The Auto Club of Southern California team had its own check list to work on, under the direction of crew chief Jimmy Prock.

The back of the shop looked like a trucker's jamboree!

Eric Medlen had the Syntec Mustang recording data at a rapid pace in testing. His dad seems to be on to something with that unusual injector he developed last year.

Blower assembly is done in a special room that's divided from the rest of the shop. Once the huffers are assembled, they're ready to be spun up on Austin Coil's blower dyno, adjacent to the build-up area.

Force's showroom contains some of the most historically significant Funny Cars ever to have competed.

Force at work degisning the full-page ad for USA Today.

Shane Whaling, a veteran of Force's machining

This is where the boys toss a few down now and again. Located upstairs, this bar has all the comforts of home.