Funny Cars resemble production cars but are built with lightweight fiberglass or carbon fiber shells. Their name derives from their exaggerated, “funny” appearance when compared to traditional cars.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Murphy, a Hall of Fame racer and the first woman licensed to drive a Funny Car, died Thursday. She was 95. The National Hot Rod Association announced Murphy's death on Friday. It ...

Southern California drag racing legend John Force was alert and talking to safety workers immediately after a fiery 300-mph crash Sunday in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. The ...

The Hot Rodfather made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. Alexis DeJoria, a six-time NHRA Funny Car winner and driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Chevy Camaro, will join John Force Racing as it ...

Austin Prock did not expect to be shopping for a new ride after a championship season. Yet the two-time NHRA Funny Car world ...

Dodge//SRT and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team announced today a new multi-year extension in its long-standing partnership to field entries in the two nitro-burning divisions – Top Fuel and Funny ...

Bold move for class standout bolsters Ford Racing’s 2026 initiatives.

Drag race legend John Force was rushed to the ICU after his car suffered a “catastrophic engine failure” and exploded at the finish line of an elimination race. Force, 75, was competing in the first ...