Austin Prock and Tasca Racing made a large step in the Windy City, driving the Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Mustang Nitro Funny Car at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals, held at Route 66 Raceway. With a Top 3 spot in qualifying and a Semi-Finals appearance, The teams continues to showcase their upturn, although it wasn't without struggles. The Qualifying Prowess Continues into Illinois The first run of the weekend on Friday was not what the team was looking for. Lined up against Cruz

Strong Qualifying Effort Sets the Tone Prock opened qualifying on Friday with a 5.407-second run at 132.14 mph. The Mustang overpowered the track just before the 330-foot mark. While this run did not reflect the car’s full potential, early incremental numbers indicated that the team was moving in the right direction. The breakthrough came in Q2. Prock delivered a smooth, controlled pass of 3.956 seconds at 331.94 mph. This was one of the strongest runs of the session. The pas

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