John Force Gets Another NHRA Victory At Winternationals

POMONA, Calif. (AP) – John Force raced to his 134th career Funny Car victory Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

The 62-year-old Force used a holeshot start to claim his sixth win at this event and 15th at this track with a performance of 4.080 seconds at 315.84 mph in a Ford Mustang.

Runner-up Mike Neff finished in 4.036 at 316.82 in his Mustang.

“It was good to get a win under my belt,” Force said. “Last year we struggled all year and only won one race. You really want to perform. We knew we had to go after (Neff) and it just went. It wasn’t quick enough to beat him. He was late and I got the win. We have the old team back together like the way it used to be. It’s a good start for us this weekend.”