Biography of john force racing
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John Force
American NHRA drag racer
| John Force | |
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Force at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024 | |
| Born | (1949-05-04) May 4, 1949 (age 75) Bell Gardens, California, U.S. |
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| Current team | John Force Racing PEAK Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Car number | 7 (2024) [1] |
| Crew chief | Danny Hood[2] |
| Championships | 17 (16 in NHRA, 1 in AHRA)[3] |
| Wins | 157 (NHRA) |
| Fastest laps | |
| 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 | 16 NHRA Championships (see left) 1 AHRA Championship (1984)[3] |
| Last updated on: May 27, 2024. | |
John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949) is an American NHRAdrag racer. He is a 16-time NHRA and 1 time AHRA Funny Car champion driver and a 22-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for John Force Racing (JFR). He is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with 157 career victories.[6] He graduated from Bell Gardens High School and briefly attended Cerritos Junior College to play football.[7] He is the father of drag racers Ashley Force Hood, Brittany Force, and Courtney Force. His oldest daughter Adria Hight is the CFO of JFR.
Current drivers racing for Force's team are Austin
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The life take precedence career introduce NHRA saga John Force
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by Jon Asher
John Force is the winningest driver in NHRA history. His 125 victories have resulted in 14 championships (plus one with AHRA). At one point he won 10 consecutive titles and has also scored 23 Top 10 finishes.
The wins helped to make Force one of the most popular drivers on the NHRA circuit, but certainly not the only reason. Long before he started winning – and he went to 10 final rounds before doing so – he was a fan favorite because they knew he was one of them.
As an owner-driver, his race team encompasses four Funny Cars. One is driven by his daughter, Ashley, another by his son-in-law, Robert Hight, and the fourth by ace tuner-turned-driver Mike Neff.
His unselfishness has earned him the respect of even his rivals. The late Al Hofmann was one of Force's most bitter rivals, a man who rarely had a kind word for him in public or private. Then Hofmann suffered a horrifying crash in winning the '97 Gatornationals. When he awoke in the hospital, there was Force, anxiously waiting to see if he was all right. Force stuck around until Hofmann was well enough to be released, and then drove him home in his motorcoach.
The harsh reality of life hit Force in March of 2007 when his young driver, Eric Medlen, died after a testing accident. A lesser man mi