NORWALK, Ohio (June 29, 2025) – Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won back-to-back races for the second time this year for John Force Racing, taking down Matt Hagan in the final round of the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park.
Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Cory Reed (Pro Stock) and John Hall (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 10th of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Prock went 4.064-seconds at 318.54 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet SS to slip past Hagan’s 4.099, as the points leader earned his fourth win of the 2025 campaign.
“It was definitely special, you know, the energy was definitely in a better place this year,” Prock said. “But to get it done with the Force family back in the house, that that was a big deal.”
“Last weekend was huge and this weekend was really big for the Force family and really big for Cornwell Tools.”
Speaking of back-to-back wins, Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley continues to roll, as the young phenom picked up his second consecutive victory, this time going 3.931 at 317.34 to hold off Clay Millican.
It’s the first career win in Norwalk for Ashley, who has gotten red-hot over the past couple months, advancing to six final rounds at the past seven races. He’s now won consecutive races as well, pulling to within 77 points of leader Tony Stewart.
“It’s very exciting to get my first win here,” Ashley said. “Norwalk means a lot to me personally. My father (Mike) won in Funny Car here in 2007, and I ever since we started racing in Top Fuel, it was a dream of mine to win right here and that’s what we did today.”
In Pro Stock, Cory Reed picked up his first career NHRA win in a magical moment, taking down teammate Dallas Glenn in the final round with a run of 6.648 at 207.30 in his J&A Service Chevrolet Camaro.
This will certainly be the most memorable, as Reed has made an incredible transition to the Pro Stock ranks, switching from Pro Stock Motorcycle to Pro Stock last year.
Reed was a spectacular .012 on the starting line against line and rolled to the victory and creating a moment he won’t soon forget.
“All I know is I got Dallas off the tree, which was a very big accomplishment for myself,” Reed said.
Pro Stock Motorcycle’s John Hall waited nearly 12 years between wins, but the veteran got the job done on Sunday in Norwalk, chasing down Richard Gadson in the championship round with a run of 6.880 at 196.67 on his American Rebel Beer Buell.
“It’s special because you never know if you’re going to get another one. I won twice in 2013, including the U.S. Nationals,” Hall said.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action with the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals on July 18-20 at Pacific Raceways in Seattle.