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From top fuelers to funny cars, dragsters rule the racing world with their sleek design and powerful engines. Learn the ins and outs of these cars and how they came to be such fan favorites.
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Sean McCollum
Award-winning author Sean McCollum has written more than 30 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles for children and teens. Currently living in the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, he has sailed on ships big and small, and always checks where the lifeboats are stowed.
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Dragsters - Sean McCollum
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
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Chapter 1: Speed to Burn
Chapter 2: From Hot Rods to Dragsters
Chapter 3: Today’s Dragsters
Chapter 4: A Day at the Drag Strip
Glossary
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SPEED TO BURN
John Force revved the engine of his green and white Mustang funny car. His challenger rolled up to the starting line in the next lane. The race was for first place at the 2008 Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The lights flashed yellow, then green. The cars launched down the track, turning tire rubber into smoke.
In the blink of an eye, the sprint down the
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