They call it the "internal combustion engine" because the combustion is supposed to remain inside the engine. And while there are exceptions, when the combustion escapes, you're usually going to have ...

Funny Cars utilize a tubular frame that supports the body shell and accommodates the engine in front of the driver. This configuration provides stability and control during high-speed runs. Dragsters, ...

Ron Capps’ career is paved with success, and back on home turf at Sonoma Raceway this weekend, he is speeding toward his next ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Funny Car driver Chad Green would love to add a victory at Thunder Valley to his resume. So far, Green and his Ford Mustang couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2026 ...

The Hot Rodfather made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. Alexis DeJoria, a six-time NHRA Funny Car winner and driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Chevy Camaro, will join John Force Racing as it ...

NHRA Funny Car Driver Ron Capps stopped by the Daytime studio today ahead of his being inducted as a Legend of Bristol Dragway this weekend at the Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals! Please take a ...

For weeks, funny car driver Ron Capps refused to let anyone — himself included — prematurely celebrate a season championship, no matter how sure it seemed. After all, he’d gotten tantalizingly close ...

SCAG Wilkerson Racing's funny car engine exploding, causing less damage to the body than expected - McKinney Corp / Facebook Back in the day, funny car bodies just flew off the car when an engine or ...