force meet in the opening round with Hight having the early exit.

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After setting the Top Fuel track elapsed time record in qualifying Saturday night, Brittany Force earned a bye run in the first round of eliminations. In the second round, Force lined up against Clay Millican who’s 3.815 beat Force’s 3.819-seconds by inches to advance to the semifinal round.

John Force and the BlueDEF Chevy Camaro team qualified in the number five position in Funny Car facing teammate Robert Hight in the opening round.  Force took the win at 4.042-seconds over Hight who smoked the tires.  In the second round, Force matched-up with long-time competitor Ron Capps where he would lose traction mid track, giving Capps the win with a 4.039-second run at 312.42 MPH.

 

The Western Swing continues next weekend when the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series heads to Sonoma Raceway for the Sonoma NHRA Nationals July 23-25th.