As NHRA gears up to celebrate 50 years of the Funny Car class, fans will be given the opportunity to vote for the cars they believe to be the most important in the history of the NHRA Funny Car class.

After many suggestions from fans, an expert panel of drag racing historians and journalists narrowed the list down to just 20 finalists. The cars were judged based on their influence and success within the class.

Included in the list are NHRA legends like John Force, Don "the Snake" Prudhomme, Kenny Bernstein, and "Jungle Jim" Liberman. The list spans from the beginning of the class up through present time, starting with Don Nicholson's Mercury Comet, the first flip-top Funny Car, up through "Fast Jack" Beckman's national-record-setting Infinite Hero Dodge. The list of finalists includes a variety of cars including record breakers, barrier breakers, race and championship winners, and cars that have helped move the class forward either technologically or by sponsorship or name association.

It is clear that the golden age of the class was the 1970's, with over half of the list consisting of cars from this decade. Four come from the 1960's, and six are scattered from 1980 to present.

Voting begins March 31 on NHRA.com and will run through May 3. Fans can vote for their favorite NHRA Funny Car at either NHRA's Facebook page or NHRA.com, or can click here to go directly to a voting page.

The results will be revealed in reverse order in the weeks following the voting leading up to the final two Funny Cars, which will be announced in October at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas. The winning Funny Car will be announced at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona, CA in November.

Below are the list of finalists in chronological order:

Don Nicholson Eliminator I Comet (1966)

Jack Chrisman Comet (1967)

Chi-Town Hustler Charger (1969)

Danny Ongais/Mickey Thompson Mustang (1969)

Ramchargers/Goldstein Dodge Challenger (1970)

Don Prudhomme Hot Wheels Barracuda (1970)

Gene Snow Rambunctious Challenger (1970)

Ed McCulloch Revellution Duster (1972)

Pat Foster/Barry Setzer Vega (1972)

Jim Dunn’s rear engine Barracuda (1972)

“Jungle Jim” Liberman Vega (1973-74)

Raymond Beadle’s Blue Max Mustang II (1975)

Don Prudhomme Army Monza (1975-76)

Dale Pulde War Eagle Trans Am (1977)

Don Prudhomme Pepsi Challenger Trans Am (1982)

Kenny Bernstein Budweiser King Tempo (1984)

Kenny Bernstein “Batmobile” Buick (1987)

Jim White/Hawaiian Dodge (1991)