Ashley Force Hood scored back-to-back Indianapolis triumphs in the Funny Car class at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, taking the victory at the expense of father John Force in an all-Castol Ford Mustang final at O’Reilly Raceway Park.
Some media members and fans have tried desperately to instigate a rivalry between reigning champion Tony Schumacher and two-time predecessor Larry Dixon. The Top Fuel headliners, though, genuinely have no cross words to say about each other.
Team owner Chip Ganassi topped his epic 2010 season that earned him NSSN’s Economaki Champion of Champions award with Thursday’s blockbuster announcement at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball will headline his expanded IZOD IndyCar Series operation.
Whether Funny Car champion John Force admired him for his strong character and professional behavior or Force simply became obsessed with him for being a new challenger in a career full of them, Matt Hagan made an excellent impression this season.
Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) weren’t quite as boisterous as 15-time Funny Car champion John Force when they claimed their National Hot Rod Ass’n crowns this past weekend at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals.
Ford stalwart Bob Tasca III shocked the Auto Club Raceway crowd in Sunday’s first round of the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, eliminating Funny Car leader Matt Hagan and paving the way for John Force’s popular 15th NHRA championship.
John Force’s Automobile Club of Southern California Finals victory over Jeff Arend and his National Hot Rod Ass’n record 15th Funny Car championship at Matt Hagan’s expense Sunday served the same purpose.
Pro Stock rookie Shane Gray said he remembers staging his Big O/Tire Kingdom Pontiac GXP against Jeg Coughlin and his signature yellow-and-black Chevy Cobalt in Sunday’s final round of the Automobile Club of Southern California Finals.
The Top Fuel class during Sunday’s NHRA Las Vegas Nationals eliminations offered a stark contrast.
Greg Anderson was lost for words Sunday when his KB/Summit Racing Pontiac team put on a special final-round Pro Stock thriller at the Las Vegas Nationals.
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