ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The National Hot Rod Association is the governing body for Nitro Funny Car racing. This is a type of drag racing where vehicles are characterized by its short wheelbase ...

With a win this weekend at Bristol, Capps would earn his first victory of the season and become the new track record holder ...

Austin Prock, 28, already is licensed in both nitro categories and will ... He started his drag-racing career on Courtney Force’s Funny Car team, then was the supercharger specialist for her ...

The eye-catching PPG NITRO MUSTANG® DARK HORSE® Funny Car will be on the track for four events this year, including three NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION® (NHRA®) Mission Foods Drag Racing Series ...

While many tracks host some version of a dragster experience, the two most dedicated schools we've tried are Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, run by two-time Nitro Funny Car champ Frank Hawley ...

The largest championship drag racing event outside of North America is well underway with day two of NDRC Gulf Western Oil ...

SUMMERS: Murphy was also the first woman to earn a license to drive nitro-powered cars. That's a class of cars designed for drag racing. She drove what's known as a funny car, ripping down short ...

The fourth and final day of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals saw more records broken by the best of NDRC drag racing.

Drag racing is easily the most female-dense form ... "Today, even being the only woman competing in Nitro Funny Car at the moment, I don't really think about it," DeJoria said.

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