Old Spice, the No. 1 anti-perspirant/deodorant stick and body wash choice for
guys in the United States, is joining forces with drag racing’s most successful
Funny Car Team – John Force Racing (JFR), with rookie Funny Car driver Mike Neff
behind the wheel of the new Old Spice Ford Mustang in the 2008 NHRA POWERade
Drag Racing Series.
The 320-mile-an-hour Old Spice Ford
Mustang – identified by the iconic buoy bottle that adorns its sides – made its
debut in Pomona during the
48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway
this February. In addition to Neff’s
car, Old Spice branding also will appear on the Ford Mustangs of John Force,
Ashley Force and Robert Hight.
Led by John Force, the only drag
racing driver to have won more than 100 NHRA tour events (125), JFR has
dominated Funny Car racing since 1989. Over the last 19 seasons, the team has
won 15 championships and five drivers have contributed to the team’s record 175
tour victories. Neff, who joins JFR this season, has a long history of racing,
starting off in motorcross and off-road trucks, transitioning to drag racing in
the early 1990s as a mechanic. In 2002, he was promoted to crew chief at Don
Schumacher Racing, where he won the 2005 NHRA POWERade championship with driver
Gary Scelzi.