...Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) CAPTION: Nov. 15, 2009; Pomona, CA, USA; NHRA top fuel driver Tony Schumacher celebrates his 7th top fuel championship following the semifinal round of eliminations...

Lighting up Vegas

Oct. 30, 2009; Las Vegas, NV, USA: NHRA funny car driver Matt Hagan (left) races along side Tony Pedregon during qualifying for the Las Vegas...

Nov. 1, 2009; Las Vegas, NV, USA: NHRA funny car driver Robert Hight (left) races along side Tim Wilkerson during semi final round of eliminations...

Oct. 31, 2009; Las Vegas, NV, USA: NHRA Matt Hagan (left) races along side Robert Hight (right) during qualifying for the Las Vegas Nationals at...

...John Force, driver of the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford drives during second round qualifying for the NHRA Carolinas Nationals on September 18, 2009 at Zmax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett...

Sep 20, 2009; Concord, NC, USA; NHRA top fuel dragster drivers Antron Brown Morgan Lucas Spencer Massey and Brandon Bernstein race four wide during...

Sept 12, 2008; Concord, NC, USA; NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert during qualifying for the Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway. Mandatory Credit: Sam...

The NHRA action is loud, and it's almost nonstop. Top Fuel ace Antron Brown performs a burnout to...

Jul. 25, 2009; Sonoma, CA, USA; NHRA top fuel dragster driver Cory McClenathan blows an engine during qualifying for the Fram Autolite Nationals at...

Fired up

Jul. 25, 2009; Sonoma, CA, USA; NHRA top fuel dragster driver Cory McClenathan blows an engine during qualifying for the Fram Autolite Nationals at...

Feel the burn

May 29, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA funny car driver Ron Capps (near) races Cruz Pedregon during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland...

May 30, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mandatory...

CAPTION: May 30, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mandatory...

Fun in Topeka

NHRA funny car driver Ron Capps (near) races against Cruz Pedregon during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at...

...his helmet before rappelling down a wall at Fort Knox, Ky., Thursday, March 19, 2009. Stewart and NHRA top fuel racer Tony Schumacher visited the base; both are sponsored by the U.S. Army. (AP...