And Force, Funny Car legend was 61 years old, completed the deal with a thrilling second-round victory over Bob Bode. That gave enough power points to spend 27 years of age, Matt Hagan, who entered the playoffs with a lead of 38 points.
The stage was set for the Force for a group of disorders in the first round. The biggest was when Hagan, seeded fourth after three days of qualifying, was eliminated by 13-seeded Bob Tasca III.
Force, who was seeded second, and her daughter, Ashley Force seeded Hood, were the only drivers in the sown in the first five to survive the first round. Hood Force was eliminated in the second round after she had become the fastest time in the first - 4113 seconds with a speed of 307.02 mph. His father was the second in 4116 and 307.23.
In his victory over Bode, the Force recorded 4,162 seconds with a speed of 304.60 mph. Bode was of 4,225 seconds and 295.34.
The drama in the first round of Funny Car competition followed a true to form in the first round of eliminations top fuel, which Larry Dixon, as expected, completed its third national title and first since two followed in 2002-03. Tony Schumacher, second year running, won the last six years.
Dixon, 44, who grew up in Northridge and graduated from Van Nuys High, followed his father in endurance racing. Larry Dixon won the title father superior fuel in the 1970 Winternationals in Pomona when her son was 4 years.
Greg Johnson had won the title of action on Saturday, and LE Tonglet ranked first in the motorcycle action in favor of Sunday. At 20, Tonglet is the youngest champion in NHRA professional class, and the Force is the oldest.
After Dixon won his title of Top Fuel dream another day, attention was focused on funny cars.
The unrest began immediately, with 14 top seed, Melanie Troxel eliminate third-seeded Robert Hight, Force's son in law. Bode, seeded 10, eliminated seventh-seeded, Jack Beckman.
Tasca became the third fastest time of the first round - 4190 seconds with a speed of 290.38 mph - to cut only Hagan, whose time and speed were expelled because of a new penalty for oil spill on the track. Make team will also be fined $ 2,500.
Although it was a tough loss for Hagan, was a sweet victory for Tasca, whose family has been close to the Force family that goes back to Tasca late grandfather, the original Bob Tasca, who owned a series of Rhode Island, Ford dealers. He was responsible for the Force involved with Ford. Force is named in his Castrol GTX Tasca High Mileage Ford Mustang.
Warren Johnson passed strength to become the oldest driver to win a major division of the NHRA. Johnson, who drives in professional action, won his sixth title at age 58 in 2001.
"I have 40 again," he told a crowd force of about 35,000. "I'm still ugly, but I have 40."
Force was also established that has reached the bottom of a devastating accident in 2007 also involves another dragster driven by drag racing legend Kenny Bernstein.
Force likes to say that the accident was "the best that could have happened", which seems more than a little weird. He explains by saying that is closer to his family and his team and is in the best shape of his life. He works regularly in a gym, go on the treadmill and lifting weights.
With the championship on Sunday, has lifted a burden off yourself. No one can say that John Force is once again a major force in the racing fun.
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