Ashley Force is a former John Force Racing Top Fuel Funny Car (TF/FC) drag racer. Moreover, Ashley Force is popular as the daughter of John Force. John is a 16-time NHRA Top Fuel Funny Car national champion.
Early life
Ashley Force Hood best known as Ashley Force was born on 29th November 1982, in Yorba Linda, California, the United States of America. As of now, she is 39 years old and she is a citizen of the United States. Moreover, she is the daughter of John Force (father) and Laurie Force (mother). Her father, John, is an NHRA drag racer from the United States.
He is a 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion driver and a one-time AHRA Funny Car champion owner, as well as a 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion driver. Force is the owner of John Force Racing and also drives for them (JFR). Talking about her siblings, she has two sisters whose names are Courtney and Brittany, and an older-half sister, Adria.
Caption: Ashley’s childhood photo with her father John Force (Source: Instagram)
Talking about her academic background, she studied at the Anaheim-based Esperanza High School. There, she used to be a cheerleader, and later, she enrolled at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). In 2003, she completed her graduation with a BA degree where she majored in Communications with an emphasis in television and video.
Professional career
After completing her graduation, she started drag racing. As a Top Alcohol Dragster rookie in 2004, she won three of the season’s final five races, including the 50th annual Mac Tools U.S Nationals in Indianapolis and the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California event in Pomona. In 2007, she joined her father’s company, John Force Racing, and drove a Mustang Top Fuel Funny Car sponsored by Castrol for her father’s team.
But the father-daughter team also made NHRA history by racing against each other. Ashley surprised everyone by beating her father with a time of 4.779 seconds and a high speed of 510.24 km/hr. She advanced to the semi-finals after her win, and in October 2007, she became the first female to reach the national series TF/FC final round at The Strip in Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Caption: Ashley Force competing at the drag race (Source: Instagram)
She advanced to the semi-finals after her win, and in October 2007, she became the first female to reach the national series TF/FC final round at The Strip in Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sadly, she lost on a holeshot to Tony Pedregon. Ashley seems to have continued her losing record into the early 2008 racing season. She has lost three straight games in Houston, Las Vegas, and Atlanta. She defeated Tim Wilkerson in Las Vegas and became the first female driver to lead the NHRA Funny Car.
On January 25, 2011, Ashley was named President of John Force Entertainment. It will function more like a subsidiary of John Force Racing, focusing on media ventures and products. She was also promoted to President of John Force Entertainment on January 28, 2012. Aside from that, she and her family were featured on the A&E reality show Driving Force.
Awards and Net Worth
As of now, Ashley Force has not received any awards or recognition yet. We can presume that Ashley might win some of them in the following years.
Ashley Force is believed to have a net worth of roughly $3 million as of 2022. However, Ashley has not disclosed her income and salary in public yet.
Relationship Status
Caption: Ashley Force with her husband Daniel Hood and their children (Source: Instagram)
Ashley Force is married Daniel Hood on 13 December 2008. Moreover, Daniel is a Castrol GTX Funny Car team’s parts manager. The couple has two sons whose names are Jacob John Hood and Noah Hood.
As of now, the racer lady is not a part of any controversy nor gotten into rumors and is focused on Ashley’s career and personal life.
Body measurements and Social media
Ashley Force has a slim body type with dark brown eyes and dark brown hair in color. Moreover, she is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 57 kg. Apart from that, there is no more information regarding Ashley’s other body measurements.
On her Instagram page, there are more than 81k followers and there are more than 20.5k followers on Twitter. Ashley Force does not, however, use Facebook.
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