Oh what a difference a year can make.

Just days before the 2013 NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals, team owner John Force made a shocking move when he announced he'd traded cars, crews and, more shockingly, crew chiefs with teammate Robert Hight.

Force went on to win his sixteenth championship and this year, Hight has been a dominating point leader. Additionally both teams have reached nine final rounds apiece with Hight winning five and jumping to the lead of the 2014 Funny Car points. Force has won five times since the switch.

Oh what a difference a year can make.

Just days before the 2013 NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals, team owner John Force made a shocking move when he announced he'd traded cars, crews and, more shockingly, crew chiefs with teammate Robert Hight.

Force went on to win his sixteenth championship and this year, Hight has been a dominating point leader. Additionally both teams have reached nine final rounds apiece with Hight winning five and jumping to the lead of the 2014 Funny Car points. Force has won five times since the switch.

Sunday Hight beat Force in a race where the two finished one-two in both qualifying and eliminations.

“We were all on board with the team swap because John had a plan," said Hight. "It worked out great for John Force Racing. Mike Neff and I went on to win the U.S. Nationals, John got the Mello Yello championship, and we are in the points lead."

This season Hight has been in the points lead for ten consecutive events and his personal best streak is 12 events, which should be broken at the end of the Western Swing when you consider he has a 208 point lead over second place.

Top Fuel racer Larry Dixon, who was doing color commentary last season, pointed out at one event afterwards, "John Force is looking like the smartest guy on the property now."

“People questioned what we were doing, but we got our 16th NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car championship," Force said. "So we must have been doing something right."

And on Sunday in Denver, they had all the right moves.

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