BRITTANY FORCE Breaks Her Own Top Fuel Speed Record with 341.59 MPH Run

April 28, 2025

by Ronan Glon // from www.thedrive.com

• BRITTANY FORCE just made the world’s fastest production car look like it’s stuck in traffic, clocking 341.59 mph during qualifying at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals—the first 340-plus mph run in Top Fuel history. To put that in perspective, she’s moving faster than the speed of sound travels underwater and making a $2.5 million Bugatti Chiron look pedestrian at 304 mph.
• This wasn’t beginner’s luck—FORCE broke her own previous record of 338.94 mph set in 2022, proving consistency at speeds that would make fighter pilots nervous. Her 11,000-horsepower dragster hit 301 mph at the eighth-mile mark in just 3.667 seconds, then kept accelerating to the record-breaking finish.
• What we love about FORCE’s reaction? Pure class and team recognition. Instead of chest-thumping, she immediately credited crew chiefs David Grubnic and John Collins plus her entire crew, showing the collaborative spirit that separates champions from showboats. Her achievement puts current Top Fuel speeds in historical context—from Don Garlits hitting 201 mph in 1964 to FORCE’s 341 mph today.

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