Courtney Force raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday with a track record performance at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Bo Butner (Pro Stock, pictured) also were top qualifiers at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Wild Horse Pass...

After seven wins in her first three seasons, including four during a banner 2014 campaign, Funny Car star Courtney Force seemed primed for big things in 2015. Instead, Force was dealt her most trying and frustrating season in her young NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career. Finding bumps in...