I was fortunate enough to see most of the Fuel Altered racing of the mid to late '60's in So. Cal. They put on quite a show and had an avid following and the argument can be made that they were the precursor to Funny Cars.
All of the early cars were short wheelbase and ill handling unlike the latest reincarnation which appear to be Funny cars without a full body. I don't think they can obtain the times or speed of a Funny car but they should be just as exciting to watch from what I've viewed on the web and it's heads up racing which beats the h*&& out of delay boxes and all of the other garbage associated with bracket racing
From all of the years I've been involved in drag racing, starting in '59, two of the cars that stand out were the original "Winged T Express' and "The High and Mighty". Neither one was the fastest car on the lot, but they got your attention when they fired and held it throughout the run.