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This past weekend, Courtney Force and teammate Robert Hight were the top dogs in the NHRA Funny Car class at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, with the two John Force Racing Camaro race cars going head-to-head in the final round. Last time the two met in the finals was in the first round of the Countdown to the Championship last season, where Hight took the first step towards his 2017 NHRA championship.This time, Courtney Force got her revenge and the video above from the NHRA YouTube channel shows the exciting final run.QualifyingIn the qualifying portion of the event, Courtney Force once again found herself in the top spot, but the early track time wasn"t so good to teammates John Force and Robert Hight. John Force had to settle for the 11th spot on the ladder while Hight was third-from-last, starting in the 14th spot.Qualifying wasn"t a whole lot better for the rivals at Don Schumacher Racing, with the Dodge Charger funny cars starting in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 12th spots on the ladder.Early EliminationsIn the first round of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, Courtney Force and Robert Hight both won while John Force lost. The patriarch of the team lost to Tommy Johnson Jr, but in the next round, Hight would get revenge for the boss"s loss, beating Johnson with the quickest run of round #2.Also in the second round, Courtney Force beat Matt Hagan in a tight battle, with the JFR Camaro winning the race at the starting line. That set up a pair of final four pairings consisting of a Camaro and a Toyota Camry shooting for the finals.Courtney Force took on J.R. Todd, who has won two races earlier this year, but after the Camaro driver took the starting line advantage, the Toyota ran into issues giving the win to the Chevy funny car. On that semifinal pass, Force ran a 3.895 at 330.39 miles per hour; the quickest run of the elimination rounds.In the other semifinal race, Robert Hight won in similar fashion, starting with a starting line advantage and ending with the Toyota running into problems. On this run, Hight laid down a 3.911 at 330.55 miles per hour. That was the second-quickest run of eliminations, trailing only Courtney"s earlier 3.895.The Final RoundIn the finals of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, Courtney Force took on Robert Hight in a battle of John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro funny cars. In the previous round, these two cars turned in the two quickest runs of the event, so it promised to be an excellent drag race.Hight grabbed a narrow starting line advantage (.062 to .068), but by half-track, Force had pulled ahead. During the last third of the race, Hight appeared to drop some cylinders and as he lost power, his car slowed down and Courtney Force cruised to her third win of the season.Championship StandingsWith her third win of the 2018 season, Courtney Force holds the top spot in the championship race by 80 points over Jack Beckman.Robert Hight sits fourth, 158 points behind Courtney Force and John Force is 12th, 348 points back of his daughter.Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: camaro, Drag Race, NHRA, Video
Date written: May 30, 2018
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This past weekend, Courtney Force and teammate Robert Hight were the top dogs in the NHRA Funny Car class at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, with the two John Force Racing Camaro race cars going head-to-head in the final round. Last time the two met in the finals was in the first round of the Countdown to the Championship last season, where Hight took the first step towards his 2017 NHRA championship.This time, Courtney Force got her revenge and the video above from the NHRA YouTube channel shows the exciting final run.QualifyingIn the qualifying portion of the event, Courtney Force once again found herself in the top spot, but the early track time wasn"t so good to teammates John Force and Robert Hight. John Force had to settle for the 11th spot on the ladder while Hight was third-from-last, starting in the 14th spot.Qualifying wasn"t a whole lot better for the rivals at Don Schumacher Racing, with the Dodge Charger funny cars starting in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 12th spots on the ladder.Early EliminationsIn the first round of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, Courtney Force and Robert Hight both won while John Force lost. The patriarch of the team lost to Tommy Johnson Jr, but in the next round, Hight would get revenge for the boss"s loss, beating Johnson with the quickest run of round #2.Also in the second round, Courtney Force beat Matt Hagan in a tight battle, with the JFR Camaro winning the race at the starting line. That set up a pair of final four pairings consisting of a Camaro and a Toyota Camry shooting for the finals.Courtney Force took on J.R. Todd, who has won two races earlier this year, but after the Camaro driver took the starting line advantage, the Toyota ran into issues giving the win to the Chevy funny car. On that semifinal pass, Force ran a 3.895 at 330.39 miles per hour; the quickest run of the elimination rounds.In the other semifinal race, Robert Hight won in similar fashion, starting with a starting line advantage and ending with the Toyota running into problems. On this run, Hight laid down a 3.911 at 330.55 miles per hour. That was the second-quickest run of eliminations, trailing only Courtney"s earlier 3.895.The Final RoundIn the finals of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, Courtney Force took on Robert Hight in a battle of John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro funny cars. In the previous round, these two cars turned in the two quickest runs of the event, so it promised to be an excellent drag race.Hight grabbed a narrow starting line advantage (.062 to .068), but by half-track, Force had pulled ahead. During the last third of the race, Hight appeared to drop some cylinders and as he lost power, his car slowed down and Courtney Force cruised to her third win of the season.Championship StandingsWith her third win of the 2018 season, Courtney Force holds the top spot in the championship race by 80 points over Jack Beckman.Robert Hight sits fourth, 158 points behind Courtney Force and John Force is 12th, 348 points back of his daughter.Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: camaro, Drag Race, NHRA, Video
Date written: May 30, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 12032
