Drag racing fans gathered at Texas Motorplex this weekend witnessed a historic event as a nitro-fueled altered dragster ran the quarter-mile in just 4.92 seconds, setting a new record for the series.

Nitro Nostalgia Dragsters, Funny Cars, and Fuel Altereds Highlight Bakersfield’s 2018 March Meet. Paul Sadler Photographer Dave Wallace Writer Marc Gewertz Photographer Apr 11, 2018.

As the decade progressed, speeds and elapsed times plummeted into the low 7s at 200-plus mph. However, if there was one solitary incident that guaranteed the fuel altered a spot in the annals of ...

While Hartman's Summit dragster was the quickest ever fuel altered with a quarter-mile run of only 4.92 seconds, its trap speed record was eventually surpassed by Kebin Kinsley at the wheel of ...

'To hell and back': Goodguys car show honors Pleasanton legend and his iconic dragster. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 61°F. Sunday, March 9th 2025 Today's e-Edition.

Top Fuel dragsters: these extreme machines gain huge amounts of downforce from their exhaust gas. ANDRA. 10 / 10. ... who drove a 9-second altered race car at the tender age of 12.

In the final round of Junior Fuel competition, J.D. Zink went into a power wheelstand at the start; his dragster flipped backward, then barrel-rolled several times.

First came the front-engined Top Fuel Dragster, then came Funny Cars and now Fuel Altereds have joined the show. The Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet nostalgia drag race kicks off a four-day ...

Based on the Chrysler Hemi engine, a Top Fuel dragster's power plant uses nitromethane as its fuel and is capable of generating 11,000 horsepower, a staggering power output that dwarfs horsepower ...

Today, modern Top Fuel dragsters with their 11,000 horsepower engines can outrun the dragsters of old by more than 50 mph, based on the current world record of 338.94 mph, a feat set by Brittany ...