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John Force: The Straight Story of Drag Racing's 300-MPH Superstar

John Force: The Straight Story of Drag Racing's 300-MPH Superstar
By Erik Arneson

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More than two million motorsports fans gather at 23 NHRA events around the country. The stars of the show may be 6,000-horsepower nitro-burning drags cars, but the 300-miles-per-hour superstar of the sport is funny car racer John Force. He’s the Dale Earnhardt of drag racing, a blue collar hero whose 13 Funny Car titles and more than 106 tour victories are unmatched. But John’s popularity is about more than his career record. His honest and consistently outrageous demeanor have endeared him to the fans, made him a favorite with Jay Leno and FOX’s The Best Damn Sports Show, and has led him to be dubbed the "best interview in sports today."

Force has been the face-and mouth-of drag racing for the past decade, and he shows no signs of slowing down, on or off the track. This photo biography by veteran race reporter Erik Arneson covers the rags-to-riches story of Forces rise from a penniless racer to a multi-team effort that includes his high-profile daughter Ashley (the 2004 Driver of the Year and Rookie of the Year). Forces story is of a career built on sheer will and determination by a racer who overcame lousy equipment and little backing with drive, guts, and savvy.

The photos include archive shots of Johns early days; the horrific crash after which Force famously quipped, "I saw Elvis at 1,000 feet"; and incredible race photography through to the modern day.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #67883 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-03-03
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 160 pages

Editorial Reviews

Review
SPEEDTV.com, Mar. 2, 2006 (audience: 98,000)
“Erik has the rare talent of integrating quotes, facts and statistics from multiple sources. He mines nuggets of poignant or humorous incidents from his many interviews of those close to Force and blends them in such a way that the biography reads like a page-turning work of Stephen King fiction.”

Eurodragster.com (UK), Mar. 1, 2006 (audience info unavailable)
“Erik has taken a lot of time and care over this work. Although press and Internet interviews and features are extensively quoted, Erik has also gone to the effort of tracking down and interviewing no less than 19 people involved in John’s racing career even before he started to race.   “The biography is well-illustrated with excellent action and portrait pictures on just about every page.”

Suncoast News (FL), Nov. 25, 2006

“An excellent biography of the greatest funny car racer of all-time and loaded with 175 photos.”

Bill, from an episode of King of the Hill in which John Force makes a guest appearance.
"John Force is the greatest Funny-Car racer ever. He's done more in a quarter-mile than I've done in my whole life.”

About the Author
Erik Arneson writes for the SPEED Channel and previously covered the drag racing beat for USA Today. Photos come from Jon Asher, drag racing’s premier photographer. Arneson lives in Arizona.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant5
Fantastic easy to read book. Very interesting and inspiring to see how persistent John was, his success was a long time in the making.

Great Book5
This is truly a great book to have if you are a true John Force fan.

John Force: The Straight Story of Drag Racing's 300-mph Superstar5
this was a gift for my brother-in-law...he enjoyed it tremedously...would recommend it to anyone who loves drag racing