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Southern California News Group photographer Will Lester captured a sequence of photos showing Funny Car driver John Force exploding and slamming into Jonnie Lindberg during the quarterfinal round of eliminations Sunday February 25, 2018 at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
John Force has survived many horrific crashes in his Funny Car.
The crash occurred during the quarterfinals of Sunday’s final eliminations in the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in suburban Phoenix.
Force was headed for a win when the engine on his Peak Chevrolet Camaro blew up just as it crossed the finish line, destroying the body. Lindberg, meanwhile, lost traction about one-third of the way down-track, but then got back into the gas to try and catch Force.
Force appeared to lose control of the body-less car and went across from the left lane he was in to the right-hand lane, where he hit the retaining wall in front of Lindberg.
Lindberg tried to avoid Force, but couldn’t. To make matters worse, the body on Lindberg’s car then came off and Force’s and Lindberg’s cars got tangled up in Lindberg’s parachute, sending both chassis’ into the left retaining wall.
Lindberg emerged from his Funny Car under his own power and was checked at the medical center before heading back to his pit.
Force, meanwhile, was helped out of his mangled wreck by the NHRA Safety Safari and was transported by ambulance to the hospital due to the severity of the impact.
It's been said for some time that if Hollywood ever decides to make a movie about the greatest drag racer of all-time, John Force; Gary Busey would have to play the part of Force.
John Force and Gary BuseyIt was even the recent topic of a YouTube bit done at a recent NHRA event.
Apparenty this has been discussed many times and Busey is always the popuar pick to play the gregarious popular Funny Car driver.
Sunday's weather forecast for Atlanta Dragway calls for cooler temps and some cloud cover. That means fast and potential record times in eliminations.
John Force matched an NHRA record Saturday with his 138th No. 1 qualifier, topping the field the Funny Car field Saturday for the NHRA Southern Nationals. Force will face a tough first round opponent in Tim Wilkerson on Sunday.
The 62-year-old Force, a seven-time winner at Atlanta Dragway, took the top spot for the fourth consecutive event with his Friday run of 4.072 seconds at 310.98 mph. He matched the qualifying record set by Pro Stock star Warren Johnson.
Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also topped their divisions in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
Massey and Edwards also had their top runs Friday. Massey had 3.825-second pass at 323.19, and Edwards had a run of 6.605 at 208.55. Tonglet took the top spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle in the final round Saturday, finishing at 6.904 at 192.93.
Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 7:24PM 
