With 15 nostalgia-bodied fuel Funny Cars and 17 front-engine Top Fuel dragsters entered in competition, one could have mistaken the 2006 Goodguys Nitro Nationals for the 1966 NHRA Winternationals.

Not that you had to look far to find nitro burning at strips around the country—and that was the rub for the NHRA. The popularity of fuel racing with its lower elapsed times, louder runs, and ...

Auto Racing NHRA shortened Nitro class races out of safety, but quarter-mile passes still would be nice Updated: Feb. 25, 2011, 9:10 p.m. | Published: Feb. 25, 2011 ...

Two engines on one drag-racing car? There are multiple ways to put them together, achieving high speeds even though it's hard for gas to compete with nitro.

The second annual Spring Classic Showcasing Nitro Revival ran May 18-20 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Track officials called it a vintage car race, a historic motorcycle exhibition, a drag ...

On my right is an 11,000-horsepower Top Fuel Dragster belching nitro-methane into the air. In its cockpit sits Antron Brown, one of drag racing's biggest stars.

Nitro Jam, featuring four drag racing classes ranging from Top Fuel Dragsters to fan-favorite AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car, Nitro Harley and Fuel Altered machines. The event will also feature ...