NHRA Funny Car icon John Force raced to his 140th career victory Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH.

Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

Force claimed his second victory of the season and first ever in Norwalk by powering his Ford Mustang to a performance of 4.113 seconds at 317.27 miles per hour to hold off longtime rival Ron Capps in the final round. With the win, the defending world champ moves to second in the points standings.

“It was special to me,” Force said. “I’ve come to this track for decades. I’ve won here at the Night of Fire races. Robert [Hight] and my daughter Ashley [Force Hood] have won here. I keep coming back here. The Bader family is P.T. Barnum doing this year-round, 90-some race a year. They light the fire under those fans. Look at the crowd on Friday night and that whole fireworks show. I’ve been real lucky in my career and you want to win them all, but I really wanted this win.”

In Top Fuel, Brown claimed his fifth Top Fuel win of the season and 46th of his career by defeating the event’s #1 qualifier Shawn Langdon in the final round. Brown powered his 10,000-horsepower dragster to a performance of 3.797 at 318.84 to hold off Langdon’s dragster. With the win, his first at Norwalk, Brown maintained his second spot in the points standings.

“It’s been a true blessing to be out at this racetrack this weekend,” Brown said. “The Bader family really put on a great show. The racetrack was great all weekend long. We got some cloud cover today. When four cars can run 3.75 in the first round with other cars across the board at .76, .77, that shows you how competitive the Top Fuel class is right now. It’s crazy tough to win a round right now, let alone a race.”

#1 qualifier Enders-Stevens earned her fourth Pro Stock victory of the season by outrunning Dave Connolly in the final round. Enders-Stevens powered her Chevy Camaro to her first Norwalk win with a performance of 6.632 at 210.14 to hold off Connolly’s Camaro. With the victory, the 10th of her career, Enders-Stevens continues to dominate the points standings.

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hines claimed his third win of the season and fourth victory at Summit Racing Motorsports Park, riding his Harley-Davidson to a performance of 6.901 at 193.96 in the final round against Hector Arana.

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continues with the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, July 18-20 at Bandimere Speedway near Denver.

Sunday’s race was the 13th of 24 slated for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Pro Stock Championship Point Standings

1. Erica Enders-Stevens 1,166
2. Allen Johnson          925
3. Jeg Coughlin           900
4. Dave Connolly          875
5. Jason Line             863

Funny Car Championship Point Standings

1. Robert Hight         1,067
2. John Force             889
3. Ron Capps              846
4. Tommy Johnson Jr.      845
5. Alexis DeJoria         779

Top Fuel Championship Point Standings

1. Doug Kalitta         1,130
2. Antron Brown         1,082
3. Shawn Langdon          938
4. Tony Schumacher        785
5. Spencer Massey         780

The NHRA and Drag Race Central contributed to this report.