Ep. 344 | Jordan Vandergriff

Ep. 344 | Jordan Vandergriff

From The Racing Writer's Podcast by JB15 Network

March 16, 2026 · 40 min · Season 9 · Episode 344

About this episode

Jordan Vandergriff discusses his return to racing as a Funny Car driver and his experiences with John Force Racing.

Jordan Vandergriff is living his best life as a Funny Car driver for John Force Racing, which puts him back behind the wheel for the first time in six years, We’re digging into it all today, starting with how it never gets old being introduced as a JFR driver; the story of being picked by John Force; it setting in more and more through Gainesville; getting the first win(s) light out of the way in the first weekend; not having the same exact team that won the last two championships; not using that as a built-in excuse; outsiders creating a rivalry between he and Austin Prock; what’s going on in the headphones; looking to get Rick Hendrick’s attention; fitting into a team with longtime preexisting sponsors; staying involved with the sport and at the track helping land his job; the perspective working in television gave him; finding himself learning the competition while working in television; championing for himself to drive while in the television role, and the balance of doing so; the career narrative he would have wrote when getting his Top Fuel ride n 2018; it taking so long to get back behind the wheel; the time spent away from the sport; doing mental preparation and…

People in this episode

Guest: Jordan Vandergriff

Topics covered

  • Funny Car racing
  • Jordan Vandergriff's career
  • John Force Racing
  • rivalries in racing
  • mental preparation for racing
  • transition from television to racing

Keywords

  • Funny Car
  • John Force Racing
  • Jordan Vandergriff
  • Austin Prock
  • Rick Hendrick
  • racing career
  • mental preparation
  • television role

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: John Force Racing

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