John Force, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJohn Force
American racing driver
Date of Birth: 04-May-1949
Place of Birth: Bell Gardens, California, United States
Profession: racing driver
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Force
- John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949 in Bell Gardens, California) is an American NHRA drag racer.
- He is a 16-time NHRA and 1 time AHRA Funny Car champion driver and a 21-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 151 career victories.
- He graduated from Bell Gardens High School and briefly attended Cerritos Junior College to play football.
- He is the father of drag racers Ashley Force Hood, Brittany Force, and Courtney Force.
- His oldest daughter Adria Hight is the CFO of JFR. Current drivers racing for his team are son-in-law Robert Hight, and daughters Brittany and Courtney.
- Mike Neff was crew chief for John two separate times.
- Effective July 2013 Jimmy Prock replaced Mike Neff as crew chief, and Mike Neff became crew chief for Robert Hight.
- Neff, who was once the crew chief for rival driver Gary Scelzi, raced in a 4th Funny Car for JFR from October 26, 2007, following the death of Eric Medlen, until the end of the 2009 season.
- However, in 2010, after a 2009 season in which Force did not win a single race, Force parked his 4th car, and named Neff as his new crew chief instead.
- This decision resulted in Force winning his 15th NHRA Championship.
- His nickname among several of the drivers, as well as several announcers within the sport of drag racing is "Brute Force", a nickname he earned by his dominating wins during his run of ten straight NHRA championships.
- Force, his daughters, Courtney, Ashley, and Brittany, and son-in-law Robert Hight are collectively known as "The First Family of Drag Racing".
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