John Force

By KM3134

  • John is Born

    John's Biography John Harold Force was born on May 4, 1949. HIs hometown is Yorba Linda, California. He was a very talented baby right from the start.

  • Tough Childhood

    John Force statsSometime in 1960 John Force was diagnoised with the disease Polio. He grew up as a poor child that had nothing. He didn't have much to look forward to as he grows up.

  • John meets Laurie

    John force life storyIn 1974 John meets his wife Laurie. John was a semi driver for the first 3 years of thier marrige. Then he starts drag racing in 1978.

  • First Career start

    JOhn Force HighlightsJohn qualifies for his first race. He had the worst car for the first few years. He lost in the first round to Gordie Bonin.

  • First round win and final round

    At the cajun nationals in Baton Rouge John force wins his first round. Later that day he won his lost his first final round appearance to Kenny Bernstien. He finished eighth in the points system that year.

  • Ashley is born

    The second of John's 4 kids are born. Ashley is the tom boy of the family. She will grow up to be the first Force girl to win a national event.

  • Brittney is born

    Brittney is the third born of John Force. She is the one that is very supportive of her racing family. She also races a top alchohal dragster.

  • First career victory

    John Force was on a roll with three round wins and heading to the finals. In the final round he defeated Ed McCulloh in Montreal. He won hist first funny car bounus event.

  • Courtney is born

    On June 22, 1988 the baby of the family is born. Courtney is a pure bred funnycar driver. She is very competitive and wants a win for herself.

  • John claims first championship

    John wins the final race at Pamona. Claiming his first championship by 43 points. Nobody knows that John force will set the most records by anybody.

  • John wins his 7th seventh championship

    John wins his seventh championship in 1997. He set the record for the fastest speed at 323 mph. He also set the record for being in first place the whole season. He was never in second for one race that whole year.

  • 10 championships

    In 2000 he won his 10th championship. He over passes Bob Gliden's 9 championships. He also has his 5th double digit winning season.

  • 119

    John Force leads the points for a third of the season. He qualified for every race, but ended up third. He also extended his career race wins to 119.

  • Crash at Dallas

    John's crashJohn Force has a very fast car in the first round. He faces Kenny Biernstien in the second round. When unexpectedly he blows a tire and slams into the wall at 300 mph.

  • up-to-date

    Last year John set his best 1000 foot time and speed. He had 1 number 1 qualifiers and won 5 races. He plans to do strong in 2012, and has no will to retire.