Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery
BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 24, 2025) – The NHRA Mission Foods Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sept. 26-28, is the halfway point of the six-race 2025 Countdown to the Championship and Brittany Force and her HendrickCars.com team looks to capitalize on the opportunity to make a strong push for this year’s Top Fuel championship.
The two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2017, 2022) picked up a position in the point standings after last week’s race at zMax Dragway, moving from seventh to sixth in the point standings. She’s currently 13 behind Clay Millican in fifth, 40 behind Tony Stewart in fourth, 49 to Shawn Langdon in third, 70 to Justin Ashley in second and 108 to Doug Kalitta in first.
Trailing Force is Shawn Reed (-23 points), Steve Torrence (-28 points), Antron Brown (-51 points) and Josh Hart (-98 points).
Notes
Quotes
Do your team’s six strong runs at Charlotte provide momentum heading into the St Louis weekend?
“Consistency is where this team has fallen short this season and, with that being our main focus, we definitely made progress last weekend in Charlotte. The car made six solid runs throughout the weekend. Our car went down the track every lap, which is never easy to do. However, we got taken out on a holeshot in Round 2 which is such a disappointing loss. As hard as a holeshot loss is, I’m putting it behind me and moving to the next race with my HendrickCars.com team’s full support.”
You picked up a spot in the point standings at Charlotte, now just 13 behind Millican and 40 behind Stewart. Perfection in the final 4 races is the ideal but assess where you and your team are with 16 rounds of competition and lots of bonus points still up for grabs.
“We are still in the hunt for this championship as we moved up to the sixth position following Charlotte. Our team needs to carry over the consistency we found last weekend heading into St Louis. Our goal is to qualify in the Top 3, pick up qualifying points and go rounds on race day. We need to finish strong at The Midwest Nationals if we want to make that jump up in points.”
Jack Beckman earned his first win for JFR last year at St Louis in the car that your dad started the year in. How important was that win for JFR to show the strength in the organization?
“After stepping in for my dad, Jack Beckman won the St Louis event in 2024 last season. After everything our teams had been through, it was such a well-deserved win. To witness my dad’s devastating wreck in Richmond and then see the car return to the winner’s circle eight races later made it such a meaningful and heartfelt win for the PEAK SQUAD and everyone at John Force Racing. I love that this year my dad will be able to return to see all the fans who cheered his team on last year.”
World Wide Technology Raceway Race Statistics
Quickest time: 3.641 seconds, Sept. 26, 2021
Fastest speed: 338.43 mph, Oct. 2, 2022
Number starts: 11
Times No. 1 qualifier: 0
Final rounds: 0
Victories: 0
Won-Lost Record: 8-11
Track records – 3.631 seconds by Clay Millican, Sept. 30, 2017; 338.43 mph by Brittany Force, Oct. 2, 2022
Track & TV Schedules (all times Eastern)
NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 5 and 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 26, and the final two rounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 12:15 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday and then eliminations coverage starting at 3 p.m. ET.
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BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 24, 2025) – The NHRA Mission Foods Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sept. 26-28, is the halfway point of the six-race 2025 Countdown to the Championship and Brittany Force and her HendrickCars.com team looks to capitalize on the opportunity to make a strong push for this year’s Top Fuel championship.
The two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2017, 2022) picked up a position in the point standings after last week’s race at zMax Dragway, moving from seventh to sixth in the point standings. She’s currently 13 behind Clay Millican in fifth, 40 behind Tony Stewart in fourth, 49 to Shawn Langdon in third, 70 to Justin Ashley in second and 108 to Doug Kalitta in first.
Trailing Force is Shawn Reed (-23 points), Steve Torrence (-28 points), Antron Brown (-51 points) and Josh Hart (-98 points).
Notes
- Force and her Dave Grubnic/John Collins-led team have made 10 runs at 340 mph or faster during the 2025 season. Included on this list asre record-setting passes: 341.59 mph at the 4-Wide Nationals (April); 341.85 mph at the Northwest Nationals (July); 343.16 mph at the Sonoma Nationals (July); and her current record of 343.51 mph at the U.S. Nationals (September).
- Force is the World Wide Technology speed record holder at 338.43 mph, set Oct. 2, 2022.
Quotes
Do your team’s six strong runs at Charlotte provide momentum heading into the St Louis weekend?
“Consistency is where this team has fallen short this season and, with that being our main focus, we definitely made progress last weekend in Charlotte. The car made six solid runs throughout the weekend. Our car went down the track every lap, which is never easy to do. However, we got taken out on a holeshot in Round 2 which is such a disappointing loss. As hard as a holeshot loss is, I’m putting it behind me and moving to the next race with my HendrickCars.com team’s full support.”
You picked up a spot in the point standings at Charlotte, now just 13 behind Millican and 40 behind Stewart. Perfection in the final 4 races is the ideal but assess where you and your team are with 16 rounds of competition and lots of bonus points still up for grabs.
“We are still in the hunt for this championship as we moved up to the sixth position following Charlotte. Our team needs to carry over the consistency we found last weekend heading into St Louis. Our goal is to qualify in the Top 3, pick up qualifying points and go rounds on race day. We need to finish strong at The Midwest Nationals if we want to make that jump up in points.”
Jack Beckman earned his first win for JFR last year at St Louis in the car that your dad started the year in. How important was that win for JFR to show the strength in the organization?
“After stepping in for my dad, Jack Beckman won the St Louis event in 2024 last season. After everything our teams had been through, it was such a well-deserved win. To witness my dad’s devastating wreck in Richmond and then see the car return to the winner’s circle eight races later made it such a meaningful and heartfelt win for the PEAK SQUAD and everyone at John Force Racing. I love that this year my dad will be able to return to see all the fans who cheered his team on last year.”
World Wide Technology Raceway Race Statistics
| Year | Race Result | Qualified | Round Record |
| 2013 | 2nd round | 5th | 1-1 |
| 2014 | 1st round | 11th | 1-2 |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 4th | 3-3 |
| 2016 | 2nd round | 8th | 4-4 |
| 2017 | 2nd round | 5th | 5-5 |
| 2018 | 1st round | 8th | 5-6 |
| 2019 | 1st round | 4th | 5-7 |
| 2020 | Did Not Compete | Did Not Compete | Did Not Compete |
| 2021 | 2nd round | 2nd | 6-8 |
| 2022 | 2nd round | 5th | 7-9 |
| 2023 | 1st round | 11th | 7-10 |
| 2024 | 2nd round | 3rd | 8-11 |
Quickest time: 3.641 seconds, Sept. 26, 2021
Fastest speed: 338.43 mph, Oct. 2, 2022
Number starts: 11
Times No. 1 qualifier: 0
Final rounds: 0
Victories: 0
Won-Lost Record: 8-11
Track records – 3.631 seconds by Clay Millican, Sept. 30, 2017; 338.43 mph by Brittany Force, Oct. 2, 2022
Track & TV Schedules (all times Eastern)
NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 5 and 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 26, and the final two rounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 12:15 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday and then eliminations coverage starting at 3 p.m. ET.
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