Ok, so it wont make the record book, but leah pritchett delivered a rather quick message to her top fuel competitors in the nhra mello yello drag racing series on saturday. This is the fastest dragster pass in top fuel history top gear. Top fuel dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 335 miles per hour 539 kmh and finishing the 1,000 foot 305 m runs in 3. The 2020 nhra rulebook is now online and viewable by all who wish to compete in the nhra arena. It features the drivers of top fuel dragsters and funny cars. Top fuel cars drag racing 14 mile worlds fastest top speed ever 2017 nitro ninja dom lagana funny car nationals mph run mile per hour track record us 1 motorsports park. It contains some very unique indepth stats of current racers in all fuel the ranks. Shortly after the weather cleared, the nhra national records began to drop and a new chapter in the book of drag racing was written. David grubnic, the crew chief of the carquest top fuel dragster, tuned clay millican to the national elapsed time record in 2017 in st. Brittany force made the fastest run in nhra top fuel history on friday at the strip at las vegas motor speedway, blazing to the provisional. Brittany force has fastest run in nhra top fuel history.
Todds last wally came at sonoma raceway one year ago in top fuel but the annotations for this years victory in funny car include. Stephen pearcy working on his 6th new solo record tba on top fuel records 2020. Nationals past winners top fuel top eliminator from 19551963 1999 cory mcclenathan 1998 gary scelzi 1997 jim head 1996 cory mcclenathan 1995 larry dixon 1994 connie kalitta. Hilton and lee team runner up in top fuel at bakersfield march meet the great expectations 3 team kicked off the 2020 season with a statement at the bakersfield march meet. Book racing engines smashes nhra smallblock na record. Frank bradley began a trend with his dave uyeharabuilt 300inchwheelbase top fueler. The lightweight drag rails can travel a quartermile in 4. Classbyclass regulations and requirements, racing procedures, and. Smith set both ends of the track record on an ebr with a 6.
The legal weight of the vehicle is a minimum of 3260 lbs. Ap brittany force broke the nhra national top fuel time record saturday in qualifying for the mopar express lane nhra national. The first competitors simply souped up their daily driver and took it to the track for the weekend, but today topfuel dragsters dominate the speed. Don prudhomme born april 6, 1941, san fernando, california, nicknamed the snake, is an american drag racer. This is a demo nhra hot rod heritage racing series. May 23, 2015 top fuel points leader antron brown blew a piston on the burnout before his thirdround pass, but his time from friday, a track record 3. Matt hagan reflects after breaking speed record for 1,000ft.
Almost 300 mph in the 18th mile insane wow, amazing pass by, brittany force. Artist profile stephen pearcys top fuel records 2020. Nov, 2010 the first day of top fuel qualifying from the manufacturers cup in valdosta, ga. But that doesnt faze brandon huhtala, who soared into the nhra naturallyaspirated record books by driving his book racing enginespowered baltered pontiac gxp to a 200 mph blast and became the first driver to eclipse that mark in a smallblockpowered door car. What is the top speed of a top fuel or funny car dragster. Set to release within 40 milliseconds of a pressure spike of about 195 psi, the units remain mandatory to this day. Feb 23, 2018 tony schumacher, an 8time nhra top fuel champion, rewrote the top fuel mph record book twice, while clay millican did so once, marking the first time in nhra history that the national speed. They could go faster on a longer track assuming they didnt run out of fuel. I can remember we set the record early in the season and lost it later in the year, so we didnt make the final list either. Tough record book may open this season at bandimere. Maple grove is home to the two quickest runs in top fuel history, with antron brown holding the national record of 3. Brittany force rips up the record books, does ft pass in 3. Cooler temperatures could heat up record books at nhra.
Brittany force runs fastest speed of 2019 season at nhra. Didnt see a ca record held by mc cray, but the record runs were held throughout the season, the last to set the record would be in the following year book. Australian tuner david grubnics name doesnt appear in the nhra record book but his handiwork is all over it. They are the most famous and recognizable class of drag racing cars, known. The nhra hot rod heritage racing series features four class groups comprising the categories. Great expectations iii nostalgia top fuel dragster home. Joe amato john force warren johnson na february 2326 motorcraft ford nationals. He was inducted into the motorsports hall of fame of america in 1991. Watch brittany force shatter the nhra top fuel record with a 338.
