Past NHRA Funny Car champion Robert Hight will be the first to admit persistence means everything. After all, the art of pestering made him a household name amongst NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series fans.
This weekend, Hight’s greatest act of never giving up comes full circle as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series rolls into Heartland Park – Topeka for the NHRA Heartland Nationals.
Hight earned his fuel Funny Car license in Topeka, back in 2004 after charting a path from being a crewman to team driver, replacing Gary Densham.
“I pestered (John Force) to get the opportunity,” Hight said matter-of-factly.