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By Aaron Bearden
BROWNSBURG, Ind. — When John Force opened the month of August with his 150th NHRA victory, the run was considered one the biggest of his career – a milestone moment 32 years after his first triumph with the tour.
One month later Force stormed down the strip for a win that may have meant even more.
Force pieced together four clean runs on Monday and outlasted Jack Beckman in the final round to claim the 2019 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. The win was the 151st of the 70-year-old’s legendary career, and his record-tying fifth win at the ‘Big Go.’
The result came 17 years after Force’s last U.S. Nationals win, adding another bucket list moment to a career that’s spanned more than three decades. It also capped off a day that saw the veteran’s John Force Racing team sign a three-year extension with Chevrolet.
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