Said he was leaving at the end of the season. John cut his season short and let him go today. No loyalty anymore.
Who's Jimmy Prock? I remember toothpick guy but never heard of Prock. Can you let us know?
That team isn't strong enough to lose Jimmy Prock, I see major problems ahead. JMO
Force is losing a lot of sponsors like Ford and Castrol next year? Those guys are bailing but can't Force get new ones? He's 10 times bigger than the rest of those guys.
Will announce new sponsor's and other big news at the Vegas race. Talked to one of his crew guys at Reading and it looks like Castrol may also be back on a smaller scale. But he is ready to go for next year.
Said he was leaving at the end of the season. John cut his season short and let him go today. No loyalty anymore.
I am not sure that I agree with the loyalty sentiment. He has been there 16 years already.
Reading this article, with a lot of quotes from Force,
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/22/nhra-stunner-jimmy-prock-is-out-as-john-forces-crew-chief/ , I agree that Prock could have been more forthright and up-front about it.
It is nice to see John react so viscerally, which he has known for, but I cannot help but think it is a "nose to spite face" gesture...
I think JF has done everything possible in drag racing, replacing Prock wont be a problem,,hell, he has had different crew chiefs and has still won,,no one has passion/integrity like he does. Race on JF
most likely antonelli coming over from one of the other cars
From Force's website (in happier times)--http://www.johnforceracing.com/Crews2/team053-jimmy.htm...I interviewed Prock many times during my tenure on the NHRA National Event announcing team; even back then in the late 90s, his star was rising as one of the best CCs in the business! There were many teams who came up against a "Prock-Rocket"; and it was probably a 50/50 split on victories vs. losses. He wrenched for many teams during his career and was a hard interview as he was not one who sought the spotlight!