John Force Racing team owner John Force has a variety of interests but
most of his attention is focused to three core areas: his Castrol
GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang, movies, and his family. Throughout the
Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season Force spends the majority of
his time on the road with wife Laurie, daughters Ashley, Brittany,
Courtney and son-in-law Robert Hight.

When the 14-time champion is back at his Yorba Linda, Calif.,
headquarters he spends most of his time with his oldest daughter Adria
Force Hight who is the CFO of Force’s racing empire and other business
interests. They work together on sponsorship issues and the wide
variety of day-to-day business needs that go along with running one of
the largest racing operations on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series.

Then check out the IHRA Northern Nationals July 31-August 2 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.

Already one of the biggest races on the IHRA schedule, the Northern
Nationals Nitro Jam event will truly live up to its name this year with
one of the largest collection of nitro powered vehicles seen all season.

Nearly a dozen Top Fuel dragsters will be on hand looking to make an
eight-car field, joining a pair of out of control Fuel Altereds from
the highly popular “Nitro Bad Boyz” racing stable and a Top Fuel Bike
to create a very unique weekend for fans of nitro-fueled racing.

“Clearly it wouldn’t be a Nitro Jam event if it weren’t for the nitro –
and we are going to have plenty of it in Martin,” said IHRA Director of
Media Larry Crum. “While the IHRA is known for its great door car
racing, it is always a thrill to be able to tie that in with some of
the loudest, fastest and meanest vehicles in racing. From our Top Fuel
dragsters and bikes to the Fuel Altereds, this year’s Northern
Nationals is going to have plenty to see and do for everyone.”

According to engine building guru Sonny Leonard, a three-second, eighth-mile pass by a naturally aspirated Extreme Pro Stock (XPS)
car deserves recognition. That’s why he’s established the Sonny’s
Racing Engines 3-Second Club to reward the first three XPS drivers that
accomplish the feat in an official National Guard ADRL qualifying or
elimination round.

Each of the “Elite Three,” as Leonard calls them, will receive a
monetary award, commemorative plaque and jacket, and a personalized
Sonny’s Three-Second Club ring to mark the achievement.

IHRA has announced that Dart Machinery of Troy, Mich. has been named the presenting sponsor for the upcoming IHRA Northern Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park July 31-August 2 in Martin, Mich.

“Dart has a long standing relationship with IHRA through their support
of both sportsman and professional racers. They produce quality and
affordable engine pieces that all racers can count on,” said Tommy
Dupree, National Sales Director for the IHRA. “This year they continued
that support by becoming an even bigger partner as the presenting
sponsor of the IHRA Northern Nationals.”

Dart Manufacturing, one of the leaders in aftermarket cylinder heads,
intake manifolds and engine blocks, was founded by Richard Maskin in
1981 and has been actively involved in all facets of the drag racing
industry since.

Antron
Brown became the seventh driver in NHRA history to sweep the Western
Swing by racing to victory Sunday at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals
at Infineon Raceway.

Tim Wilkerson, Jason Line and Andrew Hines also were winners in their
categories at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.

Brown, who won at Denver and Seattle the last two weeks, powered his
Matco Tools dragster to the win over Cory McClenathan in the final
round. Brown posted a 3.990 second run at 299.06 mph to finish in front
of McClenathan, who clocked a 4.002 at 290.82 in his FRAM Tough Guard
dragster. It was Brown’s fifth win of the season and he increased his
series lead to 199 points over Tony Schumacher.

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
22nd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway, the 15th
of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -

Final round-by-round results from the 22nd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA
Nationals at Infineon Raceway, the 15th of 24 events in the NHRA Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series:

Sunday's final results from the 22nd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. The race is the 15th of 24 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:

The contingent from SRCA Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kan., scored the
team title this weekend at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western
Conference Finals presented by JR Race Car at Bandimere Speedway.  With
five cars in the final round the team racked up 43 points, far above
the teams tied for second place.  The team from Texas Raceway
(Kennedale,Texas) and Bandimere Speedway’s squad each scored 27 points
and Texas Raceway
came in second on the tie-breaker.
           

Three local racers earned individual championships
over the weekend. Littleton’s Jeremy Romero (racing for Julesburg
Dragstrip) scored the 11 Year Old title; Travis Thorsten of Arvada
(racing for Pueblo Motorsports Park) won in the 12 Year Old group; and
Kyle Cramsey of Morrison won in the Visions Race Cars Jr. Comp class. 
Another Arvada racer, Breanna Johnson (racing for Julesburg
Dragstrip), was runner-up in the 13 Year Old class.

Final qualifying has been postponed at National Trail Raceway. Rain began falling during Super Stock qualifying earlier today and has been off and on all day. The decision was made to set the fields in Stock, Super Stock and all the super classes.

Racing will begin at 8:30 AM Sunday morning with Super Street eliminations. The alcohol classes, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp will have one more round of qualifying at 10:30 in the morning with eliminations to follow. 

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