It was considered one of the greatest face offs in drag racing. The "burn down"between Don Garlits and Steve Carbone at the 1971 NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis. The traditional front engine dragster ...

At the beginning of organized drag racing in the early '50s, serious racers tried every engine and chassis combination they could devise to help their cars hook up, run straight, and finish fast. But ...

A truck would ease into the back of the dragster, roll it forward, and once the driver dropped the clutch, the engine would bark to life. During a Push Start Cacklefest, restored front‑engine ...