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In Top Fuel drag racing, where cars hit 300mph in four seconds, women are dominating the podium while other motorsports struggle with inequality. Female drivers have claimed seven of the past nine European championships in a sport that's become the gold standard for gender equality.
Drag racing star Brett LaSala set a world record at 233 mph one day, then survived a terrifying 228 mph crash two days later without a scratch. Now he's already planning his comeback just one month away.
Just 10 races into her professional career, 22-year-old Maddi Gordon became the first woman to win an NHRA Top Fuel event, making history at Ohio's Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Her victory alongside her father Doug, who won in a different class the same day, caps a journey that started when she was eight days old at the dragstrip.
Ford's all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest and fastest electric vehicle in quarter-mile drag racing history. The groundbreaking run hit 222.36 mph at North Carolina's zMAX Dragway, proving EVs can dominate the world's most demanding motorsport.
Ford just built an electric dragster that tears through a quarter mile faster than any EV in history. The Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 blazed the track in 6.87 seconds at 221 miles per hour.
Five-time drag racing champion Sean Bellemeur just became only the third driver ever in Top Alcohol Funny Car to reach 50 career victories. The milestone win at zMAX Dragway caps an undefeated start to his 2026 season.
Ford's newest electric drag racer just became the fastest EV on Earth, screaming through a quarter mile in 6.87 seconds at 221 mph. The breakthrough shows electric powertrains can now outpace anything on the strip.