In my opinion, this was the beginning of the end of nostalgia Funny Car racing. It’s probably just me, but my 53-year-old self keeps trying to hold on to something that is long gone.

“This car we started running in 2019,” Alex says of the unsponsored “Hot 4 Teacher” Top Fuel Funny Car. “I raced Nostalgia Funny Car for about 10 years before that.” ...

Horan Jr. is one of the originators of the Nostalgia Funny Car class, having campaigned this '66 Ford Mustang for years (along with veteran Dale Pulde until 2004).

Drag racer Ron Capps never met Einstein, but he goes pretty fast, 300-plus mph several times every weekend in his nitro-powered Funny Car. Last month Capps finally went back in time, about 35 ...

Martina is out at the Sacramento Raceway — 5305 Excelsior Rd. North of Jackson Hwy — hanging out with the drivers participating in the Funny Car Fever Nostalgia Reunion drag race event at ...

As far as Ted Guth knows, there are only a few drag racing nostalgia cars in the metro area. Of these, only three are funny cars burning nitro fuel. One is the latest version of legendary local ...

WEBVTT >> DRAGRACING HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE SECOND CARS. >> LYLE GREENBURG DIDN’T EXACTLY HAVE A NORMAL CHILDHOOD. >> I GREW UP WITH IT, MY DAD WAS ONE OF THE GUYS THAT’S FOUNDED THE ...

This is the body of the Red Dragon nostalgia funny car Tom Padilla used to race, which explains the altered proportions. But why is it separated from the rest of the vehicle? The question above ...

Around 350 to 400 competitors are slated to compete in the season-opening NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event, led by the nitro-burning Nostalgia Funny Car, Nostalgia Top Fuel and Fuel Altered classes.

One staffer here at Hemmings commented that this was “one of the coolest things we’ve ever offered.” Indeed, this 1973 Dodge Charger-bodied funny car is something a bit different, and as ...

I love my too-expensive 2021 BMW i3, and the decision to sell off my 2014 is one I’m quite happy with, especially since the thing went to a good home.But man, if nostalgia doesn’t put up a ...

Nostalgia Funny Car drivers showed up on that following Monday to complete their race but Top Fuel drivers opted to wait until the finale back at Famoso in October.