Funny Car driver also in cash race

Perhaps the most competitive battleground in the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series is in its Funny Car class, and miles per hour aren't the defining standard.

The real competition involves sponsorships and the cubic dollars racers spend in an effort to not only go fast, but win a championship. The cars, capable of covering the Pomona Raceway quarter-mile drag strip at the Winternationals in a few ticks over four seconds and reaching speeds of 330 mph, are the focal point in sponsor...

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