John Force Racing’s crew chief news is part of big changes at JFR, but only some of the news that precedes the 2026 NHRA season including the return of the Callout.
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.
JCM Racing will be an all-female team in 2025, with one foot in Top Fuel courtesy of Zetterstrom and the other foot in the Funny Car wars.
At the close of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, veteran tuner Mike “Zippy” Neff was, essentially, a man without a country.
“Zippy” has boomeranged back to Don Schumacher Racing and taken on critical duties as crew chief for Tony Schumacher.
John Force and president of JFR Robert Hight have announced changes in crew chief and team arrangements as they head into next weekend’s NHRA Gatornationals.
With two races left in the NHRA Countdown, John Force and his crew chief Jimmy Prock have parted ways, and everyone is left wondering how the 16-time champion is going to stay competitive.
