MIKE NEFF KNOWS COUNTDOWN CLOCK TICKING DOWN

John Force RacingMike Neff Pre-Race PackageEvent: 22nd annual O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals3rd race of Countdown to 1 and 21st of 24 events in the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.Site: Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, Tenn.Dates: October 1-4, 2009* * * *MIKE NEFF KNOWS COUNTDOWN CLOCK TICKING DOWN “It is still tight so there are absolutely opportunities to move up the points. One good race and you can pass quite a few guys. That is what we are shooting for. We just need one good one. We could move up into the middle and then see what happens,�?? said Mike Neff.* * * *Team info at www.johnforceracing.comFollow John Force Racing at www.twitter.com/jfr_racingFollow John Force RaceStation store at www.twitter.com/JFRaceStationFollow Courtney Force at www.twitter.com/courtneyforce****The DriverMike Neff, 42, driver of the Ford Drive One Mustang, is entering the second race of the 2009 Countdown to 1 in the 10th spot. He clinched his Countdown to 1 spot when he qualified for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. He has reached two final rounds in 2009 (Phoenix and Reading). The 2008 winner of the Auto Club’s Road to the Future award that identifies the Rookie of the Year, he took over the driving duties for the late Eric Medlen, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a testing accident in March of 2007. * * * *Mike Neff By the Numbers:2 – Number of final rounds in 2009, Phoenix and Reading2 – Number of races Neff was the driver and crew chief this season, Phoenix and Gainesville3 – Number of JFR drivers who have been named Auto Club Road to the Future Award winners, most recently Mike Neff was honored as the professional rookie of the year (Robert Hight, 2005 and Ashley Force Hood, 2007)5 – Number of finals Mike Neff has reached in his young career, most recently Reading, August 20099 – Neff’s position in the Full Throttle point standings142 – Difference in points between No. 9 Mike Neff and No. 1 Robert Hight in Funny Car Points150 – Total number of points available at each NHRA Countdown to 1 national event * * * *Full Throttle Point Standings two Countdown to 1 races and 20 NHRA eventsFUNNY CAR – 1. Robert Hight, AAA Texas Ford Mustang, 2241; 2. Ashley Force Hood, Castrol GTX Ford Mustang, 2228; 3. Jack Beckman, 2196; 4. Tony Pedregon, 2182; 5. Bob Tasca III, 2170; 6. Ron Capps, 2147; 7. John Force, Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang, 2131; 8. Tim Wilkerson, 2129; 9. Mike Neff, Ford Drive One Mustang, 2099; 10. Del Worsham, 2085.TOP FUEL – 1. Tony Schumacher, 2272; 2. Larry Dixon, 2245; 3. Cory McClenathan, 2218; 4. Antron Brown, 2207; 5. Shawn Langdon, 2188; 6. Brandon Bernstein, 2155; 7. Spencer Massey, 2152; 8. Morgan Lucas, 2124; 9. Doug Kalitta, 2074; 10. Clay Millican, 2062.PRO STOCK – 1. Mike Edwards, 2288; 2. Jeg Coughlin, 2223; 3. Greg Anderson, 2208; 4. Allen Johnson, 2179; 5. Jason Line, 2177; 6. Greg Stanfield, 2169; 7. Johnny Gray, 2146; 8. Kurt Johnson, 2113; 9. Ron Krisher, 2093; 10. Rickie Jones, 2020.PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE – 1. Hector Arana, 2318; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 2291; 3. Andrew Hines, 2207; 4. Matt Smith, 2170; 5. Douglas Horne, 2156; 6. Michael Phillips, 2139; 7. Karen Stoffer, 2127; 8. Shawn Gann, 2125; 9. Craig Treble, 2104; 10. Matt Guidera, 2020. ****TRACK RECORDS:         Top Fuel - 3.825 sec. by Brandon Bernstein, Sept. ’08; 313.88 mph by Bernstein, Sept. ’08Funny Car - 4.079 sec. by Ashley Force Hood, Castrol GTX Ford Mustang, Sept. ’08; 302.28mph by Melanie Troxel, Sept. ’08Pro Stock - 6.591 sec. by Allen Johnson, Sept. ’08; 209.17 mph by Greg Anderson, Sept. ’07Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.892 sec. by Chip Ellis, Sept. ’07; 193.21 mph by Ellis, Sept. ’07(Top Fuel and Funny Car race distance is 1,000 feet; PS and PSM race distance is 1,320 feet) NATIONAL RECORDS:               Top Fuel - 3.771 sec. by Tony Schumacher, Oct. ’08, Richmond, Va.; 319.22 mph by AntronBrown, Sept. ’09, Indianapolis Funny Car - 4.023 sec. by Ron Capps, Feb. ’09, Chandler, Ariz.; 312.13 mph by Ashley Force Hood, Castrol GTX Ford Mustang, April ’09, AtlantaPro Stock - 6.528 sec. by Greg Anderson, Feb. ’09, Pomona, Calif.; 212.03 mph by Mike Edwards, March ’09, Baytown, TexasPS Motorcycle –6.860 sec. by Andrew Hines, May ’09, Madison, Ill.; 197.45 mph by A. Hines, March ’05, Gainesville, Fla.(Top Fuel and Funny Car race distance is 1,000 feet; PS and PSM race distance is 1,320 feet)**** Race Schedule:Friday, Oct. 2Nitro Qualifying:                        2:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 Pro Qualifying:             noon and 3:15 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 4Pre-race ceremonies      10:00 a.m.Final eliminations           11:00 a.m.* * * *Television:Saturday, Oct. 3, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of qualifying highlights at 10:30 p.m. (ET).Sunday, Oct. 4, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise NHRA Race Day, a 30-minute news magazine show, at 11 a.m. (ET).Sunday, Oct. 4, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise three hours of eliminations at 7 p.m. (ET). ****Team PR and Marketing Contacts:Dave Densmore, PR                  Elon Werner, PR                                 
Denswood Sports                     John Force Racing, Inc.               214-244-0008                             214-244-1184 denswood@aol.com                 Elon@johnforceracing.com       Chad Light, Marketing                Kelly Antonelli, Marketing           Andrew Hagstrom, SponsorshipJohn Force Racing, Inc.             John Force Racing, Inc.             IMG714-921-8123                             317-858-8900                             714.326.3450Chad@johnforceracing.com       Kelly@johnforceracing.com       andrew.hagstrom@imgworld.com Sponsor PR Contacts: Rick Lalor                                 Lori Anne Gola              Kevin KennedyAuto Club of SC                                    BP Lubricants               Ford Racing                
