dragster
noun
drag·ster
ˈdrag-stər 
1
: a vehicle built or modified for use in a drag race
2
: one who participates in a drag race
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Tony Stewart pilots dragsters and returned from a decades-long absence Friday at Daytona International Speedway to race trucks.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, Elite Motorsports announced that, once funding is secured, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will slide into the seat of its Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Top Fuel dragster is going to have her name on it, not mine.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Tony Stewart pilots dragsters and returned from a decades-long absence Friday at Daytona International Speedway to race trucks.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, Elite Motorsports announced that, once funding is secured, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will slide into the seat of its Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Top Fuel dragster is going to have her name on it, not mine.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Dragster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragster. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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dragster
noun
drag·ster
ˈdrag-stər
: a vehicle (as an automobile) made for drag racing
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