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Dearborn, Mich. — So you think you know your favorite Ford Racing personality. You know them by what they do on the track and by their sponsor and you have read dozens of interviews, but those seem to always ask the same questions.
This week Ford Racing debuts a new feature, 10 Questions with Ford Racing. We came up with a list of non-traditional questions to ask your favorite Ford Racing personalities. To keep this consistent we are going to ask the same 10 questions to the Ford drivers and personalities.
Up first is Ashley Force Hood driver of the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car in the NHRA’s Full Throttle Series. Ashley is third in the points heading into Round 7 at Madison, Ill. She recently won her second Funny Car event taking the hardware at Baytown, Texas.
1. WHAT IS YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE IN LIFE?
"Gossip magazines. In fact I have four of them on my desk right now."
2. WHO DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE WORLD’S GREATEST LIVING DRIVER?
"This may be a little corny, but I am going to say my dad. He would never believe I would say that not just because of the championships he has won, but the accident he had during the 2007 season and the fact he has been able to come back is simply amazing. I don’t think I could have come back from something like that and I am a 26-year-old young person. He went through something none of us can say we have ever gone through and he came out of it and has won since and is right back on top of his game. So I will say my dad just because of the battles he has faced to get back to where he is today."
3. DO YOU GO TO THE MOVIES A LOT? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE AND WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ACTOR? WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN YOUR LIFE STORY?
"I do go to the movies a lot. My favorite movie right now is Step Brothers. Don’t ask me why because it is the most ridiculous movie ever. I absolutely love Julia Roberts. I love all the movies she has been in because they are fun romantic comedies. Favorite actor would be Nicholas Cage. I have no idea who would play me in a movie."
4. DO YOU USE TWITTER?
"I do with the help of Elon [John Force Racing PR], I am just starting to learn this whole technology of everything. I am not very proud to say, but I am a little behind. I am still working on My Space and those basics. But yes, I Twitter. It is really catching on and its cool."
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RACING CLICHÉ?
"I had a fan come up to me at Houston and tell me she had an idea for a new t-shirt. She thought we should make shirts that say, Hell yeah, I drive like a girl. The rest of the day I kept giggling at that saying, but you know what? I am proud that I drive like a girl. Maybe that is more of a gender cliché than a racing cliché, but was kind of funny and since we ended up in the winner’s circle it was kind of the perfect quote to describe the weekend."
6. IF YOU COULD HAVE DINNER WITH THREE FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM HISTORY, WHO WOULD THEY BE?
"Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Regan and this maybe a little random, but Louisa May Alcott, who wrote one of my favorite books, Little Women. I don’t know why, but I’ve always been fascinated by her, maybe it’s because her birthday is the same as mine. When I was younger I had to do a report for school on an author and I chose her and she has been one of my favorite ever since."
6. IF YOU COULD BE OR DO ANYTHING ELSE—WHAT WOULD IT BE?
"I can’t picture myself doing anything outside of racing. Possibly a teacher, but then maybe I could be a race teacher. That would pull both of my favorites into one thing. I am sure that if I wasn’t driving I would end up somewhere in racing. I can’t imagine not being involved in it."
7. WHAT ONE WORD WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Nice."
8. WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING THESE DAYS WHEN YOU’RE NOT AT THE TRACK?
"I am driving my black 2008 convertible Mustang GT. I love it. I also have my 1999 white Ford F-150 4x4, which I got when I was 16."
10. YOU HAVE ONE RACE LEFT IN YOUR CAREER; IT CAN BE ANY RACE (PAST OR PRESENT) IN ANY SERIES (PAST OR PRESENT) AND IN ANY FORM OF RACING—WHAT RACE WILL YOU ENTER? WHY?
"It would be the Auto Club Finals at Pomona at the end of 2004 when Dad (Funny Car) and I (Top Alcohol) doubled up and won. It was the most awesome night I can ever remember having. My lungs flew out of my throat I was yelling so loud. I won and then he won."
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