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The nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce more than ?????? horsepower.
1,000
3,200
5,500

Gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about ?????? horsepower.
800
1,200
3,000

NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than ?????? seconds
0.9
1.5
2.2

NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly ?????? times that of gravity
5
10
2

NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than ?????? times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously?
7
5
3

NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between ?????? gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run.
1-2
3-4
4-5

NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between ?????? gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, back-up to the starting line and quarter-mile run?
7-8
10-12
15-20

NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than ?????? football fields in less than five seconds?
4
5
6

NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed ?????? mph in just 660 feet?
150
210
260

From a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet and a Formula One race car?
True
False

A fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers ?????? gallons of fuel per minute?
32-40
42-46
58-60

Fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between ?????? pounds
400-500
200-300
100-200

Depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between ?????? of downforce?
2,000 and 4,000 pounds
4,000 and 8,000 pounds
8,000 and 10,000 pounds

The 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel drag-sters and Funny Cars wear out after ?????? runs, or about two miles?
3-4
6-8
10-12

It's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first ?????? feet of the run?
100
50
0

The nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $?????? per gallon
30
20
10

The average attendance at an NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series event in 1997 was more than ??????.
50,000
75,000
100,000

It takes just ?????? of a second for all 5,500 horse-power of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels?
4/10ths
60/100ths
15/100ths


This information was published by the National Hot Rod Association Media Guide.

 
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