A & E Channel: John Force with 119 career victories, an unprecedented 14 team championships in 16 years, membership on ten straight Auto Racing All-American teams, and the world record for consecutive Funny Car championships, Force has shattered every major record on the drag strip and then some. In addition to his legendary racing feats.
John is also the father of four beautiful daughters: 36-year-old Adria (from a previous marriage); 23-year-old Ashley; 19-year-old Brittany; and 17-year-old Courtney. While Adria (Force) Hight has managed the finances for John Force Racing corporate headquarters since she was 20 years old, the other three Force girls are now following in their father's tracks, competing in the male-dominated field of high-speed drag racing. . It's 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter meets the bone-rattling thrills of the drag strip. Gentleman and ladies - start your engines. (Press copy release from A & E August 2006 )
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Daria and Danica share a laugh. Danica signs SECOND WIND script Danica off to the race...
Danica Photos By : Liesl Henrichsen
Learn more about Girl Racers on the Biography Channel:
www.biographychannel.com Start Your Engines.
Airs on Friday, September 16 at 2:00am ET
Meet eight girls driving some of the hottest, fastest cars on the planet, as they navigate the highs and lows of one of the few sports where women compete right alongside of men...and win. Narrated by racing fan and driver Jason Priestley, this 4-part series follows some of North America's leading female race car drivers over the course of the 2004 racing season. Danica Patrick and Milka Duno are making history as two of the few women competing and winning at the highest levels of auto racing. Hot on their heels are six Canadian stars-in-the-making: open-wheel racers Annette Blenkarn, Valerie Limoges, and Ashley Taws; endurance sports car racer Melanie Paterson; and drag racers Ashley Ziarko and Natasha Cherchuk. From frenetic pit activity to in-car footage, experience the ups and downs of race weekends. With historical insight from pioneers Janet Guthrie, Shirley Muldowney, and Lyn St. James, it's a story of hopes and dreams, heartbreak and victory. And of eight women born for speed. TVPG
Sponsorship: What Really Fuels the Car!
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 10:00pm ET
There's more to racing than driving fast... Milka Duno and co-driver Andy Wallace are up against it in the 4th race of the Grand Am Rolex series. While setting up the car, Andy discovers serious trouble. Disaster strikes Ashley Taws--a near-fatal off-track car crash means weeks of painful rehab. Danica Patrick works her way up to second overall in the Toyota Atlantic Championship series, but she's got to keep up her points lead and place high. After losing the Pantene sponsorship, Valerie Limoges isn't racing. She keeps training but it's touch-and-go whether she'll get a sponsor in time to jump back into the season. Melanie Paterson does driver training and auto show presentations to make a living while putting together a sponsorship package. Annette Blenkarn meets with a marketing guru to improve chances of landing a backer. The worst summer storm in 50 years forces dragsters Ashley Ziarko and Natasha Cherchuk to slog through two days ankle-deep in mud. Narrated by Jason Priestley. TVPG
Shifting into Overdrive.
Airs on Thursday, September 29 at 10:00pm ET
Mid-point in the season, the girls either make history or suffer crushing defeat. After Melanie Paterson finally gets sponsorship, she and Milka Duno go head-to-head in the Petit LeMans--the only two women on the track. But Melanie's team owner and co-driver totals the car, destroying her dreams of pro racing for the year. Milka and team take the trophy. Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to win a pole position in the Toyota Atlantic series. Though she starts at the front of the pack, she's hit from behind and her fortunes reverse in a split second. Fighting to come back after a life-threatening crash, Ashley Taws must deal with losing her Barbie sponsorship. Still struggling for a sponsor, Valerie Limoges talks her parents into funding a test run to prep for the Formula Renault race. Annette Blenkarn is invited to Lyn St. James' high-profile event to gain support for young drivers. Ashley Ziarko has a good run in Mission, but Natasha Cherchuk sucks up another disappointment. TVPG
Shut Up & Drive.
Airs on Thursday, October 6 at 10:00pm ET
"When the smoke clears, there's only one thing to do--shut up & drive." In the final episode of our high-octane series that captures the volatile world of female race car drivers, we follow Danica Patrick, Valerie Limoges, Milka Duno, Melanie Paterson, Natasha Cherchuk, Ashley Ziarko, Annette Blenkarn, and Ashley Taws over the course of the 2004 racing season. The episode also features a visit from legendary drag racer Shirley Muldowney. Narrated by racing fan and driver Jason Priestley. TVPG