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John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949) is an American NHRA drag 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]
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 ]
NHRA legend John Force, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a harrowing crash at Virginia Motorsports Park in June, has been cleared to attend a race. The 16-time Funny Car champion ...
NHRA Funny Car champion John Force's car smashed into two outside retaining walls in the first round of the Virginia Nationals on June 23 after the engine exploded.
The team's other Funny Car driver, Austin Prock, will race in Ohio. Prock is the Funny Car points leader ahead of John Force in second. Force is the winningest driver in NHRA history.
Night Stalker is an unusual Funny Car. [1] Built by Jack Chrisman in 1971, the Mustang was a "sidewinder" — that is, the engine was mounted transversely in the chassis. [1] Night Stalker was the first funny car John Force ever drove. [1]
John Force Racing said the 75-year-old Force was examined at the track by the NHRA Medical Team before being transported by medical helicopter to a facility for further evaluation. During the first round of Funny Car eliminations, the engine exploded Force's car at the finish line, with the vehicle going across the centerline and striking the ...
He has won 16 Funny Car titles and has 157 NHRA race wins throughout his illustrious career. Force won his first NHRA title in 1990 and 12 more titles from 1991-2004.