Ashley Force

Ashley Force (born November 29, 1982) is a funny car drag racer. She is the daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car division champion John Force and his wife Laurie Force. Ashley Force attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, CA, where she was a cheerleader. In 2003, Force graduated from California State University-Fullerton with a B.A. in communications with an emphasis in television and video.

As a Top Alcohol division rookie, Ashley Force won three of the season’s final five races including the 50th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, and the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California at Pomona, where she shared the winners’ circle with her father - the NHRA’s first ever father-daughter winners. Ashley finished 2004 fourth in national driver points. Ashley Force moved up into the funny car division in 2007 driving her father's nitro Mustang Funny Car.

In her first match, she faced brother-in-law and teammate Robert Hight. Hight won the match, defeating his sister-in-law, 5.367/190.24 MPH (.087 reaction time) to a losing 8.195/102.11 MPH (.108 RT). Hight finished second, losing to Gary Scelzi on a disqualification.

Ashley Force, and her father, John Force made NHRA history in Atlanta in April 2007, when they became the first father and daughter to race against each other. Ashley won the race with an elapsed time of 4.779 seconds, and a top speed of 317.05 miles per hour. She advanced to the semifinals, which tied for the highest ever Funny Car event finish for a female.