The NHRA Top Fuel Dragster is a type of drag racing car that is used in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel Dragster category. It is one of the fastest and most powerful vehicles on the planet, capable of going from 0 to 330+ mph in less than 4 seconds.
The NHRA was founded in 1951.
The Top Fuel Dragster category was added in 1963.
The first driver to exceed 300 mph in a Top Fuel Dragster was Shirley Muldowney in 1980.
Since then, the NHRA Top Fuel Dragster has continued to push the limits of speed and performance.
Similar to Top Fuel Dragsters, but with shorter wheelbases and bodies resembling production cars.
Drag racing cars with stock-looking bodies and naturally aspirated engines.
Drag racing cars with modified production car bodies and supercharged engines.
The car used in the NHRA Top Fuel Dragster category. Powered by nitromethane-burning engines that produce over 11,000 horsepower.
Top Fuel Dragsters can reach speeds of over 330 mph.
NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters have engines that produce over 11,000 horsepower.
NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters are typically around 25 feet long.
A burnout is when the driver spins the car's rear wheels in water to heat up and clean them before a race.
The cost can vary, but it can be upwards of $500,000 to build and maintain a NHRA Top Fuel Dragster.