| Definition | Term |
|---|
| Designed to heat the tires, making them tacky for better traction. | |
| The time it takes a vehicle to travel from the starting line to the finish line. | |
| The time it takes a driver to react to the green starting light on the Christmas Tree. | |
| When a driver reacts quicker to the Christmas Tree to win a race against an opponent with a quicker elapsed time. | |
| A class in drag racing with cars that resemble a standard automobile except in having a one-piece carbon fiber body that must be raised for access. | |
| Another name for a Top Fuel Dragster. | |
| A handicap system that allows two cars from different classes to compete in drag racing events. | |
| Wide tires made of very soft rubber with no tread, used in drag racing because they provide maximum traction during hard acceleration. | |
| Attached to the back of a Top Fuel dragster as a stabilizer, generally used to create downforce, which increases tire-to-track adherence at high speeds. | |
| When a car has left the starting line before the green light, or starting signal. A foul start. | |
| When a car is given a head start equal to the difference between it's best e.t. and that of the opponents. | |
| When the driver has no opponent for a specific round, resulting in a solo pass. | |
| Another term for the finish line. | |
| A cloth device deployed at the Top End used to rapidly decrease speed, helping the vehicle to come to a complete stop. | |
| Designated area at a racetrack where crews work on the vehicles in between rounds of racing. | |
| Refers to a contestant running quicker than he or she 'dialed' his or her vehicle (predicted how quick it would run) | |
| The electronic starting device between the lanes on the starting line. It displays a calibrated-light countdown for each driver. | |
| To roll a few inches farther into the beams after staging, causing the pre-stage lights to go out and placing the driver closer to the finish line. | |
| When a cylinder runs too rich (too much fuel in the air/fuel mixture) and prevents the spark plug(s) from firing. | |
| CH3NO2 or Top Fuel or the fuel used to power the top two classes in professional drag racing. | |
| Extends from the rear of a vehicle and is used to prevent excessive front-wheel lift. | |
| Also called a blower, it is a crank-driven air/fuel-mixture compressor used to produce more horsepower. | |
| Area located after finish line for racing cars to slowdown. | |
| Another name for a Top Fuel Funny Car. | |
| The area of track located just in front of the staging area where cars can spin the tires in water. | |
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