John force racing will feature three fulltime hot rods with a fourth team in contingency for the 2019 nhra mello yello drag racing season. John force racing drivers set for two local appearances. The stateoftheart and hightech wt960 transit car trans. As 2015 season concludes, john forces future looks. I loved all the excitement it brought to the fans and drivers. Force has finished in the top ten 34 straight seasons and leads an organization that. Pomona its nothing unusual for members of john force racing to zip down nhra drag strips at speeds more than 300 mph. Chevrolet camaro comes back to the nhra with john force. The 2015 16 fia formula e season was the second season of the fia formula e championship, held from 24 october 2015 to 3 july 2016. John force is going back to where he started, announcing thursday that his team will field a trio of chevrolet camaro funny cars in the 2015 mello yello series. Castrol and john force racing dedicated the delivery of a wt960 transit car transfer simulator to be used at st.
John force racing will field a trio of chevrolet camaro. As the 2015 nhra season comes to a close with the running of the 51st annual auto club finals in pomona the drivers of john force racing will be spending time with their thousands of fans before they hit the track. When nhras john force racing jfr announced its new partnership with chevrolet a week ago, there were many questions as to the personnel aspects of. John force was the quickest funny car driver of the weekend with his 3. Making high impacts on the sport, these female phenoms continue to push boundaries making them a perfect partner for the worlds no. Aug 02, 20 jfr mustangs have been responsible for almost 75 percent of fords nhra funny car victories 156 of 219 and almost half 49. March 10, 2020 gainesville buick gmc, part of the morgan auto group, will continue their partnership with john force racing by providing all four drivers with vehicles march 1215 during read more. Rescuer support program the jewish foundation for the. Force, the winningest driver in nhra history and the only funny car. Feb 03, 2015 its been a turbulent year for john force racing. In other jfr news, it has been widely speculated all season that ashley forcehood may soon take a break from the sport to start a family, and while nothing has been made official thus far, a mention of it on the pomona espn coverage, along with a castrol flopper in the midway at pomona with courtney forces name adorning the roof leads further credence to that speculation. Nhra powers up for pomona circle k winternationals. Mopar milehigh nhra nationals friday notebook nhra. With new chevy look john force ready to find new roads in.
John force racing will field a trio of chevrolet camaro funny. March 7, 2014 royal purple backing endersstevens for 2014 season. First step toward achieving that goal will be preseason testing in which all the jfr fords, including courtney forces brandsource mustang, will participate, feb. Pedregon was breaking in a new car for 2015, making a best run of 4.
The fourth race of the season in avondale, arizona over the weekend brought one top5 and one top10 finish for hendrick motorsports. Weve still got the rest of this season and all of 2014, unger said. John and robert each made an additional threesecond run of 3. Looks like hight and jfr will have their work cut out for them. When nhras john force racing jfr announced its new partnership with chevrolet a week ago, there were many questions as to the personnel aspects of the fourcar team run by its namesake driver. In other jfr news, it has been widely speculated all season that ashley forcehood may soon take a break from the sport to start a family, and while nothing has been made official thus far, a mention of it on the pomona espn coverage, along with a castrol flopper in the midway at pomona with courtney forces name adorning the roof leads further credence to that. In five fourwide races jfr has three wins and two runnerup finishes. The multiyear agreement will see all three john force racing chevrolet camaro funny cars adorned. Dec 09, 2014 none of the big jfr announcements happened, who cares, jfr will return in 2015 and if they make it through the 2015 season with all the cars and drivers john wants to field will be directly proportionate to the funds he wants to personally commit from his wallet. Jfr drivers recognized by racer mag readers in features, news, teams by drag illustrated march 11, 2014 the readers of racer magazine turned out in record numbers to recognize two john force racing jfr drivers for their high levels of excellence during the 20 nhra season.
Peak brands drive john force into the 2015 season and beyond. Jfr headed to topeka with nastolgia on their minds. The nhras annual silly season already in full effect. Joining force in the 2015 chevrolet camaro funny car will be the other two drivers from john force racing johns daughter courtney and. Noah gragson scored his second topfive finish of the season to lead jrm in sunday nights raindelayed xfinity series race at las vegas motor speedway.
John force racing sets 2019 driver, crew chief lineup racer. Peak chooses partners that exude the same passion and personal character of hard work that our company upholds. The season started on 2 may at hockenheim, and ended on 18 october at the same venue. However, the force team will be severely tested by normal high. John force racing plans to field three fulltime entries in the nhra mello yello drag racing series this season, with a fourth team in reserve making limited appearances. Racin today fords exit of nhra leaves force in limbo. Nov 11, 2015 and while the end result for the four jfr drivers was not what they had hoped for heading into this season, they end the 2015 season with optimism for 2016, knowing that the future is much more. John force returns to his chevrolet roots yorba linda, ca january 15, 2015 john force racing, inc.
