NHRA in Joliet: Party time in Top Fuel division

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Courtney Force sits her car during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times

Courtney Force sits in her car during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

John Force sits his car during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times

John Force sits in his car during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Top Fuel driver BrandBernstecompetes during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media

Top Fuel driver Brandon Bernstein competes during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

AntwBrown sits his Top Fuel car during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For

Antwon Brown sits in his Top Fuel car during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Funny Car driver Bob TascIII (left) blows an engine as Matt Hagan (right) cruises by during qualifying runs for O'Reilly

Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III (left) blows an engine as Matt Hagan (right) cruises by during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Todd Lesenko (front) Courtney Force (back) race side by side during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals

Todd Lesenko (front) and Courtney Force (back) race side by side during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Funny Car driver Robert Hight competes during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For

Funny Car driver Robert Hight competes during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Funny Car driver RCapps performs burnout before qualifying run for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For

Funny Car driver Ron Capps performs a burnout before a qualifying run for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Funny Car driver Todd Lesenko gets his front tires airborne during qualifying run for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals

Funny Car driver Todd Lesenko gets his front tires airborne during a qualifying run for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher (back) races Hillary Will (front) during qualifying runs for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals

Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher (back) races Hillary Will (front) during qualifying runs for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For the Sun-Times Media

Funny Car driver Bob Bode gets sideways during qualifying run for O'Reilly AuParts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Joliet. | Michael

Funny Car driver Bob Bode gets sideways during a qualifying run for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media

For some drivers, the NHRA’s Top Fuel division could be renamed the Party Mix division. Champions of Top Fuel and other divisions in the 15th O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Route 66 Nationals will be crowned Sunday at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, and through …