Brittany Leighton Force (born July 8, 1986) is an American NHRA drag racer and 2-time NHRA Drag Racing Series Top Fuel dragster champion. She is the daughter of drag racer John Force and the sister of fellow racers Courtney Force and Ashley Force Hood.
| Brittany Force | |
|---|---|
 Force in 2015 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Brittany Leighton Force July 8, 1986[1] Yorba Linda, California, United States |
| Related to | John Force (father) Ashley Force Hood (sister) Courtney Force (sister) Robert Hight (ex brother-in-law) Graham Rahal (brother-in-law) |
| National Hot Rod Association career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | John Force Racing |
| Championships | 2017, 2022 |
| Wins | 16 career wins |
| Awards | |
| 2013 Auto Club Road to the Future Award[1] 2017, 2022 NHRA Top Fuel Champion | |
Career
editForce became an NHRA drag racer in 2013, driving a Top Fuel dragster, the first John Force Racing driver to compete in that class.[2] She is sponsored by Monster Energy.[3] In 2016, she became the first woman to win the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.[4] On May 20, 2016, she set a new NHRA top fuel drag racing record with a run of 3.676 seconds over 1,000 feet at Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas.[5]
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In 2017, Force became the second woman in history to win a Top Fuel Championship, after Shirley Muldowney in 1982, clinching the title in the quarterfinals of the final race of the season before going on to win the event. Force won 4 races for the year, the most in a single season in her career, including 3 in the Countdown to the Championship.[6]
In 2019, Force became the first woman driver to be the Number 1 qualifier in Top Fuel at the U.S. Nationals.[7]
On Oct 2, 2022, Force set the national record with fastest top fuel run in history at 338.17 mph[8] at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Brittany won the 2022 NHRA TopFuel championship. Brittany has 16 career NHRA wins.[9]
Personal life
editForce attended California State University, Fullerton, where she received a bachelor's degree in English and a teaching credential.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Brittany Force". NHRA Driver. NHRA. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Blount, Terry (10 January 2013). "Brittany Force to race Top Fuel". NHRA. ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Monster Energy to fuel Brittany Force's NHRA Top Fuel ride". NHRA. Autoweek. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Brittany Force becomes first woman to win NHRA Four-Wide Nationals". USA Today. AP. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Brittany Force sets national record in Top Fuel qualifying at Heartland Park". cjonline.com. Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Brittany Force". Nhra.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ "Brittany Force Makes U.S. Nationals History". Speed Sport. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ "Brittany Force". NHRA. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Brittany Force". NHRA. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "It's Official: Brittany Force in Top Fuel this Year". Drag Illustrated. 2013-01-10.
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