Her father has played the role of Superman before at Bristol Dragway; however, if they meet in eliminations, Ashley Force Hood is prepared to be John Force’s kryptonite.

On the Friday of Father’s Day Weekend, the second-generation driver piloted her way to the provisional No. 1 at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with a 4.151 elapsed time at 296.70 miles per hour.

“I wrote that on Sunday that this card is your Father’s Day gift not any kind of win,” If I run you I still have to beat you. If we could meet in the final that would be the perfect scenario. We’ll get to Sunday and if we can get any of our Mustangs to the winner’s circle it will be a good Father’s Day.”

Any Father’s Day with her 14-time championship winning father, who was 6th after two sessions, is good.

Her father has played the role of Superman before at Bristol Dragway; however, if they meet in eliminations, Ashley Force Hood is prepared to be John Force’s kryptonite.

On the Friday of Father’s Day Weekend, the second-generation driver piloted her way to the provisional No. 1 at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with a 4.151 elapsed time at 296.70 miles per hour.

“I wrote that on Sunday that this card is your Father’s Day gift not any kind of win,” If I run you I still have to beat you. If we could meet in the final that would be the perfect scenario. We’ll get to Sunday and if we can get any of our Mustangs to the winner’s circle it will be a good Father’s Day.”

Any Father’s Day with her 14-time championship winning father, who was 6th after two sessions, is good.

“It is always special to be here with him on Father’s Day. There were a lot of times when we were kids and we did not see him on Father’s Day. He would be at a race and we might still be in school or busy. Now it is neat to be here racing with him,” said Force Hood.

“Even today, already you have seen so many dads with kids out here on a Friday. It is a special weekend for them. There are a lot of fathers and sons out here racing as well as some fathers and daughters I am sure. I think it will be fun for everyone involved. It will be an exciting weekend and you have the holiday on top of that.”

By virtue of her strong opening session run of 4.289 seconds, which was the second quickest, Force Hood earned her way to the back of the pack for a cooler track temperature in the second round of qualifying. The average temperature during the day was in the 140-degree range but Force Hood’s final shot was at 106.