Tue, 03 Sep 2019, 12:04 PM J. Force, Kalitta, Laughlin and Savoie Get Memorable Wins

Courtesy of NHRA Social Media At Prestigious 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals

BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- A month after picking up his 150th career NHRA win, 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force raced to his fifth career victory at Indy, winning the prestigious 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Alex Laughlin (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in their respective categories at the final regular-season race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. It is the 18th of 24 events in 2019.

John Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.919 seconds, 324.44 mph defeated Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.940 seconds, 325.92 mph.

Legendary Funny Car driver John Force earned his fifth win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and the 151st of his career when he defeated No. 1 qualifier Jack Beckman.

Doug Kalitta, 4.144 seconds, 212.43 mph def. Billy Torrence, 4.220 seconds, 206.01 mph.

Doug Kalitta earned his first U.S. Nationals victory on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis when he defeated Billy Torrence in the final round.

Alex Laughlin, Chevy Camaro, 6.648 seconds, 207.43 mph defeated Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.773 seconds, 206.80 mph.

Alex Laughlin drove his Chevrolet Camaro to victory at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Monday defeating teammate Erica Enders. This is Laughlin's first win in Indy and his first win this season.

Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.851 seconds, 195.25 mph defeated Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, Foul - Red Light.

Jerry Savoie raced his Pro Stock Motorcycle to his first win of the season on Monday when he defeated points leader Andrew Hines in the final round of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.