INTENSE Final Round THRASH Austin Prock John Force Racing Bristol

Could you do it?
Servicing an 11,000-HP nitro funny car to go for the big win is not a simple task. It takes hustle, cooperation, and careful planning. Stand with Geoff Stunkard at the pit railing to watch the work that went into getting the Cornwall Tools John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro AA/FC #nitro Funny Car driven by third-generation racer Austin Prock ready for the final match at the NHRA Supergrip Thunder Valley Nationals #itsbristolbaby at Bristol Dragway in Tennessee on June 9, 2024. #chevycamaro
Tightly edited down to just 22 minutes of action, you'll see the servicing of the engine, clutch, supercharger, fuel system and more. Feel the intensity of these men, each focused on their assigned task, doing the full job. Watch Austin Prock taking care of the critical work of packing his parachutes and mixing up a fresh batch of nitromethane for the run while his father Jimmy calls the shots to get down the challenging summer-day surface of Thunder Valley. Then see the race itself from the roof of the track's big tower.
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Austin Prock first got behind the wheel of a asphalt midget car at age 10, and in 2012 was named the National Pavement Midget Rookie of the Year. Prock was the STARS National Pavement Midget Champion in 2014 after winning four races. Prock finished his circle track career having entered 139 races with 27 wins and 84 top five finishes, plus raced out of the shop of three-time NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart. Nonetheless, Prock’s roots and end goal were always in drag racing. Austin is the grandson of former NHRA driver Tom Prock and the son of world champion tuner Jimmy Prock, the crew chief of the Cornwell Tools / AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing.
Starting on the crews of both Courtney Force’s Funny Car team and Brittany Force's Top Fuel dragster, in 2017 he was offered the chance to join the family business as part of the John Force Racing driver development program. His years of experience both on track and in the garage made the move almost seamless for the young driver.
He was licensed that spring in a Super Comp dragster through Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School, and by June 2017, he was licensed in an Alcohol Dragster, going to one Lucas Oil regional event in the Alcohol Dragster category where he scored No. 2 qualifier and a semifinal finish.
Prock made his first passes in a Nitro Funny Car in April 2018 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and, in June 2018, Prock earned his Nitro Funny Car license at Summit Racing Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
Prock made his professional drag racing debut at the 2019 season opening Winternationals in Pomona, California where he earned his first career round win. The Top Fuel standout continued to impress throughout the season building his resume with competitive passes in the .70s and .80s before powering the Montana Brand / Rocky Mountain Twist dragster to the winner’s circle for the first time at the Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Washington. He went on to clinch a spot in the Countdown to the Championship at the U.S. Nationals and was the only rookie in the nitro categories to do so. At the AAA Texas Fall Nationals, Prock piloted his 11,000-horsepower machine to a career-best elapsed time of 3.688-seconds and top speed of 334.40 mph. Prock finished the 2019 season eighth in the points standings with one win, five semifinal appearances and most notably the 2019 NHRA Rookie of the Year award.
After John Force Racing took a step back in 2020 due to the pandemic, Prock worked on the crew of Robert Hight’s Funny Car team under his father, crew chief Jimmy Prock, in 2021. Prock made his return to the seat of his Top Fuel dragster in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season. Prock began his second year of full-time driving duties with one national event win from his rookie season under his belt. In 2022 and 2023, Prock added 3 event wins and 2 No. 1 Qualifiers.
In 2024, Prock was met with the opportunity to drive the Cornwell Tools / AAA Chevrolet Funny Car with his father Jimmy brother Thomas, and Nate Hildahl as crew chiefs. It is a dream come true for Prock to drive with his family and follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Tom, and make his Funny Car debut. This is his 2nd win of the season and he leads the Mission Foods Series points standings.

[@rheidtech]

20:40 REDLIGHT! 🔴😮. Super Vid Geoff🎩🌄🇺🇸

[@stanlucas665]

Awesome footage, thanks for sharing

[@gszookeeper77]

Thanks for watching and glad you liked it!

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@@gszookeeper77
Do you happen to have some old fuel altered stuff in your archives?

[@gszookeeper77]

I've got some unpublished slides from Pomona, Indy and Tulsa. Will be digging some of it out but probably not until fall due to my present travel.

[@stanlucas665]

@@gszookeeper77
Great, my dad drove fuel altereds from the mid 60s to the late 70s on the west coast. He did make one trip east to
St. Louis around the summer of 72. I can’t wait to see the stuff you have

[@gszookeeper77]

Which car? I've got Burkholder, Mob, Borch&Marcellus. Pure Hell, Pure Heaven, etc early 1970s.

[@gszookeeper77]

THE PROCK FAMILY DOES IT AGAIN AT VMP. And up the hard side of the ladder, too - Pedregon, Capps, and Hagan!

[@gszookeeper77]

"I'd rather be lucky than good"...still ran the dominant number

[@MichaelGuziak]

>> *OK,,, THANK YOU..!!!