NHRA icon John Force recently sent out a message for his team, John Force Racing's new lineup, after the 2026 season-opening Gatornationals in Gainesville.

Former team owner delivers record speed, No. 1 qualifying and victory at the Gatornationals.

Plus: Rookie Maddi Gordon stuns Top Fuel field, and Andersons go head-to-head.

Chad Green (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Richard Gadson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in front of a capacity crowd at the first of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag ...

For the past five decades, John Force has been a major player in professional drag racing. Force has collected 16 titles and 157 wins in the NHRA's Funny Car class, part of a career that stretched ...

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — John Force, a 16-time Funny Car champion and the face of NHRA drag racing for nearly four decades, formally retired Thursday night. The 76-year-old Force's announcement came ...

POMONA — It’s been a rough year for the John Force Racing team in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. As the series heads to the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at Pomona Dragstrip this weekend, ...

Drag racing legend John Force is retiring after 46 years on the track. Now 76, Force has not raced since June 2024, when his engine exploded at the NHRA Virginia Nationals, sending his burning car ...

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — John Force, a 16-time Funny Car champion and the face of NHRA drag racing for nearly four decades, formally retired Thursday night. The 76-year-old Force’s announcement came 17 ...