John harold force born may 4, 1949 in bell gardens, california is an american nhra drag racer. Entering the 2016 season, jfr drivers had won more than 40 percent of all the events contested in the nhras mello yello series 241 of 602 in the 25 years since john force won the first of his teams record 18. Force, the winningest driver in nhra history and the only funny car driver to ever sweep the western swing, has six. Twotime world champion and jfr president robert hight will continue to drive the auto club of southern california chevrolet camaro ss with his tandem of jim. Beckman scores title win for mopar at norwalk nhra nationals. Mar 16, 2015 the fourth race of the season in avondale, arizona over the weekend brought one top5 and one top10 finish for hendrick motorsports. Jan 15, 2015 joining force in the 2015 chevrolet camaro funny car will be the other two drivers from john force racing johns daughter courtney and former nhra funny car champ robert hight. John force racing will feature four fulltime hot rods in the nhra mello yello drag racing series driven by their returning 2019 roster of drivers, robert hight, john force, brittany force and austin prock. John force racing announced its driver and crew chief lineups for the new season. All three jfr funny cars were in the threes at various points during the fourday test. Jan 26, 2015 independent funny car drivers cruz pedregon and tim wilkerson also attended the test. He is a 16time nhra and 1 time ahra funny car champion driver and a 21time champion car owner.
Pomona, california february 9, 2015 after a tumultuous off season john force racing started the 2015 nhra mello yello drag racing series season with a strong first day of qualifying and high hopes for saturday at auto club raceway at pomona. Clean and green until the last lap was the story tuesday in the 2020 iracing season opener on the virtual high banks at daytona international speedway. Jan 15, 2015 john force is going back to where he started, announcing thursday that his team will field a trio of chevrolet camaro funny cars in the 2015 mello yello series. Force has finished in the top ten 34 straight seasons and leads an organization that has won 21 nhra world championships. For the record, force in june 2015 said, schumachers got a game plan to ruin john. The jfr also awards a small grant, upon request, to help defray funeral expenses. The 962 was not popular with jfrs drivers and was sold early into the 1985 season.
Concord, north carolina march 30, 2015 on a newly resurfaced track with a truncated qualifying session john force racing was facing an uphill battle along with the rest of the mello yello drag racing series teams at the 6th annual nhra fourwide nationals. Racin today nhra season ends with jfr in total control. Bruton smith built us the bellagio of drag strips and over the off season they resurfaced the race track. And while the end result for the four jfr drivers was not what they had hoped for heading into this season, they end the 2015 season with optimism for 2016, knowing that the future is much more. Depending on availability of funds, the foundation also provides onetime grants for the purchase of food during the christmas holiday season to rescuers living in poland and other eastern european countries. Jan 29, 2019 john force racing will feature three fulltime hot rods with a fourth team in contingency for the 2019 nhra mello yello drag racing season. This weekend hight will be looking for his first win of the 2015 season at the nhra kansas nationals and he will try and make a few more memories at the famed track outside of kansas city. Major jfr announcement at pri show friday, december 12th. But the boss at jfr 16time funny car champion john force insists it will be business as usual at the seasonopening circle k nhra nationals. Coughlin has five titles in the class, the last in 20, and enders was the dominant force. John force 16time funny car champion john force is the winningest driver 151 wins and holder of more alltime records than any driver in nhra history. Bruton smith built us the bellagio of drag strips and over the offseason they resurfaced the race track.
Starting with a two hour appearance at mark christopher chevrolet in ontario fans will have their first chance to see all four john force racing drivers. By any measure, john force racings domination of funny car drag racing over the last quarter century is unparalleled. The next stop for mopar teams and drivers will be near chicago, illinois, for the lucas oil route 66 nhra nationals, the th of 24 events in the 2015 nhra mello yello drag racing series season. Castrol and jfr dedicate driving simulator to new jersey. Yorba linda, ca january 15, 2015 john force racing, inc. Big machine records to sponsor nhra drivers brittany and. John force racing announces driver and crew chief lineup for 2020. None of the big jfr announcements happened, who cares, jfr will return in 2015 and if they make it through the 2015 season with all the cars and drivers john wants to field will be directly proportionate to the funds he wants to personally commit from his wallet. Nhra funny car competition shows no signs of slowing down. Force is now focused on getting his teammates a guaranteed spot in the premier big money specialty race on the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Peak brands drive john force into the 2015 season and. The nhras annual silly season already in full effect dragzine. Unger said that how fords teams and drivers might fit into toyotas future nhra plans likely wont be decided anytime soon. Pomona, california february 9, 2015 after a tumultuous offseason john force racing started the 2015 nhra mello yello drag racing series season with a strong first day of qualifying and high hopes for saturday at auto club raceway at pomona.
The readers of racer magazine turned out in record numbers to recognize two john force racing jfr drivers. Many questions as winternationals kick off nhra season. Nothing has replaced the departure of ford and castrol, nothing. Only one further victory was gained, this being in a drm round at the norisring with thierry boutsen behind the wheel, perhaps this was not really surprising, for by then there were so many topclass 956s in action that wins were spread very thinly amongst them. Forces 84 record at the nhra fourwide nationals is second only to teammate robert hights 83 record when it comes to jfr dominance at zmax dragways spring event.
Fords decision to leave nhra caught many by surprise. Twotime world champion and jfr president robert hight will continue to drive the auto club of southern california chevrolet camaro ss with his tandem of jimmy prock as crew chief and chris cunningham as assistant. But the boss at jfr 16time funny car champion john force insists it will be business as usual at the season opening circle k nhra nationals. In 2014, the most competitive professional class in the nhra mello yello drag racing series was the funny cars, where nine of the top 10 drivers in points registered at.
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