Ashley Force, daughter of NHRA champion John Force and star of A&E‘s Driving Force, entered the record books over the weekend by becoming the first female Funny Car driver to reach a final round of competition.  The 24-year-old racer competed for Team Castrol at the Seventh Annual ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at the city‘s Motor Speedway on October 26 to 28.

After 27 days at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, drag racing champion and Driving Force star John Force returned to his home in Southern California on Saturday, October 20.  One of the conditions of his release was to be able to prove he can get in and out of a passenger car, which he demonstrated last Friday.

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John Force, star of A&E‘s Driving Force, was seriously injured while racing against Kenny Bernstein on September 23.  As he still recovering from the accident, he pulled himself out of the TORCO Racing Fuels Nationals, held on October 5 to 7 at the Virginia Motorsports Park, leaving his son-in-law, Robert Hight, to compete at the race car event alone.

Previously, it was reported that NHRA drag racer and Driving Force star John Force was injured in a car crash while racing against Kenny Bernstein on September 23.  Fortunately, the 58-year-old father of three did not sustain any head or neck injuries, thanks to special changes applied to the cockpit of his car.  The changes were made following the death of his teammate, Eric Medlen, last March.

John Force, drag-racing icon and star of the reality series Driving Force, is fortunate to be alive after sustaining serious injuries during the O‘Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals, which was held in Ennis, Texas last Sunday, September 23.