Fire and Smoke! Funny Car Drag Racing Gallery from the 1960s and 1970s SIM ArchivePhotographerDouglas GladWriterCar Craft ArchivesPhotographerMar 19, 2020 See All 19 Photos ...

NHRA: Alcohol Funny Car driver escapes massive fire at U.S. Nationals (VIDEO) It's rare that you see a fire in the Alcohol Funny Car class, but Chris Zgoda fortunately was able to walk away ...

DeJoria's car fire was her second major incident in as many NHRA events. The five-time career Funny Car winner is eighth in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series points standings with two ...

NHRA funny car driver Ron Capps is shown during qualifying for the Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz., on March 21. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) ...

Funny Car owner-tuner-driver Tim Wilkerson wanted to get hot for the Countdown to the Championship – but not the kind of “hot” he experienced in his semifinal victory over John Force. About ...

When the funny car explodes (almost literally) off the starting line, the power is so ferocious, it buckles the tires and shakes the ground. Flames belch from the exhaust, and sonic waves emanate ...

But technology was a freight train on fire in those days, and by 1968, the Chevelle was thoroughly outdated. Jim worked with Massachusetts fuel racers Bob Beaulieu and Al Hanna to build a Corvair ...

Going against Spencer Hyde for a spot in the New England Nationals Funny Car final round against J.R. Todd, John Force Racing’s (JFR's) Jack Beckman survived a sudden and serious crash just ...