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Hottest In Owner Paints

By tallglassofmilkApr 14th 2007 – 6:40PM

Funny Car driver Mike Ashley recorded the fastest pass in drag racing history Friday night when he reached 334.32 mph in his Dodge Charger to lead qualifying for the eighth annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. A mortgage banker by weekday, Ashley admits to a struggle of juggling two careers and this weekend decided to...

The IMPAXX of Safety

By tallglassofmilkMar 25th 2007 – 5:55AM

This week saw tragic accidents in both the NHRA and IRL leagues.John Force Racing's funny car driver Eric Medlen, 33, who had emerged as one of the most popular young drivers in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, succumbed Friday afternoon to injuries suffered when his race car crashed into a guardwall during a Monday...

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Video: Watch an NHRA funny car explode in a four-wide drag race

By John Neff Apr 15th 2012 - 06:10PM

Matt Hagan, the reigning NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car champ, kicked off this weekend's Four-Wide Nationals qualifying session at zMAX Dragway in North Carolina with a bang.

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Background on funny car

Funny Car is a drag racing car class. In the United States, other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.

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