DEARBORN, Mich., March 30 – Ashley Force drove her Mustang Funny Car all the way into the final round of the NHRA race in Houston, Texas, while Michael Shank Racing placed a Ford on the podium in the Grand-Am Rolex Series race in Homestead, Fla., on a busy weekend for Ford Racing.

Force defeated Bob Gilbertson in the first round, Tony Pedregon in the second round and Tony Bartone in the third round on her way to the final round, where she lost to event winner Del Worsham. Her father, John Force, also had a strong day, making it into the third round before losing to Worsham in the semifinal. The final round appearance was Ashley’s second in her young career. She remains the only female driver ever to make it to a Funny Car final round. (more…)

Yeah yeah yeah I know, we are already in April, but here is a little calendar of events to start off as our first post of this blog!

APRIL

April 3-6, Concord, NC
2008 Charlotte Auto Fair presented by the Hornets Nest Region of the AACA at Lowe’s Motor Speedway just outside of Charlotte, NC. Car show and swap meet
Info: www.charlotte-autofair.com

April 4-6, Reynolds, GA
8th Annual NMRA Ford Nationals presented by Bassani Xhaust at Silver Dollar Raceway
Info: www.nmraracing.com

April 5, Stone Mountain, GA
4th Annual Cool Car Festival presented by YearOne and Stone Mountain Park in the Yellow Daisy Parking Lot at Stone Mountain Park. 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Car show, dyno, and midway.
Info: www.coolcarfest.com

April 5-6, Columbus, OH
Columbus Spring Swap, all Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury swap meet at the Ohio Exposition Center, I-71 and 17th Ave. Four buildings filled with Ford-only parts and cars, new and used from all of the U.S. Over 1,470 indoor vendor spaces.
Info: Richard (614) 855-4750; www.springswap.com (more…)