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First Season Go — goes to Green
Chad Green opened the NHRA's 2025 Funny Car season in standout fashion, going 3.921 at 329.18 in his Bond-Coat Ford Mustang to roll past Ron Capps and earn his first career Gatornationals win. This will be one Green surely remembers, as Green went 3.922 and 3.921 in back-to-back rounds to claim his second career victory. He defeated Paul Lee, Buddy Hull ...
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“Last Dance” to “Fast Jack”
Jack Beckman closed out the 2024 season NHRA season with a thrilling Funny Car victory at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
Beckman outran John Force Racing teammate and world champion Austin Prock in the final round to close out the 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
In the teammate versus teammate final round, Beckman went a career-best 3.812-secs at 327.35 mph in his ...
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To The Championship Cusp!
For NHRA fuel Funny Car, the 2024 championship is a mere formality now for standout Austin Prock.
Prock moved ever closer to his first career world title by defeating Paul Lee in the championship round for the Ford Performace Nationals at Las Vegas -- with a run of 3.830 secs in Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS.
That gave Prock his eighth victory ...
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Hagan Collects @ Dallas
Matt Hagan, the reigning 2023 NHRA Funny Car World Champion, fought through a tough field to capture his 52nd NHRA career victory at the wheel of his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Johnson Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat in the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals,
Hagan, the 41-year-old driver from Christiansburg, Virginia, enjoyed a stellar weekend at the Texas Motorplex by scoring his second ...
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Strategic Strike!
In an example of team strategy paying dividends — Jack Beckman delivered his first victory since JFR picked him to take over the cockpit for legendary driver John Force.
Beckman defeating Ron Capps in the final round of the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals held at St. Louis-area World Wide Technology Raceway. For the wily and experienced veteran returning driver, ...
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Concord Conquest(ador)!
NHRA Funny Car’s Austin Prock continued his absolute dominant season run in the loaded category, winning his third straight race and seventh overall in an incredible 2024 campaign when he raced past defending world champion Matt Hagan in the final round of the Carolina Nationals held at state of the art - zMax Dragway in North Carolina.
After his final round ...
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All JFR Finale!
Fuel FC class racing at NHRA Maple Grove featured an all-John Force Racing final round as points leader Austin Prock powered past teammate Jack Beckman, picking up his sixth victory of the season at the 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
Prock, who also qualified No. 1 for the 11th time in 15 races, went 3.896-seconds at 332.51 mph in his ...
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Season Dreamscape Includes Indy!
NHRA's Funny Car points leader Austin Prock powered to his first career victory at the U.S. Nationals, defeating back-to-back winner Ron Capps in the final round of the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Prock went 3.885-seconds at 327.98 mph in his JFR Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS in the final round, leaving the starting ...
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Resounding Rebound
Fuel Funny Car racing at the NHRA’s Lucas Oil Nationals held at scenic Brainerd International Raceway included a very gutsy and successful team effort.
Driving for Head Racing, Blake Alexander enjoyed a terrific redemption weekend after the team battled back following a major explosion during the previous NHRA race - Sonoma Nationals.
The turnaround was impressive and Alexander ended his weekend in ...
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Tasca to the Task – Again!
For Funny Car class racing at the NHRA's 36th Denso Sonoma Nationals event -- nobody could track down speedy Bob Tasca III all weekend.
That reality continued all the way thought the final round, with Tasca racing to his second Sonoma win in three years by taking down Ron Capps with a 4.088 at 277.15 in his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang. ...
