The game is changing some as old school racers fade away and it’s harder to find new stars to take their place. I love it so much I’ve got to fight and stay in this game.’’ ``I won Indy, the biggest race last year, walked away and started crying. ``We just keep chasing the dream,’’ Force said. There are grandchildren and in-laws too, in the first family of drag racing. Nationals and holds the Top Fuel record of 338.17 mph. Last year, she became the first woman to be the No.
Brittany Force is the only one of the siblings still racing. He’s spawned a family of drag racers, including his three daughters. Thirteen years after an accident left him so injured doctors said he might not walk again he is still strapping himself in to go full throttle down the track. Nationals, drag racing’s biggest event, and gave him career win No. I’ve gotta be at a racetrack, that’s my real home.’’įorce win last fall in Indianapolis broke a 17-year drought in the U.S. ``If I wasn’t doing this and quit racing I’d get me an 18-wheeler, load the grandkids up and go racing somewhere else. ``We love it, it’s what we do,’’ Force said. The winningest driver in NHRA history said he is as excited to be racing again as he was when he began in the 1960s. He’ll do it after being inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, where he was introduced by longtime friend Rusty Wallace. While it's unclear why it will be closing, the raceway said that following the end of the 2022 NHRA, the new property owners will repurpose the drag racing complex into an industrial business park.The 16-time NHRA champion and the patriarch of a family of racers returns for yet another season behind the wheel of his dragster in his 44th NHRA season. Since then, the raceway has been the site of many special moments, including victories for a pair of future multi-time world champions, according to its site. The Houston Raceway hosted its first national event in 1988. "It's been a dream come true to meet and work with all the incredible drivers, team owners and NHRA executives who come together each year to entertain the millions of racing fans in our area." "Our family is extremely proud to have showcased the top level of professional drag racing for 35 wonderful years," track operator Seth Angel said. For others, it's raising concerns about the increase in street racing.īAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) - Race fans, after 35 years, the Houston Raceway Park in Baytown will flash the green lights for the last time.Ī post on the raceway's website said the end of the 2022 NHRA will "signal the end of an era in Texas motorsports history." For some, it's a place full of memories coming to an end.
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