Ashley Force became the first female FC winnner this weekend at the 28th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Ashley won the NHRA Funny Car title. She beat out her father John Force in the final round. She had the second quickest time of the day.
“There are a lot of mixed emotions,” John Force said before the final. “I turn off the switch. If I win, that’s great but if she wins, that’s something really special, too. I’m just going to go out there and let my car do what it does.”
Ashley Force said after the race, “It’s an exciting time, you know, with Danica winning. There are a lot of women in a lot of different motor sports and we’re getting our practice, we’re getting our experience and we’re making our way toward those wins. It’s a good week for women and it’s exciting for the fans to finally have a woman winner in Funny Car, but I know that it’s the 10 guys on my team who got me to this point. I would never be here without them and without ‘Guido’ (crew chief Dean Antonelli) and Ron (assistant crew chief Ron Douglas). I’m proud to be a female in the seat but it’s those guys who got me here.”
The quotes are taken from the NHRA Drag Racing website.
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