John Force's Peak-sponsored Chevrolet will have a familiar face beside tuner Jon Schaffer starting this weekend at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, the first stop in the six-race Countdown to the Championship. 

Schaffer, who led the team to two victories during the Western Swing, will be joined by Jason McCulloch in sharing the tune-up duties. Nick Casertano will continue his day-to-day duties of crew management and Funny Car operations on the PEAK team.

McCulloch was previously on the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster team. 

“Growing up in California I always felt like my heroes Don ‘Snake’ Prudhomme, Tom ‘Mongoose’ McEwen and Ed ‘The Ace’ McCulloch were the boys of Southern California," said Force. "I used to see Jason sitting on truck tailgates learning from all these legends just like me. The McCullochs are Funny Car people just like the Forces. It just seemed like a natural fit to bring Jason over with me and team him up with Jon Schaffer.  I have always worked to build the next generation of drivers and crew chiefs. This move is part of that plan and one that I think will make all my teams stronger."

The move brings McCulloch back to his Funny Car roots after over a decade winning world championships in the Top Fuel ranks. McCulloch grew up in drag racing working on his father’s Funny Car that was owned by Larry Minor before switching to Top Fuel where he established himself as one of the brightest young crew chiefs.

“I learned a lot growing up in this sport. One of the best lessons I picked up was to work as hard as you can and do whatever job needs to be done," said McCulloch. I am looking forward to working on the PEAK Camaro Funny Car with Jon Schaffer and Nick Casertano as well as the rest of the guys on that crew.  That team has a lot of talent and I am ready to do my part to win John Force another Funny Car championship."