top fuel changed to 1000 feet on july 2, 2008.
top fuel changed to 1000 feet on july 2, 2008.
when did top fuel change to 1000 feet?
july 2 , 2008
on july 2, 2008, following the death of funny car driver scott kalitta, the nhra announced that race distances for top fuel and funny car classes would temporarily be reduced to 1,000 ft from the traditional 1/4 mile (1320 ft). the measure was intended to be temporary while safety solutions were explored; however, the races have remained at 1000 feet since kalitta's death. 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 became 1,000-foot championships, as santa pod and hockenheim (the last two quarter-mile nitro strips) made the switch, and australian nitro racing switched to the 1,000-foot distance only for selected tracks.
nhra mello yello drag racing series
section::::results.:top fuel dragster.:round two.









































dunn beat mcewen. woosley was defeated by moody. glenn eliminated baca. davis lost to harrison. king defeated petersen. safford lost to karamesines. olson defeated ramsey. nichols fell to garlits. 









































section::::results.:top fuel dragster.:round three.









































garlits defeated olson. moody fell to king. glenn lost to dunn. safford eliminated harrison. 









































section::::results.:top fuel dragster.:semi-final.









































dunn was eliminated by garlits, king by safford. 









































section::::results.:top fuel dragster.:final.









































garlits defeated safford, when safford broke. the win earned garlits us$8,625.









































section::::results.:top fuel funny car.









































top fuel funny car was only a 16-car field.









































section::::results.:top fuel funny car.:round one.
1971 nhra winternationals