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17 Facts About Courtney Force

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Courtney Force drove the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing.

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Courtney Force is the youngest daughter of 16-time NHRA World Funny Car Champion John Force and his wife Laurie.

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Courtney Force is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton having majored in Communications.

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On July 27,2014, Courtney Force-Rahal passed her sister for the record of most Funny Car wins by a female driver in NHRA history.

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Courtney Force earned her NHRA competition drivers license in 2005 and her Alcohol-Fuel license in 2008.

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Courtney Force began racing in Super Comp before graduating to Top Alcohol Dragster, along with her sister Brittany, in 2008.

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Courtney Force reached the final round twice in 2009, at Seattle and Pomona, picking up the victory in Seattle.

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Courtney Force has raced her sister Brittany on three occasions, beating her every time.

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In 2009, Courtney Force picked up sponsorship by Sanyo, as well as Ford.

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Courtney Force made her Funny Car debut at the 52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals.

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On 5 August 2012, Courtney Force won her first FC race, by defeating Matt Hagan in the final round of The Northwest Nationals, at Seattle, Washington.

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Courtney Force would go on to be the first female Funny Car driver to win that event, beating Ron Capps in the final.

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At Kansas in 2014, Courtney Force achieved the 100th win by a female driver in NHRA by defeating Cruz Pedregon in the Funny Car final.

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On January 24,2019, Courtney Force announced she would stop driving, effective immediately.

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Courtney Force attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California, where she was a cheerleader.

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Courtney Force is married to IndyCar racer Graham Rahal, who is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.

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In September 2022, Courtney Force gave birth to Tinley Leighton Rahal and announced on her Facebook page she was stepping back from her roles at her foundation and sponsorship to be a mom.