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Hight’s daughter Autumn gets first win

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By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

Autumn Hight has been seen on NHRA programming and has even helped her father’s team out. She is the daughter of two-time NHRA Funny Car Champion Robert Hight.

Hight, the driver of the AAA of Southern California Funny Car, goes 300-plus mph in his car when he is on the 24-race NHRA tour. On his off weekend, he helped his daughter to her first race win, as she goes way less than that at her 8.15 dialed-in number.

Junior Dragster driver Autumn Hight celebrates her first win with her family at Barona Dragstrip
Autumn Hight celebrates her first win with her family at Barona Dragstrip (Photo by Robert Hight/Facebook)

A Jr. Dragster could go as fast as 85 mph in 7.90 seconds during an eighth-mile. Autumn won her first Jr. Dragster race on Saturday at Barona Dragstrip in Lakeside, California.

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The Jr. Dragster League is for racers from ages 5-17. In addition, the Jr. Dragster League celebrated its 25-year anniversary in 2017.

Many of her famous family were there to celebrate with her. Besides her father, Danny Hood, the crew chief for the Advance Auto Parts Funny Car driven by Courtney Force, along with his wife and former Funny Car driver Ashley Force-Hood was also there, along with their two children.

In addition to Hood and Force-Hood, living legend John Force was also there. Courtney Force was not there, as she is in Indianapolis with her husband, Graham Rahal, as he prepares for the Indianapolis 500.

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The Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday. The NHRA circuit, after this weekend, will go four weekends in a row. First, they will start at the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Elwood, Ill. from May 31-June 3.

Then, the series will move to the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in North Dinwiddie, Virginia from June 8-10, then move to the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Nationals from June 15-17 at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn. The series will then close out its four-race stretch from June 21-24 at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

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Anthony Caruso III
Anthony Caruso IIIhttps://thecapitalsportsreport.com
Anthony Caruso III is the Publisher of The Capital Sports Report. He has been in the Journalism field since August 2002. Since that time, Mr. Caruso has covered many marquee events. This includes 13 Heisman Trophy ceremonies, 2 Little World Series events, and one Army-Navy College Football game.
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