Bob Tasca, Funny Car driver, team owner, and Tony Stewart’s fierce rival, unleashed a heated rant on FOX Sports during the NHRA broadcast. The 2025 NHRA season kicked off with chilly weather, track challenges, and unexpected rain delays — then Tasca added to the drama by blasting FOX Sports live on air.
Tasca called out FOX’s preseason ads, which claimed that IndyCar is “the fastest motorsport.” He said the claim disrespected NHRA drag racing fans and drivers.
FOX Sports aired a series of commercials promoting its coverage of the NTT IndyCar Series. In the ads, the network stated that IndyCar is the fastest form of motorsports in the country.
Tony Stewart’s Rival Bob Tasca Blasts FOX Sports
FOX had a long partnership with NHRA, which started in 2016 and ended in 2021. Despite that history, Tasca didn’t hold back in defending drag racing.
After his run at Gainesville, Tasca said, “I said a few things getting out of the car, and I really mean it, and I want to say it to the fans. I’m very disappointed with FOX Sports. All winter, I got to hear ‘The fastest motorsport in the world,’ and I looked up, and I didn’t see the PPG Mustang, and I didn’t see (Austin) Prock’s car. I saw an IndyCar. And the fact is, we are the fastest motorsport in racing, and I think it’s an insult to the drivers and the fans. And truthfully, I didn’t think FOX was the fake news network.”
The FOX ads have sparked controversy, with many NHRA employees spotted wearing black T-shirts with the slogan “#NHRASpeedCheck” throughout the weekend.
Tasca doubled down on his comments on X, posting, “I said what I said.”
I said what I said.
— Bob Tasca III (@Tasca3) March 9, 2025
Tasca isn’t wrong. NHRA’s Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers regularly exceed 330 mph, while the fastest an IndyCar can reach is approximately 235 mph. Tasca and Austin Prock are the only Funny Car drivers in NHRA history to eclipse 341 mph.
Stewart has not commented on the matter.
