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Brittany Force To Retire After Season To Start A Family Following 343.51 MPH Record

She remains focused on this year's championship with John Force Racing.

Race car drivers Brittany Force (L) and John Force arrive at the Yahoo! Sports Presents A Day Of Champions event at the Sports Museum of Los Angeles on November 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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Overview

  • Force, 39, announced Friday she will step away from full-time Top Fuel competition at the end of 2025 to try to start a family.
  • The two-time champion reset the NHRA Top Fuel speed record at 343.51 mph at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, eclipsing her 343.16 mph mark from July.
  • She has produced 10 runs at 340 mph or faster since April and now owns nine of the 10 fastest speeds in Top Fuel history.
  • Her 18 career victories tie Shirley Muldowney for the most in Top Fuel, and she has spent her entire professional career with John Force Racing.
  • Her departure would end a continuous Force family presence in NHRA dating to 1971, and she has not ruled out a future return after starting a family.