View the team logos and drivers for nhra funny cars sponsored by lincoln electric. John force racing announced today that nhra star courtney force will retire from drag racing immediately, deciding not race this coming season. It is the publics chance to see and hear their favorite drivers and people involved in the racing community. No driver nationality car entrant laps timeretired group practice classified. Courtney forcerahal born june 20, 1988 is a former drag racer who competed on the nhra tour. Sep 5, 2012 courtney force, ashley forces little sister. Ron sued sam and the suit continued for almost 5 years before it was settled out of court. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Ron courtney chicago, il had a lola t142 for the 1969 season but had an. Kyle larson became only the fourth driver in the 79 years of the turkey night grand prix to win. He ended the day as the nhra top fuel champion, the first african american driver in. Force earned her nhra competition drivers license in 2005 and her.
The drivers listed are compiled from the entry lists that are included in the race programs and press releases. Rpws the ten with courtney crews april 20, 2017 news director the quick list column by. Mopar dodge charger rt funny car driver ron capps wins 33rd annual dodge nhra nationals at maple grove raceway near reading, pennsylvania. But when a french formula one driver, makes his way up the ladder, ricky bobbys talent and devotion are put to the test. Sports car racing photo gallery of ron courtney usas cars photo gallery login rsc home drivers ron courtney photos. He is a 16time nhra and 1 time ahra funny car champion driver and a 21time champion car owner. She began racing in super comp before graduating to top alcohol. Funny car driver to win that event, beating ron capps in the final. To one badass, unstoppable man both on and off the track im so proud of everything you have done and continue to do. She drove the advance auto parts chevy camaro ss funny car for john force racing.
Courtney became the winningest female driver in funny car history while driving for her fathers team, john force racing. Ron capps is confident as the driver of the napa auto parts dodge charger rt funny car heads to the last race of the nhra western swing near seattle. Sam survived with minor injuries but the other driver ron courtney was badly injured and out of commission for months. It wont matter that capps finished the 18race regular season in the mello yello drag racing series with a 202point lead. She is the youngest daughter of 16time nhra world funny car champion john force and his wife laurie.
Age, parents, siblings, family courtney is born on june 20, 1998, in yorba linda, ca. Top fuel driver antron brown started sunday with a losing effort and burned hands. Kyle larson wins third turkey night grand prix nascar. Sports car racing photo gallery of ron courtney usas cars photo gallery. Kyle larson became only the fourth driver in the 79 years of the turkey night grand prix to win the event at least three times, winning friday nights raindelayed event at the 15mile ventura. Nationals wally, but for whatever reason, it just hasnt happened. Arca menards series statistics 1985present only click on the year to see the standings for that year. After losing in the final round in each of the two events leading up to the catspot nhra northwest nationals at pacific raceways, ron capps and. Force defeated his daughter, series point leader courtney, in the semifinals before beating ron capps in the final with a 4. Brittany force still racing nhra cars after sisters retire las vegas. He is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with 151 career victories.
Ron capps drives his dodge charger funny car to career win. All footage shot with gopro cameras at the last two nhra mello yello drag racing series events. You have to understand that for any nhra driver, capps is a serious competitor. Ashley force hood, brittanys older sister, was 29 when she retired as a funny car driver in 2011. James anthony courtney born 29 june 1980 is an australian racing driver competing in the virgin australia supercars championship. Indy is a long, grueling race weekend but i definitely like our chances at finally getting that win this year. Kokomo, indiana tyler courtney arrives at this weekends kokomo grand prix ahead of the curve in terms of points and recent succe. Dsr indianapolis prerace report don schumacher racing. Dodge nhra nationals ron capps earns his seventh win of. Watch courtney force walk away after her funny car blows. John force racing announced thursday that after seven seasons, nhra star courtney force will retire from drag racing, deciding not race this coming season. Top fuel driver brittany force celebrates with teammate robert hight after winning her first nhra season championship sunday november 12, 2017 at the. From groundbreaking stories on underground grudge and outlaw racing to indepth interviews with worldrenowned racers and exclusive event coverage, drag illustrated.
Number one nascar driver ricky bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, cal naughton, jr. Mark stockseth backs bruno massel for sixrace nhra pro. I had such an incredible weekend and loved being back out at the race track cheering on my family and all of john force racing. It includes a best of show winner, a survivor, a driver with lots of. Man arrested for trying to race officer in unmarked car on courtney. Ron courtney usas cars photo gallery racing sports cars. Graham rahal, courtney force form auto racings new power. It isnt the absurd amount of knowledge she read more. Also raced by brm f1 driver jackie oliver at the oulton park gold cup. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. When we go out to joliet, its always a special race because its the hometown race for don schumacher, whos from mount prospect. Sam posey crash at riverside this photo and the previous o.
