''Driving Force'' is an American

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program which premiered July 17, 2006, on A&E, and ended on May 15, 2007. It was centered on champion

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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 (JFR) ...

and his daughters, also drag racers.

Synopsis

The show is a

series starring

, a driver in the

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(NHRA), along with his family: daughters

Ashley Force 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 works ...

Brittany Force Brittany Leighton Force (born July 8, 1986) is an NHRA drag racer and 2-time NHRA Drag Racing Series Top Fuel dragster champion. She is the daughter of drag racer John Force and the sister of fellow racers Courtney Force and Ashley Force Hood. Car ...

, and

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 Champio ...

, and wife, Laurie. The show's theme song is "

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" by Australian band

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Revival

At a press conference on September 12, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina, John Force announced the hiring of JMI, Octagon, and Rogers & Cowan Marketing and Entertainment Companies to help rebrand John Force Racing after losing Castrol and Ford as sponsors after the 2014 NHRA Season. Part of the rebranding effort will include a revival of ''Driving Force'', though under a different name, and focusing more on Courtney and Brittany than the previous iteration of the show.

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.aetv.com/drivingforce/ 2006 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series Automotive television series A&E (TV network) original programming English-language television shows