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John Force (M) from
Fullerton, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
723 ) |
1979 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Wendy's Brute Force" Owned by John Force
from
Fullerton, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Henry Velasco |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Steve Plueger |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Milodon Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.111 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
233.16 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 7/14/79 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1979 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 83.84,
MPH 72.44 |
Entry is 0.94891 times average ET and 1.05440 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1979 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.954 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1979 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.440 ET, 221.13 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.200 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1979 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.940 ET, 205.20 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 178.01 MPH |
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Notes: John started the season at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He qualified #11 and, in the first round, lost to John Collins. John failed to qualify at the NHRA Gatornationals, where his 6.47/221.13 missed the 6.45 cut-off. He managed to get into the show when the #15 qualifier, Larry Fullerton, had a bad fire and could not run in eliminations. His second chance didn't help much as an off-pace 7.23/183.67 lost to Tom McEwen's 6.31/232 in the first round. He made it into the final at the NHRA Division 6 Opener at Firebird Raceway, but he was late off the line, and his 6.62 lost to Gordie Bonin's 6.66. His next stop was at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. It was an eight-car show, and his 6.35/231.95 qualified #4. Force then made his way to his first NHRA National event final by running 6.40/223.32 in the opening round over Tom McEwen's 6.43/224. A semifinal 6.52/227.27 advanced when Raymond Beadle's "Blue Max" failed to fire. This put him into the final against Kenny Bernstein. Unfortunately, John's transmission broke, and he slowed to 12.27/64.01 while Bernstein picked up his first NHRA Wally with a 6.45/233. The next stop on the NHRA tour was at Columbus for the Springnationals. A 6.34/230.17 qualified on the "bump." In the first round, he improved to 6.27/220.58 to beat Bernstein's 6.36/229. But in round two, he and Ron Colson, driving the "Hawaiian," had a tire-smoking battle that saw Colson's 6.61/225 win out over John's 7.58/126.76. Force was at Denver for the NHRA Mile High Nationals, but he failed to qualify for the eight-car field. At Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, a 6.24/231.95 qualified #11. He beat Gary Burgin in the first round, and a 6.24/231 beat a tire-boiling Tom Hoover in round two. Colson also boiled the hides in the semifinals, and John's 6.29/233 advanced. It was his second NHRA final of the year, and he faced a formidable competitor in Beadle. Force slowed to an off-pace 6.46/212.26 that finished second best to the "Blue Max's" 6.37/232. John was disappointed at Indy for the NHRA US Nationals. He failed to make the show; his 6.19/230.76 best was good for the fourth alternate. He was also unable to make the show at Seattle for the NHRA Fallnationals. There, he was the second alternate with a 6.32/224.46 best. At the NHRA World Finals held at Ontario Motor Speedway, the track was in rough shape. Force managed to qualify #6 with a 6.35/217.39. In the first round, his slower 6.70/222.22 beat Hoover's 6.65/229. A tire-smoking 7.23/217 beat Tom Ridings, who got out of shape in Joe Pisano's car in round two. The semifinals saw smoke city as both he and Tripp Shumake smoked the tires. Tripp recovered first to win with a 6.88/231 over Force's 6.99/218. John finished #8 in the NHRA Funny Car division for '79. Where was the 6.111 run? | I don't know anything about the 6.11, but Force did run 6.19 at a June '79 SIR 16-car AA-BB/FC match race over local racer Paul Luppy in the 1st round. In the final, he beat Jim Dunn with a 6.40/216 to Dunn's quicker 6.36/222. I recorded the cars (and ETs) on a cassette player. - Joe Moore |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, March 15, 2026, 10:35:57 PM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Rankings updated: 03/16/26 03:02:29 am EDT
