Austin Coil—drag racing crew chief extraordinaire and a friend for more than 50 years—is a lucid and spry 80 years of age. I’m 78. We talk about a lot of things in occasional phone calls, but as one ...

A fourth-generation racer, a hands-on student of the machine and a two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion, Austin Prock is bringing one family’s relentless approach to Ford’s American racing ...

The Hot Rodfather made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. Alexis DeJoria, a six-time NHRA Funny Car winner and driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Chevy Camaro, will join John Force Racing as it ...

Funny cars sit at the top of the drag racing heirarchy, with engines capable of 10,000 hp or more. As you can imagine, those ...

Remember when Funny Cars looked like real cars instead of Easter eggs? If so, you've already discovered the new playground for your old favorites. If not, nostalgia Funny Cars offer an unexpected ...

Known as the biggest funny car race in the world, the Funny Car Chaos Classic was founded by Chris Graves, who as a kid loved funny cars. He later created one of the coolest drag racing series on the ...

On June 23, the Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car of John Force blew up at Virginia Motorsports Park, near Richmond, resulting in a serious brain injury to Force. Four weeks later, Ron Capps' Toyota GR ...

Ron Capps is a superstar in the motorsports niche called drag racing. His 74 Funny Car win tally is second only to another NHRA superstar, John Force. To those who don’t know much about drag racing, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... POMONA — The next time a John Force Racing driver wins an NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car race, it will be the 300th for the team. John Force ...

Drag racing legend John Force, 75, had a catastrophic malfunction in his Funny Car at full noise in the first round of the NHRA Virginia Nationals on Sunday. Force was taken to a hospital where he’s ...

Jeffrey Earnhardt skips 2026, breaking a 51-year family streak in NASCAR. Dale Jr. sits out too. The era of the Earnhardt name on the grid is finally over. With the 2026 regular season officially over ...