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Many of NASCAR's stars openly admit they love drag racing.
Thursday afternoon, one of the stock car community's more colorful figures took a ride down a different kind of straightaway in Charlotte. One of drag racing's more iconic figures joined in the experience.
Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force met NASCAR driver and FOX Sports personality Michael Waltrip at zMAX Dragway for a ride in a Pure Speed Racing dragster.
“You feel that speed, and the emotion and the energy, and it’s just nuts,” Waltrip said. “There was just two of us, but when you come here for the 4-Wide Nationals, it’s an even more incredible show.”
“To get in there and see Waltrip’s excitement was great and after that, I got in there and I got excited,” Force said. “He saw what we do. It’s exciting. I want to tell the fans: come out here this weekend, see what we’re all about and have some fun.”
Force, the inaugural Funny Car winner at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, will chase his first victory of the season this weekend at zMAX Dragway.
Bobby Bennett is the Publisher/Editor of CompetitionPlus.com, a leading independent online drag racing magazine, since 1999. For the latest in dragster news worldwide, visit http://www.competitionplus.com/.
Michael Waltrip’s first ride down the drag strip:
LIVE on #Periscope: .@MW55 takes a ride down @zmaxdragway + @JohnForce_FC helps out! https://t.co/l3NKRfuo3K
— CharlotteMotorSpdwy (@CLTMotorSpdwy) April 21, 2016
John Force's and Michael Waltrip’s rides gear up for a second pass down the drag strip:
.@MW55 just took on 16x champ @JohnForce_FC pic.twitter.com/24Epf3rVuP
— zMAX Dragway (@zMAXDragway) April 21, 2016
