John Force Returns To Race With Chevrolet

John Force Racing, Inc. and Chevrolet have announced that they will join forces to back the 18-time NHRA Funny Car championship team starting with the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

The multi-year agreement will see all three John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro Funny Cars adorned with the iconic gold bowtie as well as the JFR Top Fuel dragster.

Jim Campbell, Chevrolet vice president for Performance Vehicles and Motorsports said, "John Force is a champion and a legend both on and off the track, as a driver and as a team owner. John Force is a racer's racer and a fierce competitor, and we are excited to welcome John and his team back to Chevrolet."

The first 60 starts of John Force's illustrious career were behind the wheel of a Chevrolet product. From 1978-80 he raced a Corvette before switching to

• Citation (1981-82)
• Camaro (1983-84)
• Corvette (1985)
• Cavalier (1986)

Force won the 1994 NHRA Funny Car championship racing a Chevy Lumina to a 50-8 record, 11 finals, 10 wins, and 12 No. 1 qualifiers.

Force, the CEO of John Force Racing and 16-time Funny Car champion said, "It is great to be back with Chevrolet. I started my career in a Chevy and my plan is to keep racing with them for many years to come. This is a great American company and we are excited about the opportunities in front of us."

"I won my first round of racing, went to my first final and got my first No. 1 in a Chevy. Since then I have won more rounds, races and championships than anyone in the sport. I have the record for most No. 1 qualifiers too and I can't wait to get to the Winternationals and start adding to those records in a brand new Chevy."

Chevrolet completed 2014, earning five manufacturer and six driver championships in NHRA, NASCAR, IndyCar, United SportsCar Championship and World Challenge series.