John Force Racing: Brittany Force Smashes National Record With New Fastest Speed Recorded
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John Force Racing driver Brittany Force has broken the record for the fastest speed in drag racing history, a record she had previously set herself back in 2022.
The two-time Top Fuel World Champion logged a staggering speed of 341.59 mph during the qualifying runs for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at ZMax Dragway, which is set to take place tomorrow.
Brittany Force sets the World Speed Record in Top Fuel with a scorching 341.59 MPH in Q2 in Charlotte!! 🔥🔥 The https://t.co/GqdcCwfAv6 Dragster ran a 3.667 and hit the 1/8 mile at 301.00 MPH; making John Force Racing home to both NHRA Speed Records and the only official runs of... pic.twitter.com/LaI7texHbp — John Force Racing (@JFR_Racing) April 26, 2025
Although made drag racing history with the new top speed, she qualified in third behind Shawn Langdon and Doug Kalitta. Commenting on the achievement, Force explained:
"We're off to a great start. In Q2, this HendrickCars.com dragster went 3.667 and 341.59 mph. I didn't know until I was mid-interview [with the FOX TV crew] at the top end that we ran that kind of mile per hour and it's just something really exciting for every single one of these guys on this HendrickCars.com team.
Race car drivers Brittany Force (L) and John Force arrive at the Yahoo! Sports Presents A Day Of Champions event at the Sports Museum of Los Angeles on November 6, 2011 in Los Angeles,...
Race car drivers Brittany Force (L) and John Force arrive at the Yahoo! Sports Presents A Day Of Champions event at the Sports Museum of Los Angeles on November 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More"They work so hard. My crew chiefs, David Grubnic and John Collins, and every member of this crew, and for us to be able to accomplish that together and hold on to that, I hope we hold it for a long time. It's pretty special."
Force had revealed that she was eyeing another victory ahead of the on-track action. He explained in the lead-up to the race weekend:
"We're really excited to be partnered with HendrickCars.com again and flying their colors this weekend [in the 15th running of the original NHRA 4-Wide Nationals]," Force said of a relationship that began three years ago.
"Our team made history when we won the 900th NHRA Top Fuel race," the two-time World Champion said of her 2019 win at Las Vegas, Nevada. "So winning this weekend and taking home the trophy from the 1000th race, especially at the Bellagio of dragstrips, ZMAX Dragway, would be a great milestone and a great highlight for the season."
Force's teammate Austin Prock also had a successful start to the race weekend, provisionally securing the No. 2 position in Qualifying for the Funny Car devision.
"We struggled in Q1. It seems to take a little bit different approach here, so we made some big changes going into Q2 and it paid off. We're currently sitting second right behind Paul Lee, so we've got a good run to work with for tomorrow.
"The crew chiefs [his dad Jimmy, brother Thomas and Nate Hildahl] seemed happy with how everything looked and hopefully we can make two nice passes on Saturday, earn some more points and get a little cash from the Mission Foods 2Fast2Tasty Challenge."
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