In the PRO Superstar Shootout finale held at Bradenton Motorsports Park, Ron Capps took home the victory over Austin Prock, who delivered an extraordinary run that still left him without the win.
While Prock didn’t claim the victory, the John Force Racing driver’s performance was memorable, with a remarkable 3.791-second run during the final qualifying session. The shootout allowed the JFR team to prepare for the approaching NHRA Mission Foods Series, beginning with the Gatornationals in March.
Austin Prock, representing JFR in his Chevrolet SS, had an impressive qualifying run. However, during the final, he found issues with the clutch, resulting in a time of 4.003 seconds, a significant drop from Capps’ 3.870-second run at 330.47 mph.
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Despite the issue, Prock found an opportunity to learn from the experience as the NHRA events approach. He commented in a press release from the team:
“Another great start to the year. We made it to the final round and ran some pretty competitive ETs throughout the day (3.876 and 3.883 in the first two rounds).
“The thing left hard. It was marching but by the time I got past the Christmas Tree, the clutch broke and it was essentially running in neutral all the way down there.
“Tough way to lose,” he said. “But I guess better here than at the NHRA event in a few weeks. Really proud of this Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS team. They did an outstanding job all weekend.
“We have four people who are in new positions on this team and one of them is totally new to Funny Car racing and they all did a great job.
“Really proud of my crew chiefs, my dad, brother (Thomas) and Nate (Hildahl). This thing was on kill all weekend. To lay down the quickest pass in Funny Car history and to have the fastest one as well, maybe one day we’ll get those two numbers paired up.
“But great start. We’ve got a lot of work to do in this next month to get ready for Gainesville and I’m chomping at the bit.”
Jack Beckman joined the JFR team with ambitions to reclaim championship glory, making it through to the semifinals with the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevy. Brittany Force also impressed in the Monster Energy dragster, closely missing the final race after an admirable semifinal performance against Shawn Reed.
Full 2025 NHRA Season
| Date | Event Name | Location |
| March 6-9 | NHRA Gatornationals | Gainesville Raceway |
| March 21-23 | NHRA Arizona Nationals | Firebird Motorsports Park |
| March 27-30 | Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals | In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip |
| April 11-13 | NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| April 25-27 | NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | zMax Dragway |
| May 15-18 | Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals | Route 66 Raceway |
| May 30 – June 1 | NHRA New England Nationals | New England Dragway |
| June 6-8 | NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol Dragway |
| June 20-22 | NHRA Virginia Nationals | Virginia Motorsports Park |
| June 26-29 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals | Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park |
| July 18-20 | NHRA Northwest Nationals | Pacific Raceways |
| July 25-27 | DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals | Sonoma Raceway |
| August 14-17 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Brainerd International Raceway |
| August 27 – Sept 1 | Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park |
| September 11-14 | NHRA Reading Nationals | Maple Grove Raceway |
| September 19-21 | NHRA Carolina Nationals | zMax Dragway |
| September 26-28 | NHRA Midwest Nationals | World Wide Technology Raceway |
| October 9-12 | Texas NHRA FallNationals | Texas Motorplex |
| October 24-25 | NHRA Showcase of Speed | South Georgia Motorsports Park |
| October 30 – Nov 2 | NHRA Nevada Nationals | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| November 13-16 | In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals | In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip |
