NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Funny Car driver Spencer Hyde will be stepping out of the seat of the Head General Contractors and Engineering Funny Car for the final race of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Bobby Bode will replace Hyde for the In-N-Out NHRA Finals.

Hyde is currently ninth in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series standings, 35 points behind Daniel Wilkerson in eighth place.

“With the birth of our daughter last Saturday I needed to be here with Courtney. Of course, I wanted to race the final race of the season and do my best to hold onto our spot in the Top Ten,” said Hyde. “We appreciate Bobby being available to get into the seat. I will be pulling for him and the rest of the Head Racing team.”

Bobby Bode has extensive experience in the Funny Car category racing for his family’s team as well as veteran team owner Del Worsham. Bode has raced to his first runner-up finish in 2022 in Houston and has competed at five national events including the prestigious U.S. Nationals and the Midwest Nationals during the Countdown.

“I was not expecting this at all,” said Bode. “I put my plans on hold to help Spencer and the Head Racing team. I am very grateful to get the chance from Jim Head to fill in for Spencer to close out the season. It is just cool to get to race at the In-N-Out NHRA Finals because teams will be racing for championships and you never know if we could have a hand in deciding who get the trophy at the end of the season.”