Just weeks before nitro fills the air in Pomona John Force brings on 6 time Top Fuel Champion Alan Johnson to get Brittany Force’s fledgling Monster Energy dragster up to speed.

In what can be called a coup for John Force, longtime respected owner/tuner Alan Johnson comes aboard to assist Brian Husen on Brittany Force’s Top Fuel team. John Force Racing spent much of 2015 adjusting from Fords to Chevrolets so the addition of Johnson should let the funny car side figure out some of the struggles of last season.

A side part of the deal that could prove to be the most understated piece is the parts that Johnson brings over from his own team he was forced to shutter during the 2015 season. This will defiantly help the fledgling Top Fuel side of John Force Racing.

When his primary sponsor Al Anabi left Johnson just before the season he tried to keep the team afloat week to week but was forced to close the doors. Hard to believe just 18 months from winning the 2013 NHRA Top Fuel Championship with Shawn Langdon, his third in six seasons, Johnson was out of racing.

While Brittany Force has shown some promise in the Top Fuel ranks, she has yet to win and is not a consistent contender to win rounds every week. The addition of Johnson and his expertise in Top Fuel should jumpstart this team to be in the mix for Wallys’s fairly soon. The countdown format the NHRA has adopted will help, allowing the team to gel for the first part of the season just needing a strong finish to make the countdown. By then who knows how far this team will have come, but I would not bet against it.

Between Johnsons 6 Top Fuel Championships and Force’s 16 there is no doubt when the Force team rolls up to any drag strip this season they will be threats to win in both classes.