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Force races to 116th victory

Posted 6:56AM on Tuesday 17th May 2005 ( 19 years ago )
COMMERCE - John Force raced to his NHRA-record 116th victory Sunday night, beating teammate and son-in-law Robert Hight in the Funny Car final in the rain-delayed Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals at the Atlanta Dragway.

Force, who took the series lead with the victory, edged Hight by 0.0021 seconds with a quarter-mile run of 4.772 seconds at a top speed of 325.61.

Top Fuel leader Doug Kalitta, Greg Anderson, and GT Tonglet also won their divisions.

Kalitta beat David Baca with a run of 4.567 seconds at 325.69 mph, Anderson edged Jason Line in the Pro Stock final, and Tonglet beat Chris Rivas in Pro Stock Motorcycle for his first career victory.

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