Need another reason to get fired up for the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Race Series?
Ford Performance jumpstarted its effort for the 2024 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series on Wednesday when it revealed its Mustang Dark Horse Funny Car.
Ford calls it, “the perfect fusion of power, speed, and a legacy of excellence that defines Ford Performance in the world of NHRA racing.”
Driver Bob Tasca III, a 17-time event winner, will lead the on-track stable of Mustangs this season, The season begins with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 7-10, at Gainesville, Fla.
Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and MLive Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek in 2011. He won several Michigan Associated Press and national Associated Press Sports Editors awards for auto racing coverage and was named the 2000 Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club’s Michigan Motorsports Writer of the Year. A Michigan native, Mike spent three years after college working in southwest Florida before realizing that the land of Disney and endless summer was no match for the challenge of freezing rain, potholes and long, cold winters in the Motor City.