Courtney
BrittanyLess than one week after the thrilling NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals, drag racing fans will set aside their chocolate bunnies and jelly beans to converge once again on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the April 9-12 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series meet.
Courtney and Brittany Force, daughters of 14-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force, will compete in the 250-mph Top Alcohol Dragster (a.k.a. A-Fuel) ranks this weekend.
Brittany, 21, earned her NHRA A-Fuel license in February. Courtney, 19, competes in the Brand Source-sponsored A-Fuel Dragster owned and maintained by Jerry Darien.
Brittany competed in last weekend’s NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at LVMS. She qualified 11th but was defeated in the first round by Utah’s Jeff Isbell.
Courtney also was trailered in the first round of eliminations, falling victim to Chris Demke. Both are hoping to bunny-hop past the first round of eliminations during the Easter Weekend speedfest and collect the coveted NHRA “Wally” trophy on Saturday. (The Wally trophy is named for NHRA founder Wally Parks and is the most prized of all drag racing trophies.)
The Strip at LVMS also will also host a second Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event on Nov. 5-8. For more information, please call LVMS at (702) 644-4444.