Courtney force takes off during a race at the nhra toyota nationals at the strip at las vegas motor speedway in las vegas, sunday, oct. When engines on just about any other type of race car blow, the result is usually a little. She began racing in super comp before graduating to top. We re extremely excited to have bruno on board for 2020, stockseth explained. Thanks for being an inspiration year after year and proving age is just a number. Pro stock driver jason line prepares to race during a national hot rod association. Left arm lovingly draped around his girlfriend, indycar series driver graham rahal described a recent trip the two ma.
Weve come very close in the past, had great race cars where i thought we had the best chance ever to be able to hold a u. Bob morris stayed semiinvolved with the sport and at the 1987 james hardie at bathurst was the driver of the races first ever pace car. A minnesota man died during a nostalgia night exhibition sprintcar race late friday at knoxville raceway, police and track officials said. Gopro with courtney force funny car driver youtube. Verstappen, montoya and pagenaud joins sundays big esports event. Popular videos courtney force courtney force topic. Its not even her love of vintage race cars although unusual, as females make up a small percentage of vintage racers. Tyler courtney, the 2019 usac nos energy drink national. John force racing driver robert hight wins at sonoma. The lower photo ive had in my collection for awhile.
Watch courtney force walk away after her funny car blows up. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Race night is an informative hour show on community media to help keep the viewing public up to date with the latest news on auto racing both locally and nationally. Esports driver database and new ranking system to be launched by torque esports up and coming the following drivers are the current leaders in the driverdb ranking in their age group. Dodge nhra nationals ron capps earns his seventh win of the season. The pace cars had been introduced to bathurst that year to conform to the fias world touring car championship rules, of which bathurst was a. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. August 14, 2019 whats so jawdropping about courtney crone isnt the stats featured on her resume more than 360 races, 16 championships in four racing series. Rokit takes charge of the races allstar esports cup. Worlds fastest gamer winner to race for jenson team rocket rjn.
She not only drove a race car but she married a race car driver. Graham rahal, courtney force form auto racings new power couple. Ron courtney racing career profile driver database. Sexy race car driver courtney force talks to esnews by esnews. Courtney force biography affair, married, husband, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is courtney force. In fact, she managed to win a race against the nearly unbeatable ron capps. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
With courtney force having joined sister ashley in retirement during the. With the support of racing veteran mark stockseth, massel will field a chevrolet camaro in six events during the 2020 race season, beginningwith the nhra heartland nationals in topeka, ks. Jason daniel, 4, of dayton, nevada, gives a rose to nhra funny car driver courtney force before the start of the first round of qualifying during the toyota nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway. She is a graduate of cal state fullerton having majored in communications. On august 4, 2019, john force won his 150th race at the magic dry organic absorbent nhra northwest nationals in seattle, washington, edging out ron capps and breaking a 25 race winless streak, having last won in colorado the year prior, also against capps. Ryan hill rpw adams, ma 19yearold courtney crews is a secondgeneration driver out of adams, ma who is in her 5th season of kart racing. Courtney force, drag racing great, announces retirement. Man arrested for trying to race officer in unmarked car on courtney campbell. She is one of the proficient female racers of the racing world.
Force earned her nhra competition drivers license in 2005 and. Funny car driver ron capps celebrates his first funny car championship at the 52nd annual nhra auto club finals on in pomona. He graduated from bell gardens high school and briefly attended cerritos junior college to play football. Tracing the history of old racing cars is never easy but the lola t142. Maryeve dufault professional race car driver and maxim model. Courtney force archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. Capps bested courtney force from the right lane in the final round with a pass of 3. Nhra funny car driver courtney force watches fiance graham rahal in his saturday win. Another force daughter, courtney, was well on her way to becoming the secondmost popular driver behind her father, but she stepped away from the sport prior to the 2019 season. Ron courtney, an auto shop employee in mcminnville, oregon, built the. Sam posey crash at riverside these two photos show a crash. Brittany force clinches nhra top fuel series title, first. Antron brown becomes first africanamerican driver to win.
Ron desantis to name nursing homes and longterm care facilities in. Courtney may be the youngest force in the team, but she has shown time and again that she can hold her own on the race track. Nhra funny car driver courtney force shows fans the ins and outs of racing at the the highest level. Courtney, ron craig, harvey craw, nick davie, geoff dean, tony dejarid, richard delamore, don demovs k y, syd depasquale, eno. Realworld and virtual stars to race in esports event. It was awesome getting to watch austin prock battle it out in the top fuel final and my dad battle it out in the funny car final. Courtney force is on a mission october 27, 2017 anne proffit drag racing, news, nhra, racing 1 after 22 of 24 races in the national hot rod association nhra mello yello drag racing series 2017 campaign, courtney force, the driver of john force racings advance auto parts chevrolet camaro ss, sits third in the championship. Funny car champion and nhra legend john force still racing. Who would believe that every driver in these videos returned to see another run.
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