Breaking ; Jack Beckman to Drive John Force Racing Funny Car in 2025 as John Force return to Drag Racing is still Questioned.

While John Force isn’t saying this is the end of his full-time NHRA Funny Car driving career, the writing seems to be on the wall.

Today, John Force Racing and sponsor Old World Industries announced that Jack Beckman would be driving the John Force Racing PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS for the full 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing season.

Beckman, the 2012 NHRA Funny Car champion, replaced the injured John Force in August after Force suffered a traumatic brain injury at an event at Virginia Motorsports Park in June. Force never returned to race in 2024 though he did make an appearance at the track at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Oct. 31-Nov. 3.

The 58-year-old Beckman finished out the last eight races of the season for Force, and won twice.

According to the team, “Force continues to receive treatment for a Traumatic Brain Injury. Although he has made significant progress, he remains under the care and evaluation of TBI specialists.

Beckman, who won at St. Louis and in the season finale at Pomona, helped the John Force/Jack Beckman entry finish second in the season Funny Car standings, behind John Force Racing’s Austin Prock.

“I am thrilled to continue a partnership with PEAK and BlueDEF and look forward to returning to JFR in 2025,” Beckman said. “As a car enthusiast, I believe in using the best products available for both personal and professional applications. PEAK and BlueDEF products are trusted for our support vehicles and haulers, ensuring reliability and performance.

As for the 75-year-old Force, the 16-time NHRA champion and sport’s winningest driver been careful not to announce his retirement from the

“Beckman’s doing the job for PEAK and BlueDEF,” Force said. “I’m still going to therapy every week and working as hard as I can to get back out there with the sponsors and the fans in a sport I love, and I miss. I’ve still got a lot of things I want to do, so I don’t want anybody thinking they’ve seen the last of John Force. We’ll have a lot more to talk about after the holidays.”