2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season
| 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season | |
|---|---|
| League | NHRA |
| Sport | Drag racing |
| Champions | Larry Dixon (TF) John Force (FC) Greg Anderson (PS) LE Tonglet (PSM) |
The 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season ran from February 11 to November 14, 2010. A variety of new safety rules were implemented following the conclusion of the investigation of the Scott Kalitta death in 2008. The NHRA had planned on returning Top Fuel and Funny Car classes to 1,320 ft (400 m) distances; however, racing in those classes remained at 1,000 ft (300 m) distance to contain costs with the United States economy still in recession, as well as to address ongoing safety concerns.
There were 23 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 17 Pro Stock Motorcycle events.
With the closure of the Memphis Motorsports Park as of 30 October 2009, the Full Throttle Series is now slated for 23 events: The Virginia NHRA Nationals has also been eliminated, as Virginia Motorsports Park chose to align with rival Kenneth Feld's International Hot Rod Association instead (many tracks changed sanctioning, owing to their sportsman classes). A second race at zMax Dragway, the Four Wide Nationals, was added.
1 The Pro Stock eliminations at the Lucas Oil Slick Mist Arizona Nationals were cancelled after one round. As such, Saturday qualifying at the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals served as the "finish" of the Arizona Nationals, but the winners are credited with winning at Gainesville.
2 The rules for the Four Wide Nationals differ from other races:
After 47 years as a driver and owner, Don Prudhomme announced his retirement from the series.
Funny car driver Mike Neff stepped down as driver to become co-crew chief for John Force, the other crew chief is Austin Coil.
In the first round at Arizona, Antron Brown lost a wheel and crashed into the wall. Although Brown was uninjured in the accident, the wheel struck a female spectator who was killed. Because of weather conditions, the Pro Stock event at the same meet was cancelled after one round. The eight first-round winners competed as part of second-round qualifying at the next round.
Just two days after John Force won a record 15th Funny Car world championship, his crew chief, NHRA Hall of Fame member Austin Coil, resigned from John Force Racing. In his announcement, Coil stated he wanted to take at least a year off, but left the door open to a return to racing in 2012.
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