FORCE’S DAUGHTERS ACCEPT SHAV GLICK AWARD ON HIS
BEHALF IN CEREMONIES DURING RAIN-PLAGUED AUTO CLUB 500
While their father was busy Sunday racing in Arizona, Brittany and Courtney
Force and Adria Hight accepted the Justice Brothers-Shav Glick Award, on his
behalf. The annual award, presented in conjunction with the Auto Club 500 at
California Speedway, recognizes those who have made distinguished contributions
to motor sports in the state of California,
From Firebird Raceway, where he was eliminated in the first round of
Sunday’s 24th annual Checker/Schuck’s/Kragen Nationals, second race in the 2008
NHRA POWERade Series, Force acknowledged both Glick, the dean of American motor
sports writers who last year succumbed to complications of melanoma, and the
other nominees for the award.
“Being nominated for an award with Shav’s name on it is an honor by
itself,” Force said, “but to be with people like Robert (E.) Petersen, Chris
Pook and Jimmie Johnson, the NASCAR champ, makes it even more special. I wish I
could have been there myself but I’m just glad my girls were able to accept it
for me. It’ll go right in my museum.”
Johnson, the 2006 and 2007 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion, began riding 50cc
motorcycles at age five. Before heading to NASCAR, he drove in the Mickey
Thompson Entertainment Group Stadium Racing Series and won championships in the
SCORE International Off-Road Series and SODA Winter Series.