Second Race Win in a Row for John Force; No
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SECOND RACE WIN IN A ROW FOR JOHN FORCE; NO. 145 FOR HIS CAREER John Force drove his Realtree/PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS to a No. 6 qualifying position with a 3.890 second run at 329.10 mph in the fourth and final qualifying session. He picked up two additional bonus points for his team by making the second quickest pass of Q4. On race day, Force dismissed Alexis DeJoria in the opening round, followed by his teammate Robert Hight in the second round. In the semifinals, he matched up with Courtney Force and got the win, sending him to a tough final round match-up with Ron Capps. Force got the starting line advantage and turned on the win light next to Capps with a 3.948 at 324.59 mph to Capps’ 3.960 at 320.13 mph. Sonoma Results Q1: 3.942 ET at 324.36 mph Q2: 8.349 ET at 79.37 mph Q3: 4.644 ET at 177.04 mph Q4: 3.890 ET at 329.10 mph E1: 3.936 ET at 326.24 mph E2: 3.927 ET at 324.36 mph E3: 3.933 ET at 326.56 mph E4: 3.948 ET at 324.59 mph Robert Hight drove his Auto Club 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS to a No. 3 final qualifying position with a 3.874 ET at 327.03 mph. He picked up a total of three qualifying bonus points for making the third-quickest pass of Q2 and the second-quickest pass of Q3. On race day, Hight dismissed Jeff Diehl in the opening round with an impressive 3.909 ET at 326.32 mph. The run was a tie of the quickest pass in the first elimination round. Hight then matched up with owner of John Force Racing and eventual race winner, John Force. Despite out-qualifying the 16-time champion, Hight posted a 3.939 ET at 317.64 mph to Force’s winning 3.927 ET at 324.36 mph. Sonoma Results Q1: 3.974 ET at 319.45 mph Q2: 3.874 ET at 327.03 mph Q3: 3.913 ET at 324.98 mph Q4: 4.474 ET at 190.70 mph E1: 3.909 ET at 326.32 mph E2: 3.939 ET at 317.64 mph Traxxas driver Courtney Force qualified in the No. 2 position at Sonoma Raceway with a 3.871 second pass at 323.97 mph. She picked up a total of nine additional qualifying bonus points for making the 3rd quickest run of Q1, 2nd quickest of Q2, and quickest runs of both Q3 and Q4. On race day she beat Gary Densham in the opening round and Chad Head in the second round, which left her in a re-match from the previous week with her dad and 16-time champion John Force. Courtney’s Traxxas Chevy made an uncharacteristic move and dropped a cylinder at the hit. She ran the race one cylinder down and managed to run a 4.07, but wasn’t able to get the win. Sonoma Results Q1: 3.937 ET at 322.50 mph Q2: 3.871 ET at 306.12 mph Q3: 3.906 ET at 323.97 mph Q4: 3.884 ET at 323.19 mph E1: 3.915 ET at 322.42 mph E2: 3.930 ET at 322.42 mph E3: 4.073 ET at 314.97 mph Monster Energy Top Fuel Dragster driver Brittany Force qualified in the No. 6 position at Sonoma Raceway with a qualifying best of 3.728 seconds at 325.85 mph. She picked up one bonus point for making the third-quickest pass of Q4 on Saturday. On race day. Force had lane choice, lined up beside TJ Zizzo and got the win with a 3.762 ET at 325.45 mph. She was then ready to race Doug Kalitta in the quarterfinals. Brittany left the starting line second of the two drivers and despite making the better run with a 3.743, lost the chance at making a semi-finals appearance. She was able to hold onto the No. 4 position in the NHRA point standings leaving Sonoma. Sonoma Results Q1: 3.788 ET at 324.20 mph Q2: 5.097 ET at 132.74 mph Q3: 4.815 ET at 150.38 mph Q4: 3.728 ET at 325.85 mph E1: 3.762 ET at 325.45 mph E2: 3.743 ET at 325.30 mph FUNNY CAR – 1. Ron Capps, 1214 2. Courtney Force, 1084 3. Jack Beckman, 1031 4. Del Worsham, 960 5. John Force, 937 6. Matt Hagan, 936 6. Robert Hight, 936 8. Tommy Johnson Jr, 888 9. Tim Wilkerson, 827 10. Alexis DeJoria, 765 TOP FUEL – 1. Antron Brown, 1204 2. Doug Kalitta, 1167 3. Steve Torrence, 1072 4. Brittany Force, 1008 5. Tony Schumacher, 971 6. JR Todd, 897 7. Shawn Langdon, 836 8. Richie Crampton, 754 9. Clay Millican, 715 10. Leah Pritchett, 586 .