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NHRA Releases the First Four Dates for the 2023 Season Beginning at Gainesville Speedway
NHRA Releases the First Four Dates for the 2023 Season Beginning at Gainesville Speedway

13 Jul 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The National Hot Rod Association announced the schedule for the first four races for 2023 beginning in Florida and then moving west for three consecutive events

 
Dodge Challenger Demon "Funny Car" Rendering Is Muscle Car Madness
Dodge Challenger Demon "Funny Car" Rendering Is Muscle Car Madness

10 Jul 2021, 20:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The point is to go back to the 1970s Funny Cars that you could identify from a quick glance and be happy you have the same model

 
Someone Built a Dragster Out of an AMC Gremlin and It's Downright Insane
Someone Built a Dragster Out of an AMC Gremlin and It's Downright Insane

30 Apr 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This modified AMC Gremlin is called "The Animal" and it's a green mean machine that's waiting to run quick sprints down the quarter-mile

 
Unusual Twin-Turbo, Camaro Funny Car Shows Up at the Track, Runs 4.99
Unusual Twin-Turbo, Camaro Funny Car Shows Up at the Track, Runs 4.99

10 Apr 2021, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fitted with a pair of turbochargers and running on methanol, this five-second Camaro is not your regular funny car. But is it quick enough for nitrous racing?

 
Toyota Camry Funny Car Owns 3-Second Runs, Smashes Record Three Times
Toyota Camry Funny Car Owns 3-Second Runs, Smashes Record Three Times

6 Apr 2021, 11:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Funny cars may look funny, but they mean business—especially those tuned and driven by Del Worsham, who just set a new 1/8-mile record

 
Four-Engined 1969 Ford Mustang "Mach IV" Dragster Is Crazy
Four-Engined 1969 Ford Mustang "Mach IV" Dragster Is Crazy

30 Jul 2020, 17:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nowadays, when you want to make 3000 horsepower, you just get a big-block that runs on a gallon of race fuel per second. But in the 60s, you'd just use more V8s

 
2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Gets Demonic Tribute Livery on Dragsters
2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Gets Demonic Tribute Livery on Dragsters

17 Jul 2020, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Dragsters ran by Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) to sport a new livery meant to be a tribute to the 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye

 
This 1971 Dodge Charger Funny Car Is Dead Serious, Needs a New Place to Crash
This 1971 Dodge Charger Funny Car Is Dead Serious, Needs a New Place to Crash

3 Jul 2020, 09:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re looking for a Charger like no other, maybe you’re interested in a Funny Car racer? Someone is selling one online for a pretty good price

 
Tom Padilla's Red Dragon Nostalgia Funny Car Is Not Your Average Barn Find
Tom Padilla's Red Dragon Nostalgia Funny Car Is Not Your Average Barn Find

8 May 2020, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We're probably looking at the fiberglass body that was launched some 300 feet into the air due to a supercharger explosion back in 2009

 
850 HP Trophy Truck Races 10,000 HP Nitro Funny Car to a Photo Finish
850 HP Trophy Truck Races 10,000 HP Nitro Funny Car to a Photo Finish

4 Jul 2016, 13:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Two vehicles with absurd amounts of power - both built for speed but in very different conditions - go head-to-head on a drag strip

 
Turbine-Powered "Green Monster" Shoots Flames at the Driver, Hits 200 MPH
Turbine-Powered "Green Monster" Shoots Flames at the Driver, Hits 200 MPH

2 Jul 2015, 08:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The design is based on an ultra-light flame+engine Art Arfons developed in the '60s and '70s. This thing is fast, cool and very scary

 
Norwegian Funny Car Has Trouble Driving on Snow <span>· Video</span>
Norwegian Funny Car Has Trouble Driving on Snow · Video

19 Dec 2014, 11:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're kind of a day late for throwback Thursday, but we're pretty sure nobody is going to mind a video unlike any other, where a funny car is trying to drive normally on snow. Why? Because...

 
2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car Unveiled at SEMA <span>· Video</span>
2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car Unveiled at SEMA · Video

5 Nov 2014, 18:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fiat-Chrysler didn’t bring a custom Challenger SRT Hellcat at SEMA, but something a bit faster than the most powerful muscle car ever. That’s the 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny ...

 
6000 HP Jet-Powered Funny Car Blows Italy Away
6000 HP Jet-Powered Funny Car Blows Italy Away

15 Sep 2014, 08:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Let's just start this story by saying that the following video left us speechless for a couple of seconds. Not only does this jet car have 10 times more power than Lamborghini, but it's al...

 
John Force Wins 16th NHRA Championship, Defeats Daughter in Final
John Force Wins 16th NHRA Championship, Defeats Daughter in Final

29 Oct 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drag racing legend John Force won the 2013 NHRA Funny Car Championship on Sunday after defeating his 25-year-old daughter in the final round at the Las Vegas Speedway. The 64-year-old drove his C...

 
Funny Car Driver Escapes Uninjured after Massive Explosion
Funny Car Driver Escapes Uninjured after Massive Explosion

25 Apr 2012, 16:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driver Matt Hagan is uninjured after a massive engine explosion tears his car to shreds. The incident took place in the qualifying round of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals held at the Zmax Dragway. The...

 
Funny Car Sets New Quarter Mile Record: 3.995s
Funny Car Sets New Quarter Mile Record: 3.995s

20 Sep 2011, 23:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This piece of news is dedicated to a funny car, but we can assure you that it is as serious as it can be. You'd better watch the funny car on the right of the drag strip closely, as you're...

 
Ashley Force Hood Wins the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
Ashley Force Hood Wins the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals

30 Mar 2009, 13:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ashley Force Hood clinched her second Funny Car win of career during the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. Just like last year, when taki...

 
Ford Displays Cobra Jet Mustang at NHRA Events
Ford Displays Cobra Jet Mustang at NHRA Events

12 Mar 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford's Cobra Jet Mustang winning the February-schedule Winternationals at Pomona in the NHRA did not go unnoticed. All motor racing enthusiasts from across the North American continent now want...