[coverattach=1]Pomona, Thursday: Mike Neff, rookie of the year favorite, powered his Old Spice Ford Mustang to the top of the Funny Car field on Thursday at the 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Neff’s run of 4.105 seconds was hands down the best run of the day bettering a gaggle of competitors bunched together with 4.12 second runs. The California native was pleased to start the last race of the year with a solid run since it served dual purposes for John Force Racing.
“That was a very important run. To get down the track and get in there solid is our game plan. We want to get all four of our Mustangs in the top 4 or 5 spots so we wouldn’t have to race each other until the semis. There are three runs left but that was pretty solid and I expect that will stay in the top twelve,” said Neff.
“We need (teammate) Robert (Hight) to get up there hopefully get right up there with us or even in front of us. He is our shot for the championship. We have to be up there to so we can take some of these other guys out. It was important and it feels good. It relieves a lot of the stress. You aren’t sweating it out tomorrow and Saturday. It was a big run and John Medlen did a great job with that tune-up.”
“That was a very important run. To get down the track and get in there solid is our game plan. We want to get all four of our Mustangs in the top 4 or 5 spots so we wouldn’t have to race each other until the semis. There are three runs left but that was pretty solid and I expect that will stay in the top twelve,” said Neff.
“We need (teammate) Robert (Hight) to get up there hopefully get right up there with us or even in front of us. He is our shot for the championship. We have to be up there to so we can take some of these other guys out. It was important and it feels good. It relieves a lot of the stress. You aren’t sweating it out tomorrow and Saturday. It was a big run and John Medlen did a great job with that tune-up.”
