He’s only been driving Funny Cars for three seasons, but Robert Hight has already made his mark on drag racing.
Hight, who worked on the John Force Racing crew for years and is married to John Force’s daughter Adria, began driving in 2005.
Hight, 38, won two races and the Auto Club of Southern California Road to the Future award in his rookie season.
The following year, he won three times and battled for the title until the final week of the season and this year won three more races before finishing 19 points behind Tony Pedregon in the race for the championship.
Hight has eight victories in 16 final-round appearances.
Featured here (clockwise from top left): Doing a burnout at Houston prior to his first Funny Car victory in 2005; Receiving congratulations from Ron Capps (left) after an emotional win at Las Vegas in April; At Pomona in November; With team owner John Force in Joliett, Ill., in 2006; Awaiting his run at Atlanta Dragway in 2006; Making a qualifying run at Bandimere Speedway in July; Celebrating his second victory of 2007 at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona. — NSSN Archives