How to Use dragster in a Sentence

dragster

noun
  • As the sky grew dusky around 3 p.m. local time, two dragsters raced down the track.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 2024-04-10
  • Top Fuel dragster is going to have her name on it, not mine.
    — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Yeah, the new incarnation for the top thrill dragster is wait for it.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2023-08-02
  • Well, somebody came up with the idea to also take a body from a junkyard and put it on the same dragster frame.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 2024-10-16
  • Topping out at 99 hp, the C isn't a dragster, but it's not supposed to be.
    — Popular Mechanics, 2012-11-13
  • Don Garlits was the first man to break 200 mph in a dragster.
    — Alexander George, WIRED, 2014-04-29
  • Cadillac tells us that the little 'Wing isn't intended to be a dragster.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 2021-10-15
  • It was later released that the piece was a bracket attached to the back of a train car designed to look like the dragster.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 2023-01-11
  • The aging dragster—the same car Rompelberg used in 1995—proved finicky.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 2018-09-17
  • Today, visitors to the raceway can see dragsters, monster trucks, off-road races and drag boats compete.
    — Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 2017-05-09
  • Due to the impact, Stewart's dragster flipped onto its side and struck the left guard wall before coming to a stop.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Muscle cars, dragsters, customs and more will be shown off at the Soccer Sportsplex.
    — cleveland.com, 2018-04-12
  • To earn a top-fuel license, Sanford had to make two successful runs in a top-fuel dragster.
    — Lou Ponsi, Daily Pilot, 2017-09-28
  • Gwynn then had the idea to build electric replicas of his and Garlits’ famed dragsters for charity for spinal cord research.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 2019-07-16
  • T.J. Zizzo isn't hurting for help on his Top Fuel dragster.
    — Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 2017-07-07
  • But instead of transporting their dragsters on trailers, the racers drive the vehicles — which must be street-legal — from venue to venue.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 2023-06-16
  • Trevor Kirby, there for the first time, was strapped into a dragster with a one-cylinder motor that made about seven horsepower.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 2024-12-19
  • Mickey dreams up a thing called the slingshot dragster—a quarter-miler with the driver seated behind the rear axle for better traction.
    — Mark Mahaney, Smithsonian, 2019-07-10
  • While Kalitta seemed unaffected by the incident, Stewart took a while to get out of his dragster.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Justin Ashley set the tone early for what would end up being an onslaught against the best Top Fuel dragsters in the business.
    — Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic, 2023-03-26
  • On Friday, the quietest spot in the world for Shumake will be in the cockpit of his 24-foot, rainbow-colored dragster.
    — Rafael Garcia, USA TODAY, 2022-08-12
  • That, as Car and Driver points out, would be a Top Fuel dragster, which can hit 60 mph in about 0.4 seconds.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2023-09-13
  • The incident occurred after Doug Kalitta's dragster crossed the finish line and crashed into Stewart's car.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Todd, who began driving dragsters at 10, lost his first job as an 18-year-old Top Fuel driver after his team owner's shop burned down.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 2017-09-01
  • Tony Stewart pilots dragsters and returned from a decades-long absence Friday at Daytona International Speedway to race trucks.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Lately, Stewart has been piloting a Top Fuel dragster — a challenge even his most accomplished peers consider extraordinary.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
  • This was done in her 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Quality Tools dragster, marking her 56th top qualifier.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The 12-time NHRA Top Fuel winner stepped aside from her Top Fuel dragster after the 2023 season to focus on raising her family.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, the team announced on Tuesday.
    — Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On Thursday, Elite Motorsports announced that, once funding is secured, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will slide into the seat of its Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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