Team Force: The Switch Hitters?

Above: John Force, left, will switch rides with teammate Robert Hight,
beginning this weekend.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it's reached that point for the John Force Racing team.
Force, already comfortably in the Countdown to 1, along with daughter Ashley, announced Sunday a drastic attempt to get son-in-law Robert Hight in the top 10 for the NHRA's version of the postseason.
Hight, who has struggled with consistence all year, will drive Force's ride during the final two races of the regular season - this weekend's Toyo Tires Nationals near Reading, Pa, and the U.S. Nationals near Indianapolis.
Hight trails No. 10 Cruz Pedregon by 70 points, with No. 11 Matt Hagan 30 points behind Pedregon.
"I said I wouldn't shuffle my crew chiefs for three races," said Force on ESPN's telecast of the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minn. on Sunday. "But I am moving a driver. Today, [I think] I earned enough to get my Castrol Mustang into the Countdown. It's not secure, but it's close enough. To be safe, I should have gone one more round, but I didn't, [so] I'm going with what we've got.
"I have about a 100-point lead with two races to go. Somebody is going to really have to do some damage to catch me, but we've got to get Robert back in the hunt, so I'm going to move Robert over to my car, and I'm gonna drive the Auto Club Mustang."
Hight, who has finished in the top five the past two seasons, is up for the challenge.
"We caught a break when Tony (Pedregon) beat Cruz," Hight said. "That was big for us. We're only three rounds behind Cruz for the 10th spot. We have two races (remaining before the field is set) and I am up for the challenge. I've been in pressure situations before and I am confident in my abilities.
"We are not out of this Countdown by a long shot."