With all the awards Ashley Force has won, she won’t be needing payday loans any time soon. Force, daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force, is one of the leading ladies when it comes to the NHRA. She has received accolades both on and off the race track. She is the first woman to qualify for NHRA’s countdown to the No. 1 playoffs, first woman to lead the Funny Car points in the final round of the SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada, won the Female Athlete of the Year award for 2008 and in 2007 won AOL sports’ “World’s Hottest Athlete” online poll. Ashley Force has gotten a lot done in 2008, including her wedding to Daniel Hood.
Her Dream Wedding?
When Ashley Force wed Daniel Hood she had no idea it would be her dream wedding, especially with all the warnings from friends and family to not get her hopes up. But she got married on Lake Tahoe Dec. 13; she wanted a winter wedding, and on the morning of the nuptials snowflakes started streaming down like invited guest to finish the last touches of her winter wonderland.
Everyone came to watch her walk down the aisle to her one true love, including her friends, family and even her tight-knit racing family. I hope all was covered on this perfect day and she didn’t have to rely on payday loans to get her through.
The Force Family
John and Ashley Force are not the only drivers in the family. Ashley’s sisters, Brittany and Courtney, do drag racing as well. Even their mom, Laurie, has a driver’s license for competitive racing. As John Force continues to break records, Ashley is following in his footsteps and passing many milestones for women in the drag racing scene. The women of the Force family have defiantly planted themselves into the phenomenon known as drag racing and will continue to make history just like their father. Many say that the Force name is now synonymous with drag racing and will forever be in the history books.

- Image by John5100 via Flickr
What Next?
After a dream wedding Ashley Force never imagined and in the midst of a career no one expected out of a woman in the drag world, I would say Ashley had one great year! The Force family can expect many great things to come from all three of their daughters, who are all highly involved in the drag racing scene. The Force family is not only strong together, they have become a driving force in the racing industry. As long as this family stays together and works hard, they will soon become a racing dynasty that will never need payday loans to get them through rough times.




Ashley Force is such a great inspiration for women in the sports arena, she has concord a sport that would have never imagined to see females in first place and now they will surely see that coming soon with the way Ashley Force is going. Good Luck Ashley Force and the Force family for their progress in this sport!
The Force’s are drag racing, plain and simple. I have seen John Force race many times and I am looking forward to seeing more of Ashley’s 1/4 mile trips.
That’s all well and good, but do you need a PAYDAY LOAN?