Robert Hight at Dodger Stadium

Robert Hight, fresh off his NHRA Funny Car win at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, was at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night to throw out the first pitch. He grew up in Northern California, in the heart of San Francisco Giants territory, but says he's a Dodger fan.
When he was younger, he could hear the radio broadcasts from Los Angeles all the way up north. Back then, the Dodgers were a playoff team almost every year and won a couple World Series in the 1980s.
I was able to meet Hight during the seventh inning of the game Wednesday night; Dodgers won 4-0 in case you're wondering. I was at the game with my 3-year-old son. We are fans and go to about 20 games a year.
Hight was there with family and friends as well. Earlier in the day, his team revealed a Dodger car celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium that he will race at Las Vegas and Pomona in November.
"To be able to throw out the first pitch is a baseball dream come true but to be able to honor the Dodgers' 50th anniversary at two NHRA events with my race car is really beyond anything I ever dreamed possible," High said in a release. "I want to thank my sponsors primarily, Automobile Club of Southern California, as well as our other team sponsors Castrol, Ford, Old Spice, Mac Tools, BrandSource, and Sanyo for agreeing to the changes on my Mustang. I plan on being the championship hunt at those last two races and it would be pretty special to see that Dodgers Auto Club Ford Mustang in the winner's circle at the end of the season."
Hight is second in the NHRA Funny Car standings with three races to go before the Countdown to One begins. The Countdown is a six-race playoff to determine the Funny Car champion.
The Dodgers Auto Club Ford Mustang will also be commemorated with a limited edition run of Motorsports Authentics die-cast collectibles. The replica Ford Mustangs will be the standard 1:24 scale and will be available for order by the end of the year though a variety of outlets including the John Force RaceStation (www.johnforceracestation.com).