Courtney Force
Courtney Force (born June 20, 1988) is a Funny Car drag racer for John Force Racing. She is the youngest daughter of 15-time NHRA Funny Car national champion John Force and his wife Laurie Force. She currently attends Cal State Fullerton and is majoring in Communications.[1] On July 19, 2009 Courtney won her first National event in the Top Alcohol Dragster category at the 22nd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Washington.[1]
Drag racing career
Force earned her NHRA competition drivers license in 2005 and her Alcohol-Fuel license in 2008.[2] She began racing in Super Comp before graduating to the Top Alcohol dragsters (TA/D), along with her sister Brittany, in 2008. She reached the final round twice in 2009, at Seattle and Pomona, picking up the victory in Seattle.[1] Force has raced her sister Brittany on three occasions, beating her every time. She recorded a career best reaction time of .006 in the final event of 2009 at Pomona raceway.
Force's primary sponsor throughout her Super Comp career and first year of Top Alcohol Dragster was Brandsource. In 2009, Force picked up sponsorship by Sanyo, as well as Ford.
During the 2011 season, Courtney tested a Funny Car and earned her NHRA Funny Car license.
On January 10, 2012, it was announced that Traxxas would be the primary sponsor of Courtney's rookie season. Courtney Force, Traxxas team up for 2012 rookie Funny Car run
Courtney made her Funny Car debut at the 52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals. She qualified 12th with a 4.199ET at 307.44mph. In the first round of eliminations, she defeated Bob Tasca III after running a 4.204ET at 309.27mph. In the second round, she lost to teammate Mike Neff despite running a career best 4.143ET at 313.88mph.
Television
Courtney Force was featured with her family on A&E's reality show Driving Force. She is also shown at the starting line as her dad and sister, Ashley, launch off the line in their Ford Top Fuel Funny Cars.
Personal life
Courtney has two older sisters, Ashley and Brittany.[1] She also has an older half-sister, Adria. Force attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, CA, where she was a cheerleader.[2] In 2009, she participated in the Ford Fiesta movement and won the Internet's most popular agent award.
References
- ^ a b c d Blount, Terry (July 19, 2009). "Courtney Force Continues Family Dominance". ESPN. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Courtney Force". Menstuff.org. Retrieved 6 March 2010.