Brittany Force

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Brittany Force
Force in 2015
NationalityAmerican
BornBrittany Leighton Force
(1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 37)[1]
Yorba Linda, California, United States
Related toJohn Force (father)
Ashley Force Hood (sister)
Courtney Force (sister)
Robert Hight (brother-in-law)
Graham Rahal (brother-in-law)
National Hot Rod Association career
Debut season2013
Current teamJohn Force Racing
Championships2017, 2022
Wins16 career wins
Awards
2013 Auto Club Road to the Future Award[1]
2017, 2022 NHRA Top Fuel Champion

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
.

Career

Force became an

Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas.[5]

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

Force attended California State University, Fullerton, where she received a bachelor's degree in English and a teaching credential.[10]

Brittany's hobbies include traveling, cooking, hot yoga, jogging, reading, going to the beach, and watching movies.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brittany Force". NHRA Driver. NHRA. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ Blount, Terry. "Brittany Force to race Top Fuel". NHRA. ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Monster Energy to fuel Brittany Force's NHRA Top Fuel ride". NHRA. Autoweek. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Brittany Force becomes first woman to win NHRA Four-Wide Nationals". USA Today. AP. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Brittany Force". Nhra.com. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  7. ^ "Brittany Force Makes U.S. Nationals History". Speed Sport. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  8. ^ "Brittany Force". NHRA. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  9. ^ "Brittany Force". NHRA. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  10. ^ "It's Official: Brittany Force in Top Fuel this Year". Drag Illustrated. 2013-01-10.
  11. ^ "Brittany Force". NHRA. Retrieved 2023-02-02.

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