Nowadays, professional drag racing is all about top-fuel dragsters and Funny Cars, but back in the classic era, it was production vehicles launching off the line. The cars were souped up for the ...

In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega appeared, ...

The 67-year-old Lee, who earned his nitro ... a Top Alcohol Funny Car champion turned Funny Car racer turned crew chief. Lee likened him to drag-racing legend Don Garlits. Curiously, Lee’s ...

Gary Dyer nimbly ascended the three steps leading to a stage in the ballroom of a Gainesville, Florida, hotel. As he stepped onto the stage, an audience of drag racers, promoters, and auto industry ...

Beckman won Funny Car race No. 299 for John Force Racing at Pomona in the NHRA Auto Club Finals in November. He beat teammate ...

The 75-year-old Force, who was born in Bell ... Corinne Force Hood also competed in the NHRA Funny Car series. Southern California drag racing legend John Force was alert and talking to safety ...

Tasca wasn’t being funny during ... He’s a drag racing and Ford Motor Company evangelist who is certified in four NHRA classes, has earned a commercial pilot’s license, owns car dealerships ...

IndyCar legend Graham Rahal's wife, Courtney Force, took the time to applaud her father's (John Force - founder) NHRA Drag Racing team, John Force Racing, on its 300th Funny Car win.

POMONA — The next time a John Force Racing driver wins an NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car race, it will be the 300th for the team. John Force has 157 career Funny Car wins.