BRITTANY FORCE Breaks NHRA History with 343.16mph at Sonoma Raceway

July 29, 2025

• BRITTANY FORCE just rewrote the NHRA history books again, hitting an absolutely jaw-dropping 343.16mph at Sonoma Raceway’s Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals. This marks her third speed record this year alone – she’s not just breaking barriers, she’s completely demolishing them. When her dragster started moving around mid-run, Force made the split-second decision to stay committed rather than lift, proving the kind of fearless racing instinct that separates champions from everyone else.
• The speed progression tells the story of a driver and team hitting their absolute peak – from 341.59mph in May to 341.85mph at Seattle, then this weekend’s record-shattering run. FORCE now owns nine of the top 10 fastest Top Fuel speeds in NHRA history, with only Doug Kalitta’s 341.34mph from the same weekend interrupting her dominance. Her radio went silent during the record run, leaving her wondering if the crew was joking when they confirmed the 343mph reading.
• What makes this even more impressive is that FORCE and her team aren’t chasing speed for speed’s sake – they’re focused on elapsed time consistency, making this record almost a happy accident of their technical excellence. As the daughter of drag racing legend John Force and the first woman to qualify number one in Top Fuel at the U.S. Nationals, she’s building a legacy that stands entirely on its own merit, backed by 16 NHRA wins and a “cleaner, more consistent package” that’s clearly paying dividends.

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