The John Force Racing empire is a spectacle in the NHRA world. Revolving around the hard work of 16-time NHRA champion John Force, the sports dynasty boasts 23 team championships over 30 years of competition. Yet such dizzying levels of excitement were hardly achieved under the supervision of John alone. Primary in the efforts was also Laurie Force, the iron woman behind the empire and John’s loving wife for so many decades.

Who is Laurie Force?

We know quite a bit about John Force’s history, and his wife’s story is closely interlinked. Force was born in Bell Gardens, California, and was a quarterback player in his high school’s football team. A teenage marriage led to the birth of his firstborn, Adria. In 1983, however, he joined drag racing full-time – and that is what led to his meeti

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