What is happening with John Force Racing?
“We ended the 2021 season in a good spot. We had teams in contention for the championship and anytime that happens, as a team owner, it’s always good,” said John Force Racing CEO and owner John Force. “We are going to start 2022 with momentum and back to being a four-car team.
Is John Force Racing going to race this year?
08, 2022) — It was announced today that John Force Racing will feature four full-time hot rods in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series driven by their returning 2021 roster of drivers, John Force, Brittany Force and Robert Hight, with the addition of 2019 Auto Club Road the Future Award winner, Austin Prock.
Did Austin Prock leave John Force Racing?
Prock was forced to sit out the 2021 NHRA season due to a lack of funding. He competed in two events in 2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the motorsports industry. John Force Racing opted not to compete for the remainder of the year, leaving Prock on the sidelines for the better part of two years.
Is Brittany Force racing in 2021?
Coming off a second-place finish for the 2021 NHRA Camping World championship, Brittany Force and the Monster Energy / Flav-R-Pac Top Fuel dragster team have some unfinished business as they head to the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Is Courtney Force racing in 2021?
John Force Racing announced Thursday that after seven seasons, NHRA star Courtney Force will retire from drag racing, deciding not race this coming season. Force, who turned 30 last year, is the winningest female funny car driver in NHRA history with 12 wins and 28 No. 1 qualifiers.
Is John Force Racing coming back in 2021?
But after taking the season off, John Force and his team, John Force Racing, will return to NHRA for the start of the 2021 season, which kicks off in Gainesville, Fla., on March 11.
Who is Tony Schumacher’s fiance?
CONCORD, N.C. — First came the woman, then the fastest cars in racing. Tony Stewart, who fell in love with NHRA while tagging along with fiancée Leah Pruett at her races the past two seasons, will be an official part of the sport in 2022.
What happened to John Force and Castrol?
“Looking forward, we decided that we need to refocus our [spending] to increase our investment in certain areas while reducing it in others. We concluded that we could no longer support our partnership with John in the way that either Castrol or John felt was appropriate.”
Where is Jimmy Prock now?
NHRA Today: Jimmy Prock rejoins John Force Racing.
Is John Force still married?
And when it comes to his family, Force, 69, is very clear that he’s been dealt a winning hand. He and wife Laurie Force, 67, put on the brakes for a rare race-day interview, to talk about their partnership, 37 years of marriage and life in a fast-paced world. Their story reads like a rags-to-riches drag racing story.