Joe Amato's Fueler was the first car to run over 260 mph—will it be the first over 270? Not surprisingly, there are thousands of drag racing fans who envision NHRA Winston Top Fuel World ...

By MIKE HARRIS AP Motorsports Writer Thursday, November 16, 2000 Page: 6C This isn’t the way Joe Amato wanted to end his racing days. The most successful Top Fuel driver in the history of the ...

Joe Amato, the winningest top-fuel driver in drag-racing history, went out on a losing note Sunday after announcing his retirement an hour before the Auto Club Finals began at Pomona Raceway.

Amato beat Jimmy Nix, Ed McCulloch, Tommy Johnson, Jr.,and Kenny Bernstein to win the first Top Fuel race of 1993. The winning pass was 4.918 seconds at 294.02 mph . (Photography: Ron Lewis) ...

Amato is one of the most renowned names in drag racing in the United States and around the world. Besides his racing prowess, he is also a capable businessman, and his revelation during the recent ...

Force's 323.35-mph blast for his second qualifying attempt that Friday, May 15, made him faster than five-time Top Fuel champion ace Joe Amato (and broke the 320-mph barrier).

The drag race featured the first 260-mph Top Fuel and Funny Car runs in 1984 by Joe Amato and Kenny Bernstein, ... Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations at 8 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.

In the 1960s the brothers Perugino built a drag strip in Bear ... Joe Amato who talks about cutting his teeth racing ... Joe Amato discusses the Pocono Drag Lodge (30s) Back In The Day ...