In the high-octane world of drag racing, Funny Cars and dragsters reign supreme, captivating audiences with their speed and power. While both vehicles are built for the quarter-mile sprint, they ...
All race cars are powerful, but the NHRA’s Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car are the beefed-up Arnold Schwarzeneggers of the motorsports world. • Consider, a 358-cubic-inch V8 NASCAR engine delivers 750 ...
According to The Shop magazine, racing historian Leo Levine investigated who came up with the nickname that stuck. Credit, he determined, went to Fran Hernandez, the head of Mercury’s racing program, ...
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 ...
Ron Capps is a superstar in the motorsports niche called drag racing. His 74 Funny Car win tally is second only to another NHRA superstar, John Force. To those who don’t know much about drag racing, ...
Drag racing, a high-octane motorsport that has thrilled fans for decades, has produced many legendary figures and iconic machines. The captivating stories of some of the most celebrated drag racing ...
In the niche world of Funny Car drag racing, one duo stood out: Jim Liberman, known as “Jungle Jim,” and his sidekick and partner, Pam Hardy, or “Jungle Pam.” Their combined appeal – Jim's racing ...