This weekend, Brainerd International Raceway will host the 42nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, the fastest show on Earth.
The two-time Top Fuel World Champion Brittany Force will be competing in the drag racing qualifying sessions tomorrow in an attempt to win her first race of the year.
As the daughter of renowned dragster John Force, Brittany has amassed over 15 track records and hasn’t spent any time in establishing herself in the industry. Brittany also holds the global speed record for Top Fuel, which has earned her the moniker “World’s Fastest Female.”
Her last win in Brainerd came in 2017, and she’s hoping to change that this weekend while also enjoying the atmosphere that is unique to the raceway.
“There’s no racetrack like BIR,” said Brittany. “I love coming up here. It’s the fans that they pull into this place, it’s like no other track on the circuit. They have the zoo for the people that want to camp and just, you know, live here all weekend and hear nitro from morning to night. There’s nothing like it.”
She also talked about how important this race will be for her and her team.
“We go into Indy after this and points reset, so to do well here is something we are really pushing for. Luckily, we get four qualifying runs here, which is outstanding. We’ve had a tough year getting us to this point, but we’re starting to finally make some progress. We’re starting to turn things around and we’re starting to really see our performance on race day.”
“I’m looking forward to getting back into a winner’s circle,” Brittany continued. Our Monster Energy team has been working on this for a while, and we can do it. There we are, exactly. I would want to do it here in Brainerd because we are so close.
The qualifying sessions are scheduled for Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17. Points for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge will be earned by the racers along the way. The elimination races are scheduled for Sunday, August 18.
