Brittany Leighton Force (born July 8, 1986) is an

NHRA The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorspo ...

drag racer Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...

and 2-time NHRA Drag Racing Series

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dragster champion. She is the daughter of drag racer

John Force John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949 in Bell Gardens, California) is an American NHRA drag racer. He is a 16-time NHRA and 1 time AHRA Funny Car champion driver and a 22-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for John Force Racing (J ...

and the sister of fellow racers

Courtney Force Courtney Force-Rahal (born June 20, 1988) is a former drag racer who competed on the NHRA tour. She drove the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing. She is the youngest daughter of 16-time NHRA World Funny Car Champ ...

and

Ashley Force Hood Ashley Force Hood (born November 29, 1982) is a former NHRA Funny Car drag racer for John Force Racing. She is the daughter of 16-time NHRA Top Fuel Funny Car national champion John Force and Laurie Force. She is married to Daniel Hood, who work ...

Career

Force became an

drag racer in 2013, driving a

dragster, the first

John Force Racing John Force Racing is an NHRA drag racing team. In over 30 years of competition, John Force Racing has won one Top Fuel and 20 Funny Car championships. The current line-up of drivers includes Top Fuel drivers Brittany Force, Austin Prock and Funn ...

driver to compete in that class. She is sponsored by

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. In 2016, she became the first woman to win the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. On May 20, 2016, she set a new NHRA top fuel drag racing record with a run of 3.676 seconds over 1,000 feet at

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, Kansas. In 2017, Force became the second woman in history to win a Top Fuel Championship, after

Shirley Muldowney Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a ...

in 1982, clinching the title in the quarterfinals of the final race of the season before going on to win the event. Force won 4 races for the year, the most in a single season in her career, including 3 in the Countdown to the Championship. In 2019, Force became the first woman driver to be the Number 1 qualifier in Top Fuel at the

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. On Oct 2, 2022 Force set the national record with fastest top fuel run in history at 338.17 mph at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Brittany won the 2022 NHRA TopFuel championship. Brittany has 16 career NHRA wins.

Personal life

Force attended

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, where she received a degree in education.

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* 1986 births American female racing drivers Female dragster drivers Force family Living people People from Yorba Linda, California {{autoracing-bio-stub