John Force Racing
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| Founder(s) | John Force |
|---|---|
| Base | Yorba Linda, California |
| Current drivers | Top Fuel Brittany Force Funny car Austin Prock Jack Beckman |
| Teams' Championships | 22 |
| Website | johnforceracing |
John Force Racing is an NHRA drag racing team. In over 30 years of competition, John Force Racing has won two Top Fuel and 20 Funny Car championships. The current line-up of drivers includes Top Fuel driver Brittany Force and Funny Car drivers Austin Prock and Jack Beckman.[1] The team's leadership includes CEO John Force, President Robert Hight, Vice President Ashley Force Hood, and CFO Adria Hight. Past drivers include Gary Densham, Ashley Force Hood, team crew chief Mike Neff,[2] Eric Medlen, who lost his life while racing for the team and whose number 4 appears on all their cars, Tony Pedregon, who was the first driver other than Force to win a series championship driving for the team, and Courtney Force. In 2017, Brittany Force became the first team driver to win a championship in a classification that is not Funny Car, taking the Top Fuel title.
Force's team had a long term relationship with Castrol and Ford, with Castrol serving as Force's primary sponsor for over 30 years and Ford his engine provider for 20 years. Both of those relationships came to an end following the 2014 season when BP, Castrol's parent company, ceased their sponsorship and Ford pulled out of the NHRA. Force's Funny Car teams now run Chevrolets, sponsored by Old World Industries.
Championships
[edit]| Year | Division | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1991 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1993 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1994 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1995 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1996 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1997 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1998 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 1999 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2000 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2001 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2002 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2003 | Funny Car | Tony Pedregon |
| 2004 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2006 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2009 | Funny Car | Robert Hight |
| 2010 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2013 | Funny Car | John Force |
| 2017 | Top Fuel | Brittany Force |
| 2017 | Funny Car | Robert Hight |
| 2019 | Funny Car | Robert Hight |
| 2022 | Top Fuel | Brittany Force |
References
[edit]- ^ Graves, Gary (2012-01-10). "Courtney Force steps into Funny Car with father's team". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Neff Back As John Force's Crew Chief | National Speed Sport News". www.nationalspeedsportnews.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.