FORCE FLIRTS WITH FAME
Wed, 2008-04-02 06:09
For the second time in Ashley Force’s young career the 25 year-old driver was less than a second
away from history.
She finished runner-up in Funny Car during the recently completed NHRA Springnationals in Houston, Texas.
“It wasn’t our day it was Del’s. It was still a real good day, I can’t complain especially with all the ups and downs we have had this year it was good to go some rounds,” said the 2007 winner of AOL’s Hottest Athlete contest. “We were really pumped to be going rounds today and to get to the final. The car went down the track every run. I wish we would have won. Eventually we will get there.”
No woman has ever won in the ultra-competitive Funny Car class in the 58 years of the NHRA and Force is the only woman to have ever reached the final - a feat she has accomplished twice – previously in Las Vegas last October and today. She attributed her success to an entire JFR team effort throughout the day. For the second time in Ashley Force’s young career the 25 year-old driver was less than a second
away from history. She finished runner-up in Funny Car during the recently completed NHRA Springnationals in Houston, Texas.
“It wasn’t our day it was Del’s. It was still a real good day, I can’t complain especially with all the ups and downs we have had this year it was good to go some rounds,” said the 2007 winner of AOL’s Hottest Athlete contest. “We were really pumped to be going rounds today and to get to the final. The car went down the track every run. I wish we would have won. Eventually we will get there.”
No woman has ever won in the ultra-competitive Funny Car class in the 58 years of the NHRA and Force is the only woman to have ever reached the final - a feat she has accomplished twice – previously in Las Vegas last October and today. She attributed her success to an entire JFR team effort throughout the day.
“It showed when all the guys were working on my car and I know they were bummed because they weren’t racing. Robert’s team – teammate and bother-in-law Hight’s team failed to qualify- was over here bright and early this morning working with us and throughout the day as teams went out they helped us. That just made us want to defend their points positions that much more,” said Force.
“We weren’t just racing for ourselves we were racing for the whole team. If they aren’t our people then we need to take them out. That is what we did and it just makes you want it that much more. We are not just a single team trying to get a win we are all working together.”
No
woman has ever won in the ultra-competitive Funny Car class in the 58
years of the NHRA and Force is the only woman to have ever reached the
final - a feat she has accomplished twice. (Roger Richards)
She finished runner-up in Funny Car during the recently completed NHRA Springnationals in Houston, Texas.
“It wasn’t our day it was Del’s. It was still a real good day, I can’t complain especially with all the ups and downs we have had this year it was good to go some rounds,” said the 2007 winner of AOL’s Hottest Athlete contest. “We were really pumped to be going rounds today and to get to the final. The car went down the track every run. I wish we would have won. Eventually we will get there.”
No woman has ever won in the ultra-competitive Funny Car class in the 58 years of the NHRA and Force is the only woman to have ever reached the final - a feat she has accomplished twice – previously in Las Vegas last October and today. She attributed her success to an entire JFR team effort throughout the day. For the second time in Ashley Force’s young career the 25 year-old driver was less than a second
No
woman has ever won in the ultra-competitive Funny Car class in the 58
years of the NHRA and Force is the only woman to have ever reached the
final - a feat she has accomplished twice. (Roger Richards)
“It wasn’t our day it was Del’s. It was still a real good day, I can’t complain especially with all the ups and downs we have had this year it was good to go some rounds,” said the 2007 winner of AOL’s Hottest Athlete contest. “We were really pumped to be going rounds today and to get to the final. The car went down the track every run. I wish we would have won. Eventually we will get there.”
No woman has ever won in the ultra-competitive Funny Car class in the 58 years of the NHRA and Force is the only woman to have ever reached the final - a feat she has accomplished twice – previously in Las Vegas last October and today. She attributed her success to an entire JFR team effort throughout the day.
“It showed when all the guys were working on my car and I know they were bummed because they weren’t racing. Robert’s team – teammate and bother-in-law Hight’s team failed to qualify- was over here bright and early this morning working with us and throughout the day as teams went out they helped us. That just made us want to defend their points positions that much more,” said Force.
“We weren’t just racing for ourselves we were racing for the whole team. If they aren’t our people then we need to take them out. That is what we did and it just makes you want it that much more. We are not just a single team trying to get a win we are all working together.”
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