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AshleyForceHood
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Thank you so much for all your questions and to Jalopnik for inviting me to take part in this chat! I'm not sure we answered the question of my sanity involving cats however this was a lot of fun and I hope to see some of you out at an NHRA drag race soon! For more information on our teams visit www.JohnForceRacing.com

I love Sonoma because it's beautiful, the weather is always great and our teams has a lot of special win memories there. It's one race I never got a chance to win but got to be in winner's circle over the years with my dad, Robert and Eric.

4 wide is pretty interesting because you get to experience 40,000 horsepower at once! The only downside is the rounds go by so much quicker! :(

Hahaha working on it! Though right now I have a teether and a tantrum thrower so not anytime soon!

This is absolutely a true story! I think it was from Courtney's Happy Meal. Wasn't so Happy...

Great picture! It is a small world and it's nice that Cracker Barrel can bring racing fans together! LOL

That was a great response! I couldn't have said it better!

I have never been a morning person so there were mornings where I wanted to sleep longer but had to get to the track. However as soon as you pull in to that pit area, see your team and the fans, it's like you get a dose of adrenaline and you can't wait to fire up your car. It's better then caffeine... it's nitro!

We don't take them on the road as much now because yes, our one cat would get car sick sometimes. They were fine as kittens but now that they are older, they know what they like and don't like. And anyone who owns cats knows, they basically run the house!

And they called me crazy for having a few cats?...

Hi! Thank you so much for the note. Please tell Roxana hello!

That sounds about right to me... My cats also like to unroll the toilet paper...

Oh yes, there are plenty of shenanigans! We have a goofy group of drivers and teams out there and since they travel on the road like a traveling circus, they are all very close which means there is a lot of drama, gossip and pranks of course!

Adorable cat! After every run it always takes a little while for my mind to kind of catch up with what I just did. In a lot of interviews I was always at a loss for words about the run but then when I would get back to the trailer, little details would start coming back to me. I thought I was nuts but talked to other

I grew up around the Floppers so I'm a Funny Car girl at heart!

I live in southern CA and to be honest, driving on the freeway scares the crap out of me! I feel way safer on a drag strip with only one other car nearby!

I love football, my husband loves (and plays) hockey...and our 2 year old is OBSESSED with baseball! Your kids will love what they are going to love. However our little boy also loves racing because he's gone to a lot of races since he was young and also gets to watch it on ESPN2. All you can do is introduce them as

It's funny that whole thing about being a "female" race because all of us female drivers race mostly males. So being the best "female" is not really our goal. We want to be the best driver just like everyone else out there.

My American Bob Tails remind me of our funny cars because they love to be all cleaned up and shiny (after the groomers/before pre race) however when they want to they can make quite a mess (my living room/an engine after an explosion)

I always wish I could take fans up with me on to the starting line when the cars launch because then you really see how crazy these machines are. Fans can get a pretty good perspective by coming to an NHRA event because you can stand right behind a nitro car as it warms up...if you are strong enough to handle it!