Britney Force returns to Norwalk winds Night Under Fire Norwalk after an 11-year absence two-time Top Fuel world champion Britney force made the most of her Saturday return to the Night Under Fire at Summit Motorsports Park Britney missed the NHRA Summit Racing Nationals in Norwalk over the June 28th 30 weekend she remained in a Richmond Virginia hospital with her father legendary funny car driver John Force after he suffered a bad crash near the Finish Line on June three dot back in the Maple City for the renowned exhibition Britney pushed her blue and black Cornwell dragster to the night's quickest time and fastest speed 3.84 seconds at 32020 mph on route to a momentum building victory over TJ zizo John Force Racing missed a double up win in funny car when mechanical issues slowed Jack Beckman and the peak antifreeze and coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS to 8.76 seconds at only 85.5 1 mph in a final round loss to Dale crey Jr Bill baders events are always a highlight of the season and competing in them is such a privilege Britney said we ran the quickest ET in the first round but in the final our car started to spin the tires fortunately it was good enough for the win which gives us momentum heading into Brainard Minnesota sight of the August 16th 18 Lucas Oil Nationals meanwhile despite the final round disappointment Beckman was pleased with the overall Direct ction of his first week filling in for John Force who continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury suffered in the crash I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that it's actually me sitting in John Force's car said Beckman the 33 time NH tour winner JFR president Robert height did a conference call on Friday and I got to speak to JN for the first time since his accident that was medicine for the soul Beckman said John Force called him on Saturday before the event started he said just go out there and do what you know how to do there's no pressure Beckman said and he was right I actually came out here to get licensed and wound up having a ton of fun in the process I got to know the members of John's team I've known a few of them but I got to spend more time with the rest of them and I guess under the circumstances you could not have asked for a better way to get indoctrinated to the car and the team after a setup run of 4.7 seconds at 38.2 mph on Friday Beckman was the number one qualifier Saturday with a first round time of 4.47 at 39.347895 wor if it would have happened in Brainard it could have really put us behind the eight ball that we got to step on the throttle a bunch of times he said I got the runs I needed to get my license renewed and we probably learned a couple things about the car remember John and I don't weigh the same and our driving styles are a little bit different the crew and I are going to have to meld our Styles together to where everything is predictable again for them like it was when Jon was driving Beckman said the biggest thing now is he knows how to visualize what the car looks feels and sounds like I'll be better when we get to Brainard he said you have to remember it's a brand new car it had never been down the racetrack before so I think we checked off all the boxes