See Brittany Force Set All-Time NHRA Speed Record — 341.85 MPH at Pacific Raceways
Force, who lost to Shawn Langdon in the finals, set a NHRA record in the semifinals with a run of 3.659 seconds which translated to an all-time record 341.85 mph. The speed mark for the John Force Racing driver
eclipses the 341.59 mph run she turned in at the Four-Wide event at Charlotte earlier this season.
It also eclipsed the 341.68 turned in by Austin Prock in the Funny Car class last fall at Pomona. That mark is still tops in Funny Car.
'Overall it was a pretty solid outing for this HendrickCars.com team here in Seattle," Force said. "We came out and qualified third and laid down three passes over 340 miles per hour this weekend. We were able to make our way to the final round but unfortunately came up short to Shawn Langdon. Pan pressure automatically shut us off in the final. I had no power and was just coasting to the finish line and I saw Shawn (Langdon) go around me.
"But obviously the highlight of our weekend was in the semifinals when we made a killer run and went even faster than our current national mile per hour record at 341.85 mph, fastest all time. It's really exciting for this whole team to do that and be a part of something so prominent in our sport.
"We work really hard to turn on win lights and put the best numbers up on the board and we're hoping that record will hold for a while. We reset the Top Fuel speed record back in Charlotte, but our teammate Austin Prock still had us beat overall, so to step up and out do our run from Charlotte and not just be the fastest Top Fuel driver but to be the fastest person in our sport, that's such a huge accomplishment for our team. Wins are important but setting records is pretty awesome to. The Countdown is quickly approaching and if we can keep putting together performances like this, we're going to be in a pretty good spot.'
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