Robert Hight’s race weekend thankfully wasn’t defined by his qualifying efforts. During all four rounds, he struggled to get his Camaro down the track on a clean pass and barely made the field in the 12th spot. When the racing counted Hight and his team answered the call by ripping through a tough Funny Car field like a chop saw and they were rewarded with the event victory.“This is my fourth final of the year, but I haven’t won any races. But, last year we won the championship and didn’t win until Denver so I’m way ahead of last year. Also, how about my boss John Force? After all he went through this weekend that was pretty impressive. You’re just not going to keep a guy like him down. There is a reason he’s won 16 championships. You can see how much he loves what he does. He was going to race this weekend. No matter what. I’m really proud of that team for making the semis. Also, one week ago, my daughter, Autumn won her first Jr. Dragster race. When I got here I heard quite a bit about how she won before dad won. Seriously, it’s been a cool week. I won my first race but it’s just as exciting, or maybe even more exciting having your daughter win her first race,” Hight says.