Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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It’s Time For Buckeye Skips 2026! We’ve Got Photos Starting With Day 0 Right Here! Who Showed Up, and Who Are The Favorites?

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 0, when everyone shows up...

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Australian Drag and Drive Machine! This 1400hp HQ Ute was Built to Survive Drag Challenge. Street and Strip Greatness!

The Aussies are something special when it comes to hot rods, race cars, and especially their street strip machines. With all the restrictions they have on what you can do to a car or truck over...

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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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There Goes The Hood: This Holden VL’s Bonnet Makes A Break For It During An 8-Second Pass!

By far and wide one of the most sphincter-tightening moments you can have behind the wheel of a vehicle is when the hood flies up while you are driving. It doesn’t matter if you’re just...

Cool Tool Spotlight: These New Punch And Flare Dies From Eastwood Are Rad And Take No Press!

I like tools, in fact I was grimacing at how many I have last night when I was reorganizing and cleaning up in the shop. But despite having lots of tools I don’t have ALL the tools, nor do I...

Bruce Larson Open House 2015 Coverage: The Cars, The Show, And The Stuff Of A Drag Racing Legend

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Every year former NHRA funny car champion Bruce Larson opens up his yard, his barn, and his home to hundreds of hot rodder who put on an awesome car show and come to...

Mike Murillo Wrecks Iconic LaFawnduh Mustang At Edinburg (TX) Raceway During No-Prep Event

(Photo credit: Mike Murillo fan page) – It was a bad night at the races for legendary door slammer, small tire, and Mustang racer Mike Murillo last night. During a no-prep event at Edinburgh...

Watch This Grocery Getter Wagon Put 2 Tenths On A Built Nissan GTR At Byron

You know we love sleepers, and here is another one that is just too good to pass up. This grocery getter wagon is a bad ass. Sure it’s got tires and wheels on it and it clearly sounds good, but...

Grudge Race Madness: Check Out Passes By Some Of The Quickest In The Country

Grudge racing has become the wildest and some would say most hard care form of drag racing in recent years. It’s most certainly like street racing but on the track, which is always a good...

Car Feature: The Lark Ness Monster Is Low 11-Second Gritty Gasser Greatness

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Another young gun building and wheeling a gasser these days is Mike Lewis (Lewy).  In 2008 – once convinced by friend Ryan Pope that they could...

Gasser 1962 Willys Wagon For Sale! This Thing Has The Looks, The Parts, And The BangShift Approval

I have never wanted $10,000 in immediate disposable income more in my entire life. That’s the “Buy it now” price on this 1962 Willys wagon gasser style hot rod and we think that it...

From 12-Second Nissans To Top Fuel Diggers, All Kinds Showed Up For The Calder Park Street Drags!

Australian car culture goes beyond what we normally show, which usually boils down to “put a Roots blower on it and you’re good to go!”. You see a little bit of everything, from...

Would This AMC Eagle Make The Ultimate AWD Street Sleeper?

Since we were on a sleeper kick yesterday we decided to see what we could find in our area that would make a good one. Well, here in Southern California we have the advantage of great weather so...

Aussie Drag Racing Legend Brett Stevens Sentenced To 13 Years For Involvement In Drug Ring

For a time, Brett Stevens was as big a deal as was humanly possible in the world of Australian motorsports and we mean that literally. He ran nitro harley motorcycles, competed in top door slammer,...

Throwback Showdown: The Top 20 NHRA Funny Car Drivers Chose Their Favorite Historic Cars – You Vote For The Best One!

Our pal Bobby Bennett over at CompetitionPlus.com has had some good ideas over the years. He hired me more than a decade ago and that is just one example. The most recent example of his clever...

Team Kalitta Adds Rob Flynn To Awesome Crew Chief Stable!

Words by Cody Poor/Kalitta Motorsports Coming off the team’s highly lucrative 2015 season, Team Kalitta takes a step to ensure that success continues. Effective immediately, Rob Flynn has returned...

NHRA Announces Changes To Competition Index Control System

Photos by Jeff Burghardt Words from NHRA Communications   Bolstering its initiative to increase sportsman participation, NHRA is announcing changes for Competition Eliminator beginning in 2016....