When the Snake’s Funny Cars were sponsored by the United ... of his young son Jamie from leukemia. As a racer, Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen was never dominant. But as a creative force in ...

On October 4, 1965, at Lions Drag Strip, Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen flew his rear-engined ... "In those days those little short cars—none of them would go straight because they were such a ...

Tom McEwen's last big flash in the magazines was when he built a 1957 Chevy Funny Car that was in the Jan. 1989 issue of HRM. He won Top Fuel at the Summernationals in 1991 and was in the process ...

Legendary Funny Car and Top Fuel racer Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen passed away Sunday at the age of 81. McEwen had been beset by health issues in recent years, including a battle with colon cancer for ...

Drag racing lost one of its most iconic drivers with the death of Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen. McEwen, 81, who raced Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars, died Monday according to a story on NHRA.com.

Tom McEwen was both sly and smart ... of the U.S. But with the match race rivalry that McEwen built with Prudhomme in the 1960s, he was confident the sport was prime to take national, and Hot Wheels ...

Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, who was voted No. 16 on the ... events during his 35-plus-year career that included time in Funny Cars and Top Fuel dragsters. Always the promoter, McEwen earned ...

Drag racing legend Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen died at his home on Sunday ... McEwen raced in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories, with his most important win coming in 1978 when he ...