JOHN FORCE WINS TRAXXAS NITRO SHOOTOUT LOTTERY

JOHN FORCE WINS TRAXXAS NITRO SHOOTOUT
LOTTERYINDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 31, 2016) --- John Force won the
support of 63% of the Traxxas Nitro Shootout fans that voted in the NHRA
sponsored Facebook contest. Today at Monument Circle lady luck smiled on the two-time
Traxxas Shootout winner by popping his blue-colored ping pong ball out in front
of fellow fan vote competitors Jack Beckman, Del Worsham, Cruz Pedregon, John
Hale and Chad Head. Force and his PEAK Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car will slide
into the No. 8 position in this weekend’s Traxxas Nitro Shootout against No. 1
qualifier Ron Capps.“These drivers I was in the lottery with are some of the baddest
hot rods in the land. Cruz (Pedregon), (Jack) Beckman, (Del) Worsham and (John)
Hale are all great drivers from great teams. I want to thank all the fans that
voted for me but I am embarrassed. I love Traxxas, love what you do, but this
isn’t how I wanted to get into the Nitro Shootout. I never gambled in my life
and I don’t like to leave things to luck. I play strategy and I have to get my
stuff together. I will be ready to race Capps on Sunday,�?? said Force
immediately after the lottery.This will be the 30th specialty race for Force
who has eight previous wins including the inaugural Traxxas Shootout in 2012
and the 2014 edition of the $100,000 to win race within a race contested as
part of the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at
Indianapolis.The winningest driver in NHRA history will be joined by
teammate and No. 2 qualifier Courtney Force, driver of the Traxxas Chevrolet
Camaro SS Funny Car, as well as No. 4 qualifier Robert Hight, driver of the
Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car, in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout
scheduled to be contested on Sunday at Lucas Oil Raceway.TRAXXAS NITRO FUNNY
CAR SHOOTOUTSunday, September
4th FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS (12:30 p.m.)No. 1 Ron Capps vs. No. 8 John Force (fan vote) No. 2 Courtney Force vs. No. 7 Alexis DeJoriaNo. 3 Matt Hagan vs. No. 6 Tim Wilkerson No. 4 Robert Hight vs. No. 5 Tommy Johnson Jr. SEMIFINAL (3 p.m.)           
FINAL (3:45 p.m.) John Force’s
Career History at NHRA Specialty Races Traxxas Nitro Shootout2015       Lost to
Ron Capps 2014       Beat Tim Wilkerson, Alexis DeJoria and
Robert Hight2013       Lost to
Cruz Pedregon 2012       Beat Jack Beckman, Jeff Arend and Ron
Capps (contested in Dallas) US Smokeless
Showdown2008       Beat
Ashley Force; lost to Tim Wilkerson  Skoal Showdown2007       Lost to
Tommy Johnson Jr. 2006       Beat Tony Pedregon, Eric Medlen and Tommy
Johnson Jr. 2005       Lost to
Robert Hight  Big Bud Shootout2004       Beat Phil Burkart Jr., Tony Pedregon;
lost to Gary Densham 2003       Beat Ron Capps, Whit Bazemore; lost to
Tony Pedregon 2002       Lost to
Dean Skuza 2001       Beat Del
Worsham; lost to Whit Bazemore 2000       Beat Del Worsham, Tony Pedregon and Jim
Epler1999       Lost to
Del Worsham 1998       Beat Al
Hofmann; lost to Cruz Pedregon 1997       Beat Del
Worsham; lost to Kenji Okazaki 1996       Beat Gary Bolger, Tony Pedregon and Cruz
Pedregon 1995       Beat Jim
Epler; lost to Cruz Pedregon 1994       Lost to
Kenji Okazak1993       Beat Whit Bazemore, Tom Hoover and Cruz
Pedregon1992       Beat Whit Bazemore, Cruz Pedregon; Lost
to Al Hofmann 1991       Beat Al Hofmann, Richard Hartman; Lost to
Jim White 1990       Beat K.C. Spurlock, Ed McCulloch and
Bruce Larson 1989       Beat Kenny Bernstein, Mark Oswald; Lost
to Don Prudhomme 1988       Lost to
Ed McCulloch 1987       Beat Don Prudhomme, Billy Meyer and Mark
Oswald 1986       Beat Tom McEwen, Billy Meyer; Lost to
Mark Oswald 1985       Lost to
Kenny Bernstein 1983       Beat Ken
Veney; lost to Al Segrini