The John Force Racing team will make their much-anticipated return to NHRA Championship Drag Racing at the 2021 Camping World Series season-opening NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla. It was announced today that the 21-time championship team will feature three full-time hot rods driven by John Force, Robert Hight and Brittany Force.
 
On 16-time world champion John Force’s PEAK / BlueDEF Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car, Danny Hood, son-in-law to John Force, will continue as lead crew chief with Tim Fabrisi, long-time car chief for Force, moving up to assistant. Both were key players in John’s historic 150th and 151st national event wins.
 
“Thank you to all of our sponsors and fans for sticking by us. I really realized how much I love this sport and I appreciate the chance to get back into my PEAK / BlueDEF Chevrolet,” said owner and CEO John Force. “We’re excited to be back racing and to have all of our sponsors with us. I’m looking forward to working with Camping World and can’t wait to see where the sport goes with them on board.”

Let 2021 begin! Our first NHRA conversation with Alan Reinhart and Joe Castello. The guys recap the holidays and look ahead to the start of the racing season.

For the third-straight year, Jerry Bickel Race Cars (JBRC) will return as a prominent backer of the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service. Jerry Bickel Race Cars will contribute to the season-ending MWDRS championship points fund and will be prominently featured throughout 2021 as the official right-lane sponsor on the MWDRS digital timeslip app.  

"I can't even begin to describe what an honor it is to have Jerry Bickel Race Cars officially involved with the Mid-West Series," states Keith Haney, founder, owner and promoter of the Tulsa-based organization.

NHRA and Atlanta Dragway have teamed up to announce the new dates for the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. The fan-favorite will be moved to April 30-May 2.

“We are looking forward to celebrating the 40th NHRA Southern Nationals,” said Kasey Coler, NHRA Vice President of Track Management & Operations. “We believe the new dates will allow for more of our loyal Atlanta-based fans to attend the event and will allow us to comply with state health guidelines.”

It took him only nine races, but for Top Fuel racer Doug Foley, the wait was worth it.

Foley defeated defending VRHRA Top Fuel champion Terry McMillen to win the inaugural Mickey Thompson Tires Golden Gate Nationals on Friday evening. The drag racing school instructor and part-time Top Fuel driver secured 52-percent of the votes cast for his monumental victory.

Other first-time winners included Chris McGaha (Pro Stock), Kelly Clontz (Pro Stock Motorcycle), and Chip King (Pro Modified). Tim Wilkerson picked up his third win of the season and clinched his second Funny Car world championship.

Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is going street car racing nationwide in 2021, serving as the title sponsor of the newest full-time NMCA Muscle Car Nationals drag race category.

The Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels Street Outlaw category will be contested at all six NMCA national events this year. The fast-paced 275 Radial class joins five other heads-up eliminators to create one of the most diverse championship lineups in drag racing.

NHRA and Right Trailers, Inc. have teamed up to announce the “Right on the Number” program, a three-year agreement beginning this season.