How The Door Just Opened For John Force To Win A 17th NHRA Funny Car Championship

Jack Beckman will replace Force for the rest of the season, but—get this—sidelined Force gets all the points that Beckman earns.

John Force is out for the rest of the 2024 NHRA Funny Car season after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a crash at Virginia Motorsports Park on June 23.

And, believe it or not, he could still win the NHRA Funny Car Championship—this year.

On Tuesday, John Force Racing made a move that could—on paper, anyway—get the sport’s winningest driver his 17th NHRA Funny Car championship.

The team announced that it has hired 2012 Funny Car champion Jack Beckman to replace Force for the final eight races of the season.