At Dallas for the first time since 2018 John Force was set on fire in a crash that echoed his win in 1996 where his Castrol car caught fire at this track. 2022 He gained a win of the season at the 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, NC. Achievements and awards Championships 1984 AHRA Funny Car Champion 1985 ADRA Funny Car WORLD FINALS Champion 1990 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1991 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1993 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1994 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1995 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1996 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1997 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1998 NHRA Funny Car Champion 1999 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2000 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2001 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2002 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2003 NHRA Champion Owner (Tony Pedregon, Funny Car) 2004 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2006 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2009 NHRA Champion Owner (Robert Hight, Funny Car) 2010 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2013 NHRA Funny Car Champion 2017 NHRA Champion Owner (Brittany Force, Top Fuel) 2017 NHRA Champion Owner (Robert Hight, Funny Car) 2019 NHRA Champion Owner (Robert Hight, Funny Car) 2022 NHRA Champion Owner (Brittany Force, Top Fuel) Achievements Selected as "Driver of the Year" for all of American motor racing in 1996 by a national panel of motorsports journalists, the first drag racer ever so honored. 153 wins in 259 final rounds as of June 13, 2021 (first driver with 100 wins) First NHRA drag racer to achieve 1,000 career elimination round wins (1,000th win: first round, 2008 NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway near St. Louis, Missouri), where he defeated Ron Capps for the 1,000th round win. First driver to set an official NHRA Funny Car elapsed time under five seconds in the quarter mile (October 16, 1993, Texas Motorplex, 4.996). 16-time NHRA champion driver, and 21-time champion owner. Ranked #2 on the NHRA Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000, behind Don Garlits With daughter Ashley, first father/daughter pair to compete against each other, during the first round of the NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta in 2008, which saw Ashley win. Only driver to have won more than ten championships in his division, beating the record once held by retired NHRA Pro Stock Champion Bob Glidden, who had 10 championships Most event #1 qualifications in NHRA history, with 161 (as of May 15, 2021) Force received the Lee Iacocca Award at Bristol Dragway