All Hellcat is about to break loose at the drag strip. The first family sedan to boast 707 horsepower and a demonic 204 mph top speed, it only seemed a matter of time before the Dodge Charger SRT ...

In 1981, when NHRA's Pro Comp drag-racing category was displaced by two new categories, Alcohol Dragster and Alcohol Funny Car, the emphasis suddenly focused on dragster versus dragster and Funny Car ...

Known as the biggest funny car race in the world, the Funny Car Chaos Classic was founded by Chris Graves, who as a kid loved funny cars. He later created one of the coolest drag racing series on the ...

You know what sucks? Having engine components and body pieces from your funny car dragster fly at you while you’re doing 200 mph. That’s exactly what happened to racer Jack Beckman at New England ...

The history of funny cars dates back to the 1960s, and while it's not possible to pinpoint exactly who coined the phrase and why, many experts in the drag racing field agree the name originates from ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A funny car is a high-powered, ...

Alexis DeJoria has proven to have one of the quickest cars in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Funny Car class with six top-eight qualifying results in the first 10 events. She's currently 11th in ...

The mid-engine C8 Chevy Corvette was a landmark technological revolution in the nearly seven-decade history of America’s favorite sports car. This jet engine-powered funny-car dragster, based on a ...

Del Worsham is the new king of the funny car category, having set a new record in his Toyota Camry-lookalike dragster. Del smashed the record three times in a row at Funny Car Chaos at Texas Motorplex ...