714-885-2085                             973-633-2393                 313-203-7108lalor.rick@aaa-calif.com                        lorianne.gola@bp.com kkennedy@pcgcampbell.com MIKE NEFFMIKE NEFF KNOWS COUNTDOWN CLOCK TICKING DOWNMEMPHIS, TN (September 28, 2009) --- With only four race left in the Countdown to 1 Mike Neff and the Ford Drive One team know they need to make a move and it needs to happen quickly. Time is not on their side.They had a solid race car in Dallas but for the second race in a row they ran into the Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang buzz saw. In Charlotte they were forced to race one of the hottest teams of 2009 in the opening round and in Dallas they met in the second round. With temperatures soaring and the right lane of the Motorplex’s all-concrete race surface going away Neff really did not stand a chance against Force Hood in the re-match.“It was an exceptionally warm weekend here. We struggled with keeping it from spinning the tires and putting cylinders out. That was our downfall. Looking at the weather it should be cooler in Memphis so basically we just will try and get back on track. The car has been running good. It was just a matter getting it consistent and keeping it running on eight cylinders. I think we will be in good shape for Memphis.�??Getting in good shape for Memphis could mean a Hight-like run up the point standings. Heading into Memphis Neff is 30 points behind No. 8 Tim Wilkerson, 32 points behind No. 7 John Force and 48 points behind No. 6 Ron Capps. Those three drivers have four first round losses between them in the first two Countdown races. Neff is currently 9th in the Full Throttle standings. He moved up one spot in the Countdown in Dallas but the dilemma of Countdown math is he fell back 39 points from the top spot. Neff was the only John Force Racing driver not to gobble up any of the all-important qualifying bonus points at O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals. In Charlotte the first race Countdown points were available to the three quickest drivers during the qualifying session Neff only collected three points. In contrast Hight has picked up seven points and teammate Ashley Force Hood as picked up ten points the past two races.Neff knows that there are opportunities of his John Medlen tuned Mustang to get on a roll and when that happens good things can occur.“It is still tight so there are absolutely opportunities to move up the points. One good race and you can pass quite a few guys. That is what we are shooting for. We just need one good one. We could move up into the middle and then see what happens,�?? said Neff.Last year in Memphis Neff had a dominant car. He qualified No. 4 and soundly beat Jeff Arend and Jack Beckman but he ran into No.1 qualifier Force Hood in the semis and his race day was over.  This year Neff is hoping to extended his race day and avoid another run in with his teammates.  ####COUNTDOWN STATSJohn Force Racing drivers head to head statistics with the rest of the Countdown to 1 qualifiers. Updated to include Dallas stats                                                AFH                 JF                    MN                  RH1. Tony Pedregon                   5-11                 53-23               3-6                   6-13                 67-532. Ron Capps                          6-6                   41-21               2-3                   12-8                 61-383. Ashley Force Hood             -----                  3-3                   1-5                   5-3                   9-114. Bob Tasca III                       5-1                   3-3                   2-3                   2-2                   12-95. Jack Beckman                   3-3                   5-10                 2-2                   5-5                   15-206. Tim Wilkerson                     3-6                   25-8                 4-8                   6-5                   38-277. John Force                          3-3                   -----                  3-1                   8-7                   14-118. Del Worsham                      9-3                   44-21               0-1                   11-5                 64-309. Mike Neff                            5-1                   1-3                   -----                  3-3                   7-710. Robert Hight                      3-5                   7-8                   3-3                   -----                  13-16Totals                                      42-39               182-100           20-31               58-51John Force Racing drivers head to head statistics final rounds only with the rest of the Countdown to 1 qualifiers.                                                AFH                 JF                    MN                  RH1. Tony Pedregon                   0-3                   12-10               0-0                   0-3                   12-162. Ron Capps                          0-2                   7-5                   0-1                   2-0                   9-33. Ashley Force Hood             -----                  0-1                   0-0                   0-1                   0-24. Bob Tasca III                       0-0                   0-0                   0-1                   0-0                   0-15. Jack Beckman                   1-1                   1-1                   0-0                   2-1                   4-36. Tim Wilkerson                     0-2                   2-2                   0-2                   0-0                   2-47. John Force                          1-0                   -----                  0-0                   0-2                   1-28. Del Worsham                      0-1                   6-6                   0-0                   0-0                   6-79. Mike Neff                            0-0                   0-0                   -----                  0-0                   0-010. Robert Hight                      1-0                   2-0                   0-0                   -----                  3-0Totals                                      3-9                   30-25               0-4                   4-7         Get team info here: www.johnforceracing.comFollow John Force Racing at www.twitter.com/jfr_racing