MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Doug Foley Racing introduced that Doug Foley will transition from driving duties to a full-time staff proprietor position starting this season.
Gary Pritchett has been named driver of the staff’s High Gas dragster.
“We’re going to do a driver swap in 2026,” Foley stated. “I’m going to get out of the seat. And I simply felt like we may very well be higher all the best way round and I form of wished to focus extra on simply taking the staff to a different stage, and so I made a decision to get out of the seat.”
Foley, a veteran High Gas competitor and multi-time IHRA occasion winner, stated the transfer permits him to give attention to strengthening the group each competitively and commercially.
“I simply didn’t really feel like our staff was on the stage it may very well be, and that’s my objective to repair that,” Foley stated.
The staff will compete in a mixture of NHRA and IHRA occasions in 2026. Foley stated the hybrid schedule gives alternatives for development whereas sustaining a aggressive presence throughout each sanctioning our bodies.
Pritchett, a former High Alcohol Dragster competitor and longtime High Gas crew member, earned his High Gas license in 2015 underneath the steering of crew chief Doug Kuch.
“Doug Kuch truly received me my High Gas license again in 2015 in Charlotte and coming full circle,” Pritchett stated. “I really feel like all the celebrities are form of aligning and actually excited for the chance.”
Pritchett stated the chance represents a profession milestone.
“It looks like I received the chance I’ve been ready on my entire life,” he stated.
