With header flames flying over the roofline , NHRA Funny Car rookie phenom Austin Prock charges down the Maple Grove 1,000-foot course on a qualifying attempt in his Cornwell Quality

Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals . Tuned by his father , Jimmy Prock , with brother Thomas Prock and Nate Hildahl serving as co-crew chiefs , Prock rocketed to a 3.849 E . T . at 338.43 MPH to take the provisional No . 1 spot on Friday . The 2019 DI 30 Under 30 honoree held on to the top spot on Saturday and won his sixth event of the season on Sunday .

Photograph by David Hilner Maple Grove Raceway | Mohnton , Pennsylvania | Friday , September 13 th , 2024

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