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Modern NHRA Top Fuel and Fuel Funny cars are limited to a maximum of 90% nitromethane. Used to be unlimited until Doug Herbert;s Larry Frazier tune-up resulted in his engine blowing up like a bomb during a burnout at the Winternationals in the late 90's. NHRA immediately mandated 85% max, but then bumped it to 90% max.

Which makes nostalgia nitro even cooler. They can still run 98%. And still run 1320 feet, a quarter mile. NHRA is now 1000 feet for pro nitro cars, as the speeds exceeded the safety of many shorter tracks, and drivers were dying from parachute failure or engine explosions that rendered braking useless, or knocked out the drivers, which prevented them slowing down their 300 mph race cars.


-jim