FORCE DOUBLES UP No. 1 QUALIFIER AND WINNER AT WINTERNATIONALS

POMONA, CA (February 9, 2014) – John Force won it all today at the 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals. He was No. 1 qualifier, won the race and set the national elapsed time record (3.965 seconds) and speed record (324.12 mph). While Force was collecting another Wally and 20 extra bonus points for the ET record, two fans that signed up for the “Win with Force” promotion we collecting front loading washers and dryers and a 55” flat screen TV.

“I’ve got a good race car. It is amazing. We are out here trying to run good for the fans. (Crew chief) Jimmy Prock and the whole brain trust are working together. I am back in the game and we are excited. Everything is just going right. I just don’t get it. There is a lot going on and we are excited that PEAK antifreeze joined us. What a good time to flex your muscles,” said Force who won the Winternationals for the seventh time.

Force’s 139th win put a 55” flat screen TV into the hands of Steven Mayes of Vista, California. On Saturday Mayes signed up at the “Win with Force” display and 24 hours later Force was outrunning Matt Hagan for the Winternationals win and a “Win with Force” double up. 

On Saturday Jeremy Anderson, of Riverside, California won the washer and dryer combo as Force captured the 147th No. 1 qualifier of his career.  

At each NHRA national event when a JFR team qualifies No. 1 a lucky fan that has signed up at the JFR “Win with Force” display located in Nitro Alley will be eligible to win the BrandSource No. 1 Qualifier Award, a front loading washer and dryer set.  If a JFR driver wins the event a different fan will win the 55” flat screen TV Winner’s Circle Award from BrandSource.  At the end of the season a grand prize winner of the “Win with Force” Sweepstakes will be awarded a 2014 Ford Escape S-Series.

Thanks to a winning season by John Force Racing in 2013, BrandSource gave away eight flat-screen televisions and nine washers & dryers to lucky fans. More than 24,000 race fans registered to win prizes at the “Win with Force” display in NHRA’s Nitro Alley. Another 91,000 fans signed up online at BrandSource.com.

Fans can sign up to win at the John Force Racing interactive midway display. This 53-foot trailer will be in the Nitro Alley area of every NHRA Mello Yello Series national event in 2014. The “Win with Force” promotion now includes JFR team partners Castrol, BrandSource, Ford, and Mac Tools, all joining together to create an incredible promotion for the fans.

Fans can sign up to win exciting prizes at NHRA events http://www.brandsource.com/jfr-contest/ as well as at thousands of BrandSource stores across the country.