(8-12-2006) - Thirteen-time Funny Car champion and budding A&E real life television star John Force is the provisional qualifying leader at the 25th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Force drove his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang down Brainerd International Raceway in 4.773 seconds at 323.74 mph to take a big step towards his 130th career No. 1 qualifying effort.

(8-12-2006) - Thirteen-time Funny Car champion and budding A&E real life television star John Force is the provisional qualifying leader at the 25th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Force drove his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang down Brainerd International Raceway in 4.773 seconds at 323.74 mph to take a big step towards his 130th career No. 1 qualifying effort.

Tony Schumacher posted a crowd-pleasing 4.499 at 330 mph to lead Top Fuel, while Minnesota native Greg Anderson and red-hot Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chip Ellis also paced their categories the $1.6 million race, the 16th of 23 on the $50 million POWERade Drag Racing Series.

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