Editing Drag racing (section)

=== Distances ===
The standard distance of a drag race is 1,320 feet, 402&nbsp;m, or 1/4 mile (±0.2% FIA & NHRA rules). However, due to safety concerns, certain sanctioning bodies (notably the NHRA for its Top Fuel and Funny Car classes) have shortened races to 1,000 feet. Some drag strips are even shorter and run 660 feet, 201&nbsp;m, or 1/8 mile. The 1,000 foot distance is now also popular with bracket racing, especially in meets where there are 1/8 mile cars and 1/4 mile cars racing together, and is used by the revived American Drag Racing League for its primary classes (not Jr Dragster). Some organizations that deal with Pro Modified and "Mountain Motor" Pro Stock cars (Professional Drag Racers Association) use the 1/8 mile distance, even if the tracks are 1/4 mile tracks.

[[File:1958 Fuel Dragster.jpg|thumb|An early example, a 1958 [[Top Fuel|Fuel]] [[Dragster (car)|dragster]] (technically, a [[Hot rod#Rail|rail]]), on display at the California Automobile Museum]]
[[File:Showtime Nitro Funnycar - Flickr - exfordy.jpg|thumb|Funny Car with body up]]