On a Pacific Raceways track on which he has won a record multiple times, generally as of late in 2019, John Power will not have the valuable chance to arrive at twofold digit accomplishment during the current week’s 35th NHRA Northwest Nationals.
Instead, the most successful driver in drag racing will continue his rehabilitation at a facility in Arizona that specializes in treating the kind of traumatic brain injury (TBI) he sustained in a crash in Richmond on June 23.
John Force Racing President Robert Hight confirmed on Thursday that the 16-time champion’s Peak Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS will be reinstated prior to the beginning of the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship in September, despite the 75-year-old racer’s indefinite absence.
Hight stated, “We have begun taking the steps necessary to get the Peak Chevy back on the racetrack. After conversations with John’s team and with our partners, especially Brian Bohlander at Peak and Jim Campbell at Chevrolet, and with John’s input and approval, we have begun.”
The 47th Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire, which takes place on August 2 and 3, at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, is the tentative location for the car’s return.
At this event, Force was scheduled to compete against Funny Car rivals Ron Capps, Cruz Pedregon, and Dale Creasy Jr. as part of a show that also features Top Fuel dragsters, jets, and a world-class fireworks display.
“We hope to tie up all the loose ends and introduce a driver sometime right after Sonoma,” Hight stated, referring to the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, which take place from July 26 to 28.
“There’s a decent pool of driving ability out there, yet clearly, we want to track down an ideal choice for both the group and our backers.”
Hight, a three-time NHRA Entertaining Vehicle champion and double cross Seattle victor, has himself been sidelined for this present year by medical problems, his seat in the Cornwell Devices Camaro competently filled by momentum focuses pioneer Austin Prock, who this week is attempting to turn out to be only the third driver to bring home Northwest Nationals championships in both Top Fuel and Entertaining Vehicle.
