Now available: Celebrating the greatest moments of John Force's incredible career

In 2027, NHRA will celebrate the great career of 16-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force with a yearlong celebration of 50 Years of Force, and NHRA Publications has the perfect accompaniment: an encyclopedic book chronicling the 50 greatest moments of Force’s career.

18 Aug 2026

NHRA National Dragster staff

John Force: Moments and Milestones That Forged an NHRA Legend is a handsome hardcover book — filled with stunning photography, personal insights, compelling stories, and insightful statistics from throughout his remarkable career — that celebrates the people, places, triumphs, setbacks, and unforgettable moments and milestones that helped shape Force’s extraordinary journey, 50 great moments that preserve the legacy of one of the greatest careers in motorsports history.

From his humble beginnings in a Southern California trailer to the pinnacle of his sport, he transformed himself into the acknowledged GOAT of drag racing, and this book shares the stories that carried him there.

The book, the ideal holiday gift for you or the drag racing fan in your life, is available in three formats:

Deluxe Edition: This deluxe hardcover edition features more than a dozen additional pages of spectacular photos and special endpapers not included in the standard edition, as well as upgraded paper quality.

Standard Edition: This standard hardcover edition includes all the same chapters and stats as the deluxe edition but does not have the upgraded features.

eBook: Download the deluxe edition to your mobile device.

ALSO STILL AVAILABLE

To help commemorate NHRA's 75th Anniversary celebration in 2026, NHRA Publications has created two handsome books that tell the stories of NHRA's acceleration into motorsports glory and salute the heroes who helped drive the sport forward.

The fourth and final printing of NHRA 75: A Legacy of Speed, the handsome 206-page coffee-table-style book telling the history of NHRA, is now complete, and books are available immediately, but once the current stock is exhausted, they're gone. Don't miss out now as a gift to yourself or for family and friends. Christmas is coming! Supplies are limited.

NHRA legends will be in hand at NHRA national events throughout the season to get your books autographed, so buy now!

NHRA 75: A Legacy of Speed chronicles the sport's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to superstar stature. It's packed with historic photos, some of which have never been published, and presents the history of the NHRA in chronological fashion, allowing fans to relive the magic. Sprinkled through the book are features on legends of the quarter-mile, memorable moments, and technological breakthroughs that powered the sport.

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NHRA’s Top 75 Drivers, a keystone program of NHRA’s 75th Anniversary celebration, salutes the Top 75 Drivers in NHRA history, as voted by an elite panel of drag racing experts, and now you can own a keepsake book celebrating the greatest heroes of NHRA Drag Racing.

Created by the staff of NHRA National Dragster magazine, this 160-page book is packed with historic photos and detailed biographies of some of the sport's greatest drivers, including legends like Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, Kenny Bernstein, Bob Glidden, Warren Johnson, Terry Vance, and many more, and current drivers like Tony Schumacher, Antron Brown, Matt Hagan, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, Erica Enders, Andrew Hines, and Matt Smith, who were added to the Top Drivers list this year, are likewise celebrated throughout this book.

The book is available in both traditional print form and as a downloadable eBook.