Austin Prock: “It’s all about family”
Last week the news erupted that two-time NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion Austin Prock had left John Force Racing, where he secured his two back-to-back titles, and gone to Tasca Racing
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Prock Family’s Move to Tasca Racing Confirmed
Austin Prock, the two-time consecutive Funny Car champion with John Force Racing and Chevrolet, together with his father Jimmy and brother Thomas, are joining Ford stalwarts Tasca Racing.
IHRA Acquires Millington, TN and Topeka, KS racing facilities
On December 23, 2025, the IHRA announced the acquisition of the historic dragstrip at Millington, TN, formerly known as Memphis International Raceway and Memphis Motorsports Park.
Buddy Hull Returns to NHRA Funny Car Team Ownership
Hull says goodbye to Jim Dunn racing and returns to team ownership in the 2026 season.
Alexis DeJoria Joins John Force Racing
DeJoria’s contract with JFR is a multi-season agreement with the team that holds 24 total NHRA nitro-fueled championships.
John Force Announces Retirement
After 16 NHRA Drag Racing Series championships, 157 race wins, 166 No. 1 qualifiers and 1,460 round victories in eliminations, John Force is finally calling it quits.
Maddi Gordon Gets 2026 Carlyle backing; Rick Ware Racing Shuffles Crew Chiefs
Changes are afoot to adjust the number of dragsters competing in NHRA’s 75th anniversary season upwards next year.
Buddy Hull Returns to NHRA Funny Car action at Las Vegas
The intent was always to return to the seat and to put substitute driver Alex Laughlin back in his other NHRA machines full-time, including his Pro Mod entry.
“It Ain’t Cheating Until You Get Caught”
Competing in three races on consecutive weekends is no simple task. There’s always the stress of being “on” three weeks in a row, having to meet expectations of a team, driver, sanctioning body.
Elite Motorsports and Tony Stewart Racing Align Operations
Two powerhouses are coming together to dominate NHRA racing across the board.