Funny Car driver John Force of Yorba Linda, Calif., lays down a track record pass of 321.50 MPH at 3.980 elapsed time during qualifying for the Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series Toyota Nationals ...

Take a look back at the 1969 Super Stock Nationals and view a few of the unseen vintage funny car photos, like the Mickey Thomson Mustang.

Pontiac's midsize "aero" Grand Am was actually raced as a Funny Car in the mid-1970s, and this one was properly restored to its livery as the U.S. Marinesbacked entry of Bob Pickett.

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The Enthusiast Network // Getty Images ... “Fast Eddie” Schartman earned the first Funny Car trophy at the 1966 Finals, at Tulsa. RON LEWIS. Funny Cars have come a long way from their 1960s roots.

U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin hosted its 18th Annual Funny Car Nationals this past weekend, and that could only mean one thing. Things got crazy really fast. Photographer Andy Visockis was ...

Bob Tasca III set the NHRA Funny Car track speed record at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to take the No. 1 spot in qualifying for Sunday’s Nevada Nationals.

Steve Bovan from Blair’s Speed Shop in Pasadena, California, built one of the most memorable—and successful—early funny cars, with plans to match race it around the country. 0:00 / 0:00 ...

So Fast It Melts Your Face: What It Feels Like To Drive A Funny Car Drag racer Ron Capps explains the sensation of going 0 to 100 in eight-tenths of a second. By Jacqueline Detwiler-George ...

Funny car driver John Force is battling back from a brain injury caused by a fiery 300-mph crash last week. The 75-year-old driver was unresponsive for 5 days. ... (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images) ...

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 ...