John Harold Force is an American NHRA drag racer, a 16-time Funny Car champion driver, and an 18-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for John Force Racing. He is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with 134 career victories. He graduated from Bell Gardens High School and briefly attended Cerritos Junior College to play football. He is the father of drag racers Ashley Force Hood, Brittany Force, and Courtney Force. His oldest daughter Adria Hight is the CFO of John Force Racing [JFR]. Current drivers racing under him are son-in-law Robert Hight, and daughters Brittany and Courtney. Mike Neff has returned to crew chief for John, Effective July 2013 Jimmy Prock replaced Mike Neff as crew chief, Mike Neff will crew chief for Robert Hight, who was once the Crew chief for rival driver Gary Scelzi, raced in a 4th Funny Car for Team Force from October 26, 2007, following the death of Eric Medlen, until the end of the 2009 season. However, in 2010, after a '09 season in which John did not win a single race, Force parked his 4th car, and named Neff as his new crew chief instead. This decision resulted in Force winning his 15th NHRA Championship. [More at Wikipedia]

May 4th, 1949 in Bell Gardens (Age 74)