The Super Stock cars with the altered wheelbase , but they looked funny to the head of Mercury's racing program.

“It looks like 1966 will be the year of the funny car.” That’s Maynard Rupp quoted by Howard Pennington in the May 1966 issue ofCar Craftmagazine about drag rac ...

It’s unfortunate, but today’s nostalgia Funny Cars racing within the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series have gone the way of the “big show” and have taken most of the “nostalgia” out ...

Should NHRA look seriously at slowing 11,000-plus horsepower Funny Cars down, possibly cutting the horsepower or engine revs that can lead to catastrophic engine explosions?

We have to be honest, we think all race cars are kind of funny looking. And when we say funny, we mean totally awesome. But really, why is there a particular class of drag cars called funny cars ...

Q: Greg I‘ve always loved those few but fast Jeep funny cars that raced in the mid-1960s. I remember the names “Destroyer” and “Secret Weapon,” but would love to hear your memories of ...

They may look odd, but funny cars pack a speed and horsepower punch so fierce that they put a great strain on their engines. How long can they last?

Early in the 1970s, Funny Cars raced every couple of weeks at Orange County International Raceway (OCIR), Irwindale, and Lions Drag Strip. These events ranged from smaller ones featuring mostly ...

Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan said he has. The three-time champion has expressed a number of times that the experience of losing the chance for his first championship to John Force in 2010 ...

In its inaugural season Talkin' Funny Cars with Buddy Hull introduced the wildly entertaining personalities of NHRA Funny Car drivers to a broader audience on the NHRA's FAST channel. The ...

Should NHRA look seriously at slowing 11,000-plus horsepower Funny Cars down, possibly cutting the horsepower or engine revs that can lead to catastrophic engine explosions?