The popular A&E reality show Driving Force focusing on the private lives of John Force, his wife Laurie and daughters Ashley, Brittney and Courtney will return once the icon patriarch feels comfortable with the progress they’ve made with safety and other issues since the unfortunate testing accident which claimed the life of team driver Eric Medlen.

“I still owe them [A&E] some shows, so I told them I needed to get my race teams back together and get us the safety aspect up and running,” Force said in a recent press conference in Charlotte, N.C.  “I can’t focus on a TV show.” Popular A&E reality show on hold for now …

The popular A&E reality show Driving Force focusing on the private lives of John Force, his wife Laurie and daughters Ashley, Brittney and Courtney will return once the icon patriarch feels comfortable with the progress they’ve made with safety and other issues since the unfortunate testing accident which claimed the life of team driver Eric Medlen.

“I still owe them [A&E] some shows, so I told them I needed to get my race teams back together and get us the safety aspect up and running,” Force said in a recent press conference in Charlotte, N.C.  “I can’t focus on a TV show.”

Only one season of Driving Force has been produced and aired. During filming for the second season, production was halted out of respect for John Force Racing.

“A&E was really good because when we lost Eric [Medlen], my kids tried to film weeks after that in Vegas and it was a mess,” explained Force. “They were crying and emotional, and everybody was still under a great deal of emotion.  A&E kind of let us step out.”

Force is aware the fans want the show to return and acknowledges it will in due time.

“The fans are starting to contact us,” Force said. “I don’t know what the future will be, but I’m definitely going back into TV and probably with them because they were good to us.  But, right now, it’s just parked.”