How To Drive A Top Fuel Car

50 years of wondering explained in just under 11 minutes thank you clay.

Clay you are amazing in the way you let your fans “US” see what you do in your top fuel car. I have been following NHRA for a lot of years and nobody has ever done that before that I have seen we appreciate your videos more than you know thanks Clay.

Hands down the best explanation any of us viewers have likely ever seen. "and now you can drive a top fuel car too" I love your enthusiasm about us keyboard drivers!!!! Thanks so much for sharing.

Absolutely the very best explanation and demonstration ever filmed on this. This is something that EVERY fan has wondered and now explained by one of the best drivers of all time. Thanks Clay for taking the time and sharing this with us !

Easiest way to drive a top fuel car…hire Clay! You’re the best

Thank you sir! I’ve been a fan of these for over 30 years and never knew how all this worked! Awesome! We’re so fortunate to have you on the YouTubes 🤘

I’ve been watching drag race since 1974. I’ve met a lot of the best drivers in the world and that is the absolute best explanation I’ve ever heard. Thank you so much that was awesome.

WOW! I have been watching NHRA forever, never have seen such an excellent explanation on what the drivers are doing.

He gets the coolest guy on the planet award.

Another great video. All these years watching NHRA never knew how involved it is to send a top fuel car down the track. I've gained a whole new respect for what you and your team do for that 3.6 seconds your foot is on that loud pedal. Good luck I'll be watching now that I know the sequence to launch you car.

Clay, what a truly nice guy. Super focused, super professional and super fast! He really wants us, the fans to be part of the top fuel experience. I have been a fan of all sorts of drag racing for 45 years, but top fuel is the daddy!

And BAM! you're off, at which point my stomach still somersaulted!!! I'll leave the driving to you guys! Brilliant video, saved to watch again and again.

I stood next to John Force's funny car at Indy in 1994. It was the most amazing experience to that point. Everyone should experience Top Fuel in their life. There really isn't anything else like it.

Clay you have become my favorite driver!!! I’m 53 years old, I grew up watching NHRA drag racing and never knew exactly what was going on in a Top Fuel dragster!! Thanks for a great tour of just what goes on in there!!!!

I,ve been going to drag races for over sixty years and this is the first time I've learned how all this prep for a run and the run itself actually happens. Thank so very much Clay.

That was an amazing step by step how you drive the car. I have never seen it that good before. Thank you Sir!!

Mr. Millican Thank You for an in-depth look at a pass in a Top Fuel car! You sir are amazing and your team is as good as they come!!

Just like everyone else is saying… THANK YOU! All these years a fan with so many questions and finally hearing how it works in an excellent video. Great job!!!

One of the nicest guys in the sport. Mr. Millican was mixing fuel and we were standing at his pits talking, he stopped and came over to speak with us! VERY good guy, I’m a Clay Millican fan for life.

Great video! Very informative and very interesting; I didn't know what was involved in piloting these 11,000hp 4wheel missiles. A 3.6-something seconds pass with trap speed around or greater than 330mph! Amazing just to keep one of these engines together under full throttle for 4 seconds; absolutely awesome. You make it look easier than it is, obviously perfect muscle memory, knowledge and experience. Just like flying aircraft, knowing emergency procedures and how to handle one of these beasts when things go south, sideways, etc. on a run is where the experience shines. Thanks for making this video!