Robert Hight had one driver to beat to make the Countdown: his boss, John Force
Robert Hight faced a tall order at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the last race of the NHRA regular season, to rally from 12th in points into the top 10 and the Countdown to 1. He needed to win a lot of rounds and have certain competitors lose at the right times to make the Funny Car playoff.
Was one of those competitors his boss — 14-time champion and drag racing icon John Force?
Hight and Force met …Â Details
The Renault team has decided to bring back its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
Renault has not used KERS since the Spanish Grand Prix in May, having decided that it was not offering a sufficient advantage to justify its use. However, with KERS-equipped cars having proved the benefits of the system in recent races, the French team has decided to …Â Details
It was a beautiful day for the biggest event of the year in drag racing, the US Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana. The 55th running of The Big Go offered plenty of drama and exciting side by side drag racing reaching speeds well over 300 MPH. Ashley Force Hood, Tony Schumacher, Jeg Coughlin and Hector Arana hoisted the coveted U.S. Nationals Wallys in victory lane late Monday afternoon.
John Force Racing celebrated a strong showing this weekend starting with four cars in the top five Funny Car qualifying spots and three of those Ford Mustangs reaching the semi-finals today. Ashley Force Hood eliminated …Â Details
It’s been quite a week for TRG Motorsports owner Kevin Buckler, literally a wheeler and a dealer. On the same day he drove his Porsche around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Buckler signed up a series champion for his Sprint Cup team.
The former Rolex 24 at Daytona winner drove his Porsche 911 GT3 at the Indy in a test held by the Grand-Am Series on the road courses used for Formula 1 and the MotoGP on Thursday.
That same day, the rookie Sprint Cup team owner reached agreement with the 2000 series champion Bobby Labonte to drive in seven of the remaining 12 races.
On Saturday, … Details