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Drag Strip NHRA Top Fuel MPH* Brandon Bernstein: Hemi Powered Top Fuel: September 2008: 313.88 miles per hour (505.14 km/h) Drag Strip NHRA Funny Car ET* Tim Wilkerson: Ford Mustang: August 2016: 4.050: Drag Strip NHRA Funny Car MPH* Del Worsham: Toyota Camry: August 2016: 316.81 miles per hour (509.86 km/h) Drag Strip NHRA Pro Stock ET: Allen ...
A dragstrip is a straight, purpose-built racetrack, typically an eighth, ten feet longer than three-sixteenths, or a quarter of a mile long (660/1,000/1320 feet, 201/304.8/402 m), with an additional shutdown area to allow vehicles room to stop after crossing the finish line.
[4] In 1961, NHRA held its first ever Winternationals at the Pomona Raceway. It became NHRA's second national event. The first NHRA national event was the U.S. Nationals, which was nicknamed the "Big-Go". Thus, the Winternationals got nicknamed the "Big-Go West". It has remained at this location ever since.
The premier feature of Lucas Oil Raceway is a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) long drag strip. The single NHRA event held at the facility is the oldest and most prestigious of the series. The NHRA U.S. Nationals, held every year during the Labor Day weekend, is the only event on the NHRA schedule with final eliminations scheduled on a Monday. An all-star ...
Drag Safari would lead to the 1955 US Nationals for drag racing. [2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the NHRA cancelled its 2020 and 2021 editions of the Drag Racing Series at the Virginia Motorsports Park. Regular scheduling resumed in 2022, with the events taking place in May of that year. [4]
The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is a collaboration between NHRA and Mission Foods, introduced in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. [4] The challenge spices up Saturday qualifying schedule at regular-season events. Semifinalists from the previous race compete anew, culminating in a final during the last qualifying session.
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A new television compound was constructed for the ESPN crew on the north side of the drag strip, which frees up space in the pit area. The Pavilion at Gainesville Raceway, completed in 2006, is a 15,000 square foot, open-air, multi-purpose facility equipped with roll-down weblon siding to allow for partial to full enclosure.