The 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season ran from February 11 to November 14, 2010.
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.
With the closure of the Memphis Motorsports Park as of 30 October 2009,[1] the Full Throttle Series is now slated for 23 events:[2] 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).
1 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.
[6] 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.