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Ashley Force makes history even without winning race

By John Schwarb
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, April 14, 2008

LAS VEGAS -- Ashley Force claimed her piece of NHRA history Sunday, only it was a sort of consolation prize. The 25-year-old daughter of the legendary 14-time champion John Force left Las Vegas with the Funny Car points lead, the first time a woman has led the division. But a first race win remained just out of reach for the third time in her young career when Tim Wilkerson's Impala SS beat Force's Ford in the final round of Funny Car eliminations at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. "It d ...

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