Austin Prock and his Ford Racing Nitro Mustang Funny Car continued to make important, but bittersweet progress during the 2026 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, qualifying for Sunday eliminations and collecting valuable data as the team works to unlock the full potential of its Ford Racing Funny Car combination. Prock qualified No. 16 and faced a tough opening-round quad on Sunday against No. 1 qualifier Ron Capps, Chad Green, and Spencer Hyde. Although the weekend ended

Progress in nitro racing is rarely linear. It is built in increments, measured in data, and revealed in flashes. For Tasca Racing, those flashes turned into something more tangible this weekend at the 2026 NHRA Winternationals. By the time qualifying concluded Saturday evening at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip , Austin Prock had delivered a 3.967-second pass at 323.58 mph in the PPG Nitro Mustang Funny Car. On paper, it was a top-five qualifying effort. In context, it was

Tasca Racing continued its early-season development at the 2026 NHRA Arizona Nationals, showing measurable progress across qualifying before a competitive first-round appearance on race day at Firebird Motorsports Park. With Austin Prock behind the wheel of the Motorcraft Quick Lane Nitro Mustang Dark Horse Funny Car, the weekend evolved from early instability into a clear step forward in performance, culminating in a ninth-place qualifying effort. Fighting Through Frida