Robert Hight Steps Down as John Force Racing President
After a year out of the cockpit but still working to advance the needs of JFR, Hight has decided the company is stable enough for him to begin devoting time to other things.
After a year out of the cockpit but still working to advance the needs of JFR, Hight has decided the company is stable enough for him to begin devoting time to other things.
With the first – of 20 – NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events completed, it’s time to start thinking about competitors’ favorite part of the season: the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge
Recently, our motorsports world lost two of those tough guys: Lee Kunzman and Bob Sharp.
Wet weather severely impacted this year’s NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series opener, the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in north central Florida. Fortunately, it didn’t mean postponement for the points-paying portion of the weekend.
Weather in Gainesville, Florida is always “iffy” when the National Hot Rod Association’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series comes to town. It’s rare that this [scheduled] four-day meeting isn’t interrupted by rain, and the 2025 season opener is no exception.
The long wait is over. This weekend the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series begins its 20-race dash around the United States to crown eventual champions in its Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle classes.
Two California events that bring fans to tracks by the boatload are combining efforts this fall.
Project Pontiac, the rebuild of a Pontiac TransAm race car once campaigned by Louis Castello began in March of 2022 and will hit the track before Joe Castello’s 2025 NHRA racing season began in earnest.
This year’sclass includes driver and car owner Jack Bowsher, driver Dave Darland, car owner and race official Bob Estes and more.
As NHRA’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 2025 season draws closer to its start at Gainesville Raceway outside the Florida city of the same name, it’s time for many teams to announce crew chief changes and other team adjustments.