Courtney Force Tests Her Funny Car Monday at Maple Grove

Following the conclusion of the NHRA event in Maple Grove on Monday, Courtney Force took her Funny Car out on the track and made a test run.

A nice clean pass.

She should be out on the track in 2012.

One to Watch... Courtney Force

She's the youngest of the Force daughters, but she's also the most recent to start driving the family car, Nitro Funny Cars that is.

Courtney will start learning to drive an NHRA Funny Car this year, and before she event gets behind the wheel for an actual run, she is on the cover of National Dragster.

This may be the first, but it won't be the only time she graces the cover of a national magazine.  Courtney is a marketing dream, just like her sister Ashley.  She's young, smart, funny, attractive and she can drive.

Sponsors should be falling all over her to get affiliated with Courtney.  Courtney may have been at her best in the TV series, Driving Force that aired back in 2006-07.  It looks like John Force's new production company will film another reality series featuring Courtney breaking into the Funny Car ranks.  I can't wait.

In the meantime, the Driving Force Season 1 episodes are still relevant and classic to watch.

Jeff Diehl's NHRA Funny Car Crash in Las Vegas

Anytime Jeff Diehl gets strapped into an NHRA Funny Car anything can happen.  Diehl has blown engines, caught on fire and has had violent crashes.

He had a little bit of everything last night during qualifying for the NHRA event in Las Vegas.

Diehl hits the right wall, catches on fire, and then stumbles out of what remains of his car when it stops, thankful to be intact himself.

Diehl did not qualify for the event finals to be run on Sunday.

NHRA: Ashley Force-Hood Blows the Body off Her Funny Car

A terrible explosion caused the body to blow off Ashley Force-Hood's Funny Car during qualifying this weekend at the NHRA event at Maple Grove.

She was running in a heat against her father, John Force.  Ashley had a good run going until the explosion.