Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen, one of the iconic figures in drag racing history, died June 10 at 81. Voted No. 16 on NHRA's Top 50 Drivers lists in 2001, McEwen competed in both Funny Car and Top Fuel, and although he wasn't one of drag racing's most prolific winners, he...

Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, one of the iconic figures in drag racing history, died June 10. He was 81.McEwen, voted No. 16 on NHRA's Top 50 Drivers lists in 2001, competed in both Funny Car and Top Fuel, and although he wasn't one of drag racing's most prolific winners, he...

Today at the 49th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, drag racing legend "Big Daddy" Don Garlits helped NHRA announce the launch of a year-long celebration leading up to the 50th year of this iconic event in 2019. The NHRA Legends Tour will feature some of NHRA's most beloved figures...

The 2016 NHRA Breakfast, held annually at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, will continue the celebration of NHRA's 50 years of Funny Car with some of the sport's biggest stars.Funny Car drivers featured during the NHRA breakfast are include pioneers of the sport Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, Tom "The...

Packed aisles, full booths and brisk sales were the rule of the day for Thursday's opening of the 27th Annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.Long known as the three biggest business days in racing, this year's Show certainly lived up to its...

Legendary drag racers Don "the Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen will help kick off the opening of this year's 27th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show with an appearance at the show's Grand Opening Breakfast, Dec. 11 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.The PRI Trade Show, which...

Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen and Don "The Snake" Prudhomme were two of the fiercest rivals in NHRA Funny Car history. However, for most of the time, Prudhomme came out on the winning end in their legendary side-by-side races.It was a different story, however, in the 1978 Funny Car final at...

Entertainment Universe's racing drama “Snake and Mongoo$e” is now available On Demand, Digital Download, Blu-ray and DVD. “Snake & Mongoo$e,” the incredible true story of the greatest rivalry and friendship in drag racing history, pits Don "The Snake" Prudhomme (Jesse Williams of "Lee Daniels' The Butler," "Grey's Anatomy") against his...

The "Hot August Nights" collector car auction in Reno, Nev., presented by Barrett-Jackson, had announce that the iconic Hot Wheels Yellow and Red Haulers and the Cuda and Duster Funny Cars raced by legendary drag racers Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen, will be on display together...