Funny Car history: The almighty Monza ruled the class in the mid-1970s
Giving thanks
Ode to my best friend
Who's on Funny Car's Mount Rushmore?
Top Fuel 'on the fours': A look back at six NHRA Top Fuel championship years
Who’s on Top Fuel’s Mount Rushmore?
Remembering Alison Lee, the first First Lady of Top Fuel racing
From Muldowney to Zetterström, the history of female NHRA Top Fuel drivers
When ‘Snake’ calls … and wants to reminisce about Funny Car dry hops
Farewell to Neil Britt: Friend, mentor, creator, motivator, innovator
From Shirley Shahan to Maddi Gordon: A history of NHRA's 100 female winners
Seattle and the Fallnationals: A history of drama, intrigue, and points battles
Garlits went 'Big' in Indy in 1964 for first of eight U.S. Nationals victories
When Garlits calls ...
Historic photos of (P)interest
Reborn on the Bayou
A look at NHRA's all-time win streaks
Remembering Larry Dixon Sr.
An all-star turnout as friends and family celebrated the life of Roland Leong
The Chrisman family photo album
Florida's first NHRA 'national event' was the Winter Nationals? Yep (sorta)
Fifty years ago, Pro-class stars were also being made at divisional events
Gainesville Raceway through the years
‘Have helmet will travel’: The story of versatile wheelman Gary Southern
50 years ago: A look back at the highlights from the 1974 NHRA season
A fond farewell to Parks Tower
The big book of drivers who wheeled Roland Leong’s Hawaiian entries
A final 'aloha' to 'the Hawaiian'
Twas the days before Christmas ...
An ode to the front-engined Top Fueler, and to the family ties that bind us
History class is in session: More than 700 articles covering the legends of drag racing
Enjoy the history of our sport, today by those who helped build it. NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess has authored more than 700 articles covering legends of the sport, trends, cars, events, and remembrances that can be found in the Dragster Insider column archive.
Since 2007, NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess has been telling and sharing "the stories behind the stories" of the history of our sport in his Dragster Insider column
From exclusive interviews with the legends of our sport like Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, and scores more, sharing their stories and remembrances to in-depth looks at everything from early Funny Cars to ramp trucks, streamliners, wedge dragsters, Pro Stockers, rocket cars, wheelstanders, and much more.
Thousands and thousands of vintage photos from our files and those of drag racings greatest shooters, plus fan submissions and more, It's an incredible trip through the history of our sport. Enjoy!
Dragster Insider column archive