John Force

John Force (born May 4, 1949 in Yorba Linda, California) is an NHRA drag racer and 13-time Funny Car division champion. He is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with over 118 career victories as of Aug. 2005.

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May 4 - 1949 - Yorba Linda, California - NHRA - Drag racer - Funny Car - As of Aug. 2005

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Force currently holds the records for qualifying in most consecutive events (347) and most consecutive Funny Car championships (13). He also holds the current Funny Car speed (333.58 mph) and elapsed time (4.665 s) records; both were set at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. His daughter Ashley Force competes in the Top Alcohol Dragster class of the NHRA.

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Funny Car - Ashley Force

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Since the mid-1990's, Force has been a Ford driver and team owner, and known for also being outspoken and very, very fast talking. Force talks so fast, in fact, that at times he's hard to understand, which has made him a fan favorite.

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The Force Racing dynasty has dominated the sport, having won every championship since 1993 in Funny Car, with the only championship by a driver other than Force in the class being Tony Pedregon, who was at the time a Force Racing driver, who left to join his brother Cruz at Pedregon Racing afterwards.

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Current drivers racing under him are currently Eric Medlen and son-in-law Robert Hight.

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Rolling Stone did an article on John Force sometime in the mid to late nineties.

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