John Force Racing Leads The Way For Monday Eliminations at the U.S. Nationals
(Photos by Kim Fuller and John Force Racing) • John Force Racing collectively ran the table Sunday at the NHRA Mission Foods Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with Brittany Force and Jack Beckman earning the No. 1 Qualifier spots in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, and Austin Prock grabbing the trophy and the $80,000 winner’s check in the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout.
Prock defeated Cruz Pedregon and Matt Hagan in the Callout with runs of 3.907 seconds and 3.910 seconds but saved his best run of the week for the final round against Ron Capps, whom he beat for last year’s U.S. Nationals title. Capps got the holeshot but the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car was soon ahead and pulling away at the lights with a run of 3.873 seconds at 333.00 mph to Capp’s 4.048 and 302.01. The run also moved Prock to second in the qualifying order for Monday’s eliminations.
“Driving for Cornwell Tools, you always want to take out your sponsor’s competitors. We raced Cruz this morning, so we had ‘Tools Wars’ this morning first round and then worked out to where we had a Tool War in the final against Ron Capps,” Prock said. “So anytime we turn on the win light, it’s exciting, but when you’re racing against one of your sponsor’s competitors, and you can turn on the win light, it tastes a little better. So, all the people at Cornwall Tools were definitely stoked that we got the job done.”
The reigning 2024 NHRA Funny Car Champion also clinched the 2025 regular season championship, and with it a $150,000 bonus, running his Sunday total to $230,000.
Prock will line up against No. 15 qualifier Julie Nataas (4.099, 279.85) in Monday’s first round of eliminations.
Brittany Force will face No. 16 qualifier Ida Zetterstrum in Monday’s first round of eliminations.
Beckman’s Friday night qualifying lap of 3.865 seconds at 332.26 mph in the Brute Force PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS established the Funny Car benchmark throughout the extended five rounds of qualifying. Beckman will go up against No. 16 qualifier Justin Schriefer (4.103, 280.78) in the first round of eliminations.
