John Force raced to his NHRA-record 116th victory Sunday night, beating teammate and son-in-law Robert Hight in the funny car final in the rain-delayed Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals at the Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga.
Force, who took the series lead, edged Hight by 0.0021 seconds with a quarter-mile run of 4.772 seconds at a top speed of 325.61 mph.
Force leads the class by 24 points over Whit Bazemore, whom he beat in the opening round. Bazemore dropped to second, and Hight climbed to third. This was the 23rd all-John Force Racing final round. Force has won 13 of them.
Top fuel leader Doug Kalitta, Greg Anderson, and GT Tonglet also won their divisions.
Kalitta beat David Baca with a run of 4.567 seconds at 325.69 mph, Anderson edged Jason Line in the pro stock final and Tonglet beat Chris Rivas in pro stock motorcycle for his first career victory.
Superbike: AMA superbike racer Vincent Haskovec, 31, remains in the intensive care unit of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital because of injuries suffered during the formula xtreme race Saturday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
He has a punctured lung, broken ribs, broken collarbone and a back injury. Haskovec, who was second in points in the superstock series, is scheduled to have back surgery when the swelling subsides.
In the superbike race Sunday, it was another Suzuki sweep with Mat Mladin leading teammates Aaron Yates and Ben Spies to the finish. Kawasaki rider Tommy Hayden nipped Yamaha riders Jason DiSalvo and Jamie Hacking in the supersport race. And in superstock, Yates topped Hacking and DiSalvo, with Jordan Motorsports rider Steve Rapp (Suzuki) fourth.
The AMA road racing series returns to Pikes Peak International Raceway this weekend in Fountain.
