Austin Prock and Tasca Racing's hard work was rewarded at the NHRA Potomac Nationals at Maryland International Raceway, driving the PPG Paints Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Friday and Saturday Qualifying was competitive, But Sunday is where it all came together for the team. Consistency Is Key Friday Qualifying would get off to a strong start, as Austin would line up against Cruz Pedregon in Q1. Austin would launch off with a 0.88 Reaction Time and set a 4.1 ET at 316mph. A clean

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

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

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season began at Gainesville Raceway for the historic NHRA Gatornationals, where Tasca Racing debuted its new driver and leadership combination with Austin Prock behind the wheel of the PPG Nitro Mustang Dark Horse Funny Car. The event marked the first official race weekend for the newly assembled program led by crew chief Jimmy Prock and driver Austin Prock, beginning a new era for the Tasca Racing Funny Car team. Challenging T

Tasca Racing and PPG enter a new competitive chapter in the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series as reigning Funny Car world champion Austin Prock takes the wheel of the PPG Nitro Mustang Dark Horse Funny Car. Following Tasca Racing’s offseason driver lineup announcement, Prock will pilot the PPG-backed Funny Car at four NHRA national events in 2026, continuing one of the sport’s longest-standing technical partnerships. 2026 PPG Primary Race Schedule The PPG Funny C