NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Jimmy Prock and Will Smith join host Brian Lohnes to talk about not only their successes in St. Louis at Worldwide Technology Raceway but also their teams' respective improvements over the course of 2026.

Prock goes into depth about the process and work that has defined the Tasca Racing Ford Mustang this season, how he and his crew have developed their combination, pushed the limits of what's possible, and how they have come back into a championship conversation that some may have believed them to be locked out of. It's an interesting chat with one of the all-time great wrenches in the sport of drag racing.

Smith's Bluebird Turf Top Fuel dragster has been on a tear in the Countdown to the Championship. A second-round appearance to start it, a semifinal in Rockingham to continue it, and then a final-round berth in St. Louis for their best race day of the season. The hows and whys of this increasingly successful unique team are explored here.

Two great stories and two interviews that bring you into the pits and crew chief lounge of these surging teams!