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Brittany Force is a racer. The real deal.<\/p>\n
Not content to be 16-time Funny Car champion John Force\u2019s daughter, Ashley and Courtney\u2019s sister, Brittany worked hard to be the best Top Fuel racer in NHRA\u2019s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n
To prove it, Brittany Force has, this year, earned both ends of the national ET and speed records, the latest being 338.17-mph burst on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last Friday night during the second round of qualifying for the series\u2019 penultimate race of the season. Brittany\u2019s ET record of 3.634-sec came in the first Countdown to the Championship race at Maple Grove Raceway outside Reading, PA.<\/p>\n
From her No. 2 qualifying perch, on Sunday Force upped the ante by earning her second Wally winner\u2019s trophy and yellow hat of the season, closing the gap to reigning Top Fuel champion and points leader Steve Torrence. Her first win of the year came this spring at Houston. Beating Torrence fairly and clearly in their final round match-up, Force now stands a measly 16 points back with 1.5 points on offer during next weekend\u2019s World Finals on Auto Club Raceway at Pomona\u2019s 1,000-foot dragstrip.<\/p>\n
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All wins are special; Brittany\u2019s Top Fuel grab was the 151st for a woman in national competition, coming on the heels of good friend, two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders\u2019 150th win for a female competitor just minutes earlier. Brittany\u2019s was the 500th Top Fuel victory in the history of the class, driving for a new sponsor this year, Advance Auto Parts and with a different crew chief and team makeup in the 2019 season.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s said the hardest relationships to build in sports are also the most satisfying. When co- crew chiefs David Grubnic and Mac Savage came to John Force Racing before the 24-race season began, their objective was – as any crew chief\u2019s must be – to gain the championship with their appointed driver. Grubnic, who had a satisfying Top Fuel driving career of his own with Kalitta Motorsports, understands the pressures inherent in driving and the need to succeed each time the Christmas Tree alights.<\/p>\n
The Countdown to the Championship battle is between 10 drivers, but it\u2019s fair to say positions eight through ten are eliminated in this year\u2019s title fight: Don Schumacher Racing\u2019s Antron Brown (-209), Richie Crampton of Kalitta Motorsports (-227) and Stringer Performance\u2019s Clay Millican (-247) are too far behind to gain contention. However, behind Force are Doug Kalitta, only 55 points behind Steve Torrence, Steve\u2019s father Billy standing 86 points back, DSR\u2019 Leah Pritchett (-135), Force\u2019s teammate Austin Prock (-158) and Mike Salinas (-166) have some room to move forward.<\/p>\n
As she prepares for the season finale, Force sees similarities between her 2017 championship and her quest, two years later for a repeat performance. \u201cIt\u2019s taking me back to 2017 when we were in the same position, chasing Steve Torrence. We\u2019ve been here before; we got the job done and Steve is shaking in his boots right now!\u201d<\/p>\n
Two years ago, she used a runner-up finish at Las Vegas to vault to her first title; will Brittany Force use her Vegas winner\u2019s trophy to stomp on Torrence\u2019s championship hopes a second time?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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