Disappointed by an early exit following an impressive qualifying performance last week at Seattle, Wash., two-time Top Fuel World Champion Brittany Force is looking for redemption this week at one of her favorite venues in the Mission Foods drag racing series.<\/p>\n
\u201cSonoma (Raceway) is one of my favorite tracks and I\u2019m excited to get right back in my Monster Energy dragster after a tough weekend in Seattle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old, who earned her teaching credentials before deciding to follow her dad John and sisters Ashley and Courtney into the family business, knows that she quickly is running out of time to gain ground in the driver standings before the start of the NHRA\u2019s Countdown to the Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Countdown is coming up quickly,\u201d said the 16-time tour winner, \u201cand we have to put ourselves in the best possible starting position.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That means moving up from the tenuous No. 10 spot she currently occupies.\u00a0Nevertheless, she is confident that her David Grubnic-led team will put a Monster of a car beneath her, one capable of returning her to the winners\u2019 circle in which she raised the trophy just two years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe celebrated a significant win here in 2022,\u201d said the 2013 NHRA Rookie-of-the-Year.\u00a0\u201cWe qualified fifth, ran high 3.60s all day and then ran 3.70 in the final to win my first ever Sonoma Nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u2019ll try to build on that victory and the momentum borne of her car\u2019s measurable improvement over the past several events.\u00a0Nevertheless, the team\u2019s strategy is far from complicated.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur game plan is simple,\u201d she said. \u201cOne, qualify in the top five; two, get down the track every qualifying pass and, three, go rounds on race day.\u201d<\/p>\n
This story was originally published on July 25, 2024. <\/p>\n
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