dragster

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“It’s not like I’m going back in the closet,” said Shumake, who has decided to rent out his dragster to straight drivers next year rather than leave it parked and face bankruptcy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

He had been driving a jet-powered dragster at nearly 320mph while attempting to break the land speed record near York.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

Coming off a victory last week in Colorado, Pruett had a 3.689-second run at 327.59 mph in her Tony Stewart Racing dragster during the lone qualifying session of the day.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022

Force had a final qualifying run of 3.732-seconds at 320.66 mph in her dragster for her first No. 1 qualifier of the year and 21st of her career.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2021

What energy transformations are involved when a dragster engine is revved, its clutch let out rapidly, its tires spun, and it starts to accelerate forward?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015