Ida Zetterstrom has been drag-racing much of her life, most recently in America driving Top-Fuel Dragsters. For fun, she ...

"A Girl Just Passed You!"—That's what it says on the tail of the most buzzed-about Junior Dragster racing car in Tampa Bay. Sedona Gotsis is the driver of that candy-apple red ride, which hits speeds ...

This summer, word spread through the drag-racing community that six-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Erica Enders would be leaving the class and moving into a Top Fuel dragster. Enders told WFO Radio's ...

With an NHRA-best 1,460 elimination round triumphs and a handful of sport-wide performance records that might stand for ...

Given the name "Kings of the Sport," Top Fuel dragsters are the most powerful vehicles among the drag racing categories of ...

Dom Toretto may live his life a quarter mile at a time, but you know who doesn't? Drivers in the NHRA's Top Fuel and Funny Car classes. Organized drag racing has been around since at least the late ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The film tells the unlikely story of a racing legend who captured multiple records and led Ford Motor Company to national ...

In the first part of this interview series with drag-racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, we discussed his colorful competition in the sixties/seventies against the likes of Don “The Snake” ...

Drag racing, a sport that combines speed, precision, and intense competition, has captivated audiences worldwide since its inception. While the roar of engines and the smell of burning rubber are ...

In moving the engine to the rear, Garlits learned three lessons: slow the steering down, use an open rearend, and put an airfoil on the front! The following story originally appeared with the title of ...

We’ve covered drag racing on asphalt and in the mud. Interesting alternatives between construction trucks, rando farm equipment, and the kiddo version with Power Wheels have also caught our eye. So, ...