Jun 01, 2011 the first competitors simply souped up their daily driver and took it to the track for the weekend, but today top fuel dragsters dominate the speed records. Leah pritchett sets nhra record at lucas oil nhra nationals. The record is the first for any srt4 in nhra competition. Hagan, during a qualifying run at the nhra kansas nationals in topeka, kansas, became the second fastest drag racer in series history when he thundered to a 335. Stephen pearcy founded top fuel records in 1995 to release his solo music, and for artists who want their music heard and done their way. Brittany force makes the quickest top fuel pass in nhra history. This book also features hard to find and seldom looked at stats such as. Sep 10, 2017 top fuel cars drag racing 14 mile worlds fastest top speed ever 2017 nitro ninja dom lagana funny car nationals mph run mile per hour track record us 1 motorsports park. Force has been on a hot streak all weekend with her impressive runs in her advance auto parts dragster, but it was her 3. Record book in jeopardy at mac tools gatornationals. Why is the exhaust from top fuel dragsters allowed to escape. Brittany force sets top fuel record in qualifying at reading. Brittany force set a new track record on friday night at maple grove and.
Todd crossed the finish line at the 30th annual toyota nhra sonoma nationals, new entries were posted in the nhra record book. Nhra rules define nearly every aspect of a top fuel cars engine. May 23, 2004 shortly after the weather cleared, the nhra national records began to drop and a new chapter in the book of drag racing was written. Last month leah pritchett broke the top fuel national all time record, posting a 3. First final round appearance at an nhra national event denver, colorado. Jul 04, 2008 they listed record holders in the early issues. Tough record book may open this season at bandimere speedway. Top ev racing is aiming to violently end the dominance of firebreathing top fuel cars at the drag strip, and smash acceleration and landspeed world records to boot. Nhra host brian lohnes takes us for another ride on the nitro time machine. Tony schumacher breaks top fuel speed record twice.
This is the normal class for an srt4 to compete in. Tony schumacher, an 8time nhra top fuel champion, rewrote the top fuel mph record book twice, while clay millican did so once, marking. Nhra diecast funny car top fuel dragster top fuel motorsports. In may 1965, gene moody from bloomfield, indiana set the dgas nhra national record at cecil county dragway in rising sun, maryland. It features the drivers of topfuel dragsters and funny cars. We only carry the best products and our authentic autographed products are second to none in the industry period. The first day of top fuel qualifying from the manufacturers cup in valdosta, ga. Lohnes brings us back to 1991 when driver pat austin took the drag racing word by storm, making history, when he became the first driver to win in two classes at the same national event, scoring in top fuel and alcohol funny car. Brandon bernstein established the top fuel national record for speed at 333. Top fuel points leader antron brown blew a piston on the burnout before his thirdround pass, but his time from friday, a trackrecord 3. Nostalgia top fuel dragster nostalgia funny car group 1.
Of course the extra fuel is extra weight which would slow them back down a little bit. Buy a rulebook 2019 to 2020 rulebook amendments 2020 rulebook 2020 rulebook amendments junior dragster racing league rulebook. Tony schumacher, an 8time nhra top fuel champion, rewrote the top fuel mph record book twice, while clay millican did so once, marking the first time in. The angle of the exhaust pipes, called zoomies, is even regulated. Fire breathing monsters is an aggressive and noisy yet surprisingly intimate tribute to the cars that run in the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Nhra top fuel drag racing champion brittany force has written her name in the history books yet again by recording the fastest.
Crampton will get that chance during the nhra nationals this weekend at maple grove raceway. Tony schumacher breaks top fuel speed record twice, hits. Courtney force erases her father from the nhra record book. Nhra top fuel dragsters are the worlds fastest accelerating land vehicles. Nhra top fuel champ steve torrence gets married at family home in kilgore, texas. David grubnic dominates the speed sheet in top fuel nhra. Nostalgia eliminator 1 nostalgia eliminator 2 nostalgia eliminator 3 a gas b gas c gas d gas hot rod please note all classes are not run at all events. Brittany force breaks nhra national top fuel time record. Prudhomme crewed for tv tommy ivo on ivos twinengined slingshot in 1960. She was the first woman to receive a top fuel license from the nhra.
Brittany force has fastest run in top fuel history. Nhra first mandated the use of supercharger burst panels in 1988. Heres how leah pritchett broke an nhra top fuel national. Brittany force sets national nhra speed record, five track records. While nhra top fuel and funny car teams have been obliterating track record books across the.
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