''Driving Force'' is an American

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program which premiered July 17, 2006, on A&E, and ended on May 15, 2007. It was centered on champion

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John Force John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949) is an American NHRA drag racer. He is a 16-time NHRA and 1 time AHRA Funny Car champion driver and a 22-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for John Force Racing (JFR). He is one of the most d ...

and his daughters, also drag racers.

Synopsis

The show stars

, a driver in the

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(NHRA), along with his family: daughters Ashley Force,

Brittany Force Brittany Leighton Force (born July 8, 1986) is an American NHRA drag racer and 2-time NHRA Drag Racing Series Top Fuel dragster champion. She is the daughter of drag racer John Force and the sister of fellow racers Courtney Force and Ashley Forc ...

, and

Courtney Force Courtney Fallon Force-Rahal (born June 20, 1988) is an American former drag racer who competed on the NHRA tour. She drove the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing. She is the youngest daughter of 16-time NHRA World ...

, and wife, Laurie. The show's theme song is "

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" by Australian band

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Revival

At a press conference on September 12, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina, John Force announced the hiring of JMI, Octagon, and Rogers & Cowan Marketing and Entertainment Companies to help rebrand John Force Racing after losing

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and Ford as sponsors after the 2014 NHRA Season. Part of the rebranding effort will include a revival of ''Driving Force'', though under a different name, and focusing more on Courtney and Brittany than the previous iteration of the show.

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.aetv.com/drivingforce/ 2006 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series American automotive television series A&E (TV network) original programming American English-language television shows