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2. NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series - Wikipedia

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   Although unpopular with the fans, the distance remains at 1,000 feet today at the request of the teams as a cost-saving measure, with no indication by NHRA officials of any intent of returning to the full quarter-mile format any time soon. By late 2012, 1,000 foot racing became globally recognized as the 2012 FIA European title in Top Fuel ...

3. Rollout (drag racing) - Wikipedia

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   Although the rollout distance is typically only a foot or so of a quarter-mile, it can affect the elapsed time by as much as 0.3 second, Markus, Frank; Brantley, Brian; Lutz, Cory (2017-02-20). "A Closer Look at the 2017 Tesla Model S P100D's Ludicrous Acceleration Run". Motor Trend.

4. Eddie Hill - Wikipedia

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   The series features two races in each of the four major drag boat racing sanctioning bodies. [7] He won 17 races between 1983 and 1984, and made 29 of 34 final rounds. [7] Before he quit boat drag racing, he had an elapsed time of 5.16 seconds in the wet quarter mile at Firebird Lake in Chandler, Arizona. [7]

5. List of fastest production cars by acceleration - Wikipedia

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   Model year [v] Propulsion Time Limited number Noted specifications [vi] Porsche Taycan Turbo GT [vii] 2025 Electric 1.898 s [5] — Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires Tesla Model S Plaid [vii] 2021 Electric 1.98 s [viii] [6] [7] — Ferrari SF90 Stradale [vii] 2021 Hybrid: 2.0 s [8] — Porsche 918 Spyder [vii] 2015 Hybrid 2.1 s [9] [10] 918 ...

6. Dragstrip - Wikipedia

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   Although a quarter mile (1320 feet, 402 m) is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile (201 m) tracks, and the premiere classes will run 1,000 foot (304.8 m) races. The race is begun from a standing start which allows three factors to affect the outcome of the race: reaction time, power/weight ratio, and traction.

7. Gainesville Raceway - Wikipedia

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   Gainesville Raceway is a quarter-mile dragstrip just outside Gainesville, Florida. It opened in 1969 and is most famous for hosting the NHRA 's prestigious Gatornationals event since 1970. [ 2 ] Kenny Bernstein became the first drag racer to break the 300 mile-per-hour barrier at the track on March 20, 1992, during qualifying for that year's ...

8. Altered (drag racing) - Wikipedia

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   Richard Hartman, a crew chief for NHRA Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson, rebodied a former Wilkerson Funny Car chassis into an Altered, reaching 4.92 seconds in the quarter-mile with a terminal velocity of 304.53 MPH. [22] It is the fastest quarter-mile car currently in the NHRA, as Top Fuel and Funny Car both run only to 1,000 feet.

9. National Trail Raceway - Wikipedia

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   Wally Parks, founder and head of the NHRA at the time, decided to move the Springnationals to National Trail Raceway in 1972, based on the popularity of drag racing in central Ohio. According to National Trail Raceway's website, "...the race drew more than 40,000 spectators and 600 cars.