NHRA Funny Car driver Ashley Force has
been named No. 10 in Yahoo!'s Top Trends in Search for 2007 in the
sports news category, it was announced recently by the global Internet
site that is among the most trafficked Web destinations worldwide.
Force finished 10th behind a host of other major sports
newsmakers for the year, including NASCAR, tennis stars Maria Sharapova
and Serena Williams, the World Series winning Boston Red Sox, soccer
stars David Beckham, Christiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, the Chicago
Bears and the Super Bowl. Force was the only motorsports personality
named to the list.
Force, who earned the Auto Club Road
to the Future award which recognizes NHRA's rookie of the year, became
the first female racer to advance to a final round in Funny Car in NHRA
history. She drove her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to a 10th
place finish in the NHRA POWERade Series points standings, the best
season finish for a female driver in Funny Car history. Force, 25, is
the daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force. They
star in “Driving Force,” a popular reality show that airs on the
A&E Network.