NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster

Top Alcohol Dragsters may look like Top Fuelers, but they have significant differences.  Top Fuelers use supercharged, nitro-burning engines, whereas Top Alcohol Dragsters may use a supercharged methanol-burning engine or an injected nitromethane combination. The injected nitro cars do not use a transmission, and the supercharged cars have three forward speeds.  Weights vary according to combination but are generally between 1,975 and 2,125 pounds.  Like Top Fuelers, Top Alcohol Dragsters are restricted to a maximum wheelbase of 300 inches.  Performances can be in the 5.1s at more than 285 mph.