When most people think of Father's Day, they think of dads taking their
sons fishing, or daughters to a picnic, or families honoring their
patriarch.
When it comes to the Force family, in the past Father's Day has been a
time of strapping in, firing up and blasting down the drag strip. This
year, for the first time in many, many years, Father's Day won't be at
a racetrack. There will be no autograph signings, no team meetings, no
media interviews and no special moment in a nitro-filled atmosphere for
John Force and his daughters, Ashley, Brittany and Courtney.
This year, John Force will be out on a boat with his sponsors and his
son-in-law, Robert Hight, while the girls will be in Las Vegas with
their mother, celebrating Courtney's 21st birthday. Not much different
than in years past, before the girls became drivers.
As the youngest, Courtney had the toughest time understanding the revolving door that was and still is her father's life.