Jordan Vandergriff

The California native had two NHRA starts in 2025, driving in relief of injured TF driver Shawn Reed at Brainerd and Indianapolis.
He went to the final round in his rookie season at the Dallas event in 2019
Jordan has served as an NHRA on FOX reporter the past two seasons
He was a contestant on the 19th season of The Bachelorette

FOR THE RECORD:

Vandergriff had two NHRA starts in 2025, driving in relief of injured Top Fuel driver Shawn Reed at Brainerd and Indianapolis. He qualified second at Brainerd and 13^th at Indianapolis.
In the 11 Top Fuel races of his 2019 rookie season, Vandergriff earned a runner-up finish at Dallas and two other semi-final showings.

DID YOU KNOW:

Vandergriff served as an NHRA on FOX reporter in 2024 and 2025.

Vandergriff earned his Super Comp license from Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School but did not compete in the category.

Vandergriff competed in select NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster races during the 2018 season.

It was announced Dec. 12, 2025, that Vandergriff would drive the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car for John Force Racing.

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Chris Cunningham

Hometown: Hollywood, FL
Chris’s hobbies include golf, going to the Caribbean, riding Harley Davidson’s and spending time with his wife Sheila and daughter Lacey.

Thomas Prock

Hometown: Lansing, MI
The Prock family has been involved in drag racing since the late 60’s. Thomas grew up midget racing where he was crew chief for his brother Austin. He also was an engineer in the NASCAR cup series. Racing is in his blood!

Nate Hildahl

Hometown: Northfield, MN
Nate has been with John Force Racing since 2013 and has won 2 NHRA Championships with our team. In his spare time he enjoys going to concerts, working on his own cars and spending time with his wife Jennifer.

Samuel Brodhead

Hometown: Columbus, IN
Sam originally worked for Andy Durham's dirt late model engine business and Torrence Racing before coming to JFR. His hobbies include racing and shooting sports.

Bobby Lane Jr.

Hometown: Gahanna, OH
Bobby started racing in 2008 with Jim Head. After 6 seasons he moved to Indiana and started at JFR where he worked on John’s car for a year and Robert’s for two. He decided to go race A-Fuel racing with his girlfriend Krista Baldwin, but after a year away decided to come back. In his spare time he likes working on Krista’s A-Fuel dragster and riding his motorcycle. He also enjoys reloading ammunition, shooting guns and building things with his hands.

Andrew Lutz

Hometown: Columbus, IN
Andrew got into racing by working on street cars after graduating from college in 2016. In his spare time he likes to ride his motorcycle and spend time with his family.

Corey Melton

Hometown: Scottsville, KY
His first introduction to drag racing came from his grandfather who was always watching the races on Sunday. He was a John Force fan up until the day he passed away. From there, Corey would go to Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green and watch the Super Comp cars and a few Division 3 NHRA races. His first national event came in 2017 and he fell in love with the sport even more.

Michael Riggs

Hometown: Lancaster, OH
Michael got his start in racing just by watching it on television and knew that’s what he wanted to do. He graduated from the University of Northwestern Ohio with an Associate Degree in High Performance Automotive. In his free time, he likes to build hot rods.

Sam Stuckmayer

Hometown: Dundas, MN
Sam went to his first race at 6 years old and his family friend raced stock/super gas. He enjoys riding motorcycles and fishing in his spare time.

Jacob Wright

Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Jacob’s interests include shooting and cars.

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Lanny Miglizzi

Hometown: San Dimas, CA
Lanny grew up racing with his dad who started L&T Clutches in 1980. Around 1982 he went drag racing full time as he needed to learn the race track in order to help their clutch customers. He’s still learning everyday.

Eric Frampton

Hometown: El Paso, TX
Eric got his start in drag racing shortly after he got out of the Navy and worked on dirt modified cars for a few years while working evenings as a Diesel mechanic at the Kenworth shop in town. He met a guy who helped get him hired in drag racing doing the Mopar Performance tech trailer at the races which led into working with John Force and the team. He moved into the Castrol midway trailer in 2006 and then eventually moved to JFR Race Support. His hobbies include desert racing his dirt bike and driving his pro street car.

Jimmy Godfrey

Hometown: Plainview, TX
Jimmy was first introduced to racing by his grandfather at a young age. In his spare time, he enjoys car shows, and keeping up with the family's eight dogs.