NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Features Tough Nitro Funny Car Field And A First Timer
May 05, 2017Darr Hawthorne2
The oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener returns to Boise, Idaho this weekend, May 5-7. This year’s Ignitor commemorates 50 years of racing at Firebird...
The Amazing 421 Powered 1955 Pontiac Barn Find Owned and Built By Vic Hubbard Is For Sale
May 05, 2017Brian Lohnes12
While this car may have the appearance of just another ratty looking mid-1950s Pontiac, it is anything but that. If you read Hot Rod Magazine you know about this car already because it was featured...
2017 FE Race and Reunion – Beaver Springs Was Bristling With Killer Ford Powered Hot Rods
May 05, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Hardcore. That’s what this weekend was, totally hardcore. Imagine a drag race and car show event centered around a single engine family that’s been out...
Dodge’s New “Brotherhood Of Muscle” Ads Are The Tire Smoking Anthesis To Lincoln’s Horrid Campaign
May 04, 2017Brian Lohnes11
When we saw the release about Vin Diesel being brought in by Chrysler to head their “Brotherhood of Muscle” ad campaign we kind of cringed. Between the name and the whole announcement it...
This 1956 Chevrolet Makes A Statement With Twin 8-71 Blowers On A Big Block
May 04, 2017Brian Lohnes6
Nothing really makes a statement like twin 8-71 blowers on a big block, does it? This 1956 Chevrolet may not be built to everyone’s taste but it is a pretty cool in our eyes. The engine is...
Crummy News: Kanawha Valley Dragway Is Closing Until Further Notice – New Buyers Supposedly Lined Up
May 04, 2017Brian Lohnes4
A long running West Virginia drag racing institution has hit the skids and we are sad to report that Kanawha Valley Dragway is closing until further notice. Since last fall the operators of the track...
Relive The Fun Of The 1981 NHRA Southern Nationals With This Cool TV Broadcast Of The Event
May 03, 2017Brian Lohnes3
This weekend the NHRA completes its first “threefer” of the year with the 2017 running of the vaunted Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. The triumvirate of races...
FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO COVERAGE From The Galot Spring Fling Right Here
May 03, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO COVERAGE From The Galot Spring Fling Right Here
If you are looking for a week full of great bracket racing, then look no further than the Galot Spring Fling which is going on all this week! But didn’t we just have a Spring Fling race? Yep,...
Dead Drag Strip File: Shuffletown Dragway, North Carolina Then and Now (Video and Photos)
May 03, 2017Brian Lohnes33
The 127th drag strip I have ever been to (living or dead) is displayed here before you. Shuffletown Dragway in North Carolina is one of the most eerie abandoned strips I have ever been to because...
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos: History Made, Castellana Wins
May 03, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by David Whealon – DW Photos) – Mike Castellana and Frank Manzo earned the first J&A Service Pro Mod Wally at the 4-Wide Nationals last weekend and boy did they earn it. As...
Unhinged: A Night At The Dragstrip – Your Average, Everyday Test And Tune
May 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Unhinged: A Night At The Dragstrip – Your Average, Everyday Test And Tune
It takes absolutely zero seconds from the moment someone asks me, “Do you wanna hit the dragstrip later?” to the point where my brain yells out, “Hell yes!” loud enough to be...
Watch This Plymouth Belvedere Suffer A Rear Suspension Fail On The Launch – Sub-Par Welds Appear To Be The Cause
May 02, 2017Brian Lohnes17
If there is one thing that you can never really put a value on it is quality craftsmanship. You can certainly put a value on work that is not up to snuff and that value is both monetary and...
That’s Just Evil: Someone Finish Building This 1982 Ford Granada!
May 02, 2017Bryan McTaggart7
Yes, there is a reason why you are looking at a dirty, dingy, craptacular 1982 Ford Granada. Probably the most unloved of the Fox platform cars, and one of the shortest-lived (1981-82), the Granada...
Big Winner! Steve Matusek Breaks Through For First Career National Event Victory In Pro Mod
May 02, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Big Winner! Steve Matusek Breaks Through For First Career National Event Victory In Pro Mod
Everyone loves to see their friends succeed and that’s why we were smiling doubly wide two weekends ago at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas watching our pal Steve Matusek capture a win in...










