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Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: Heating Up The Strip And Waking Up The Neighbors!

With the rain out of the way and the sun on display, any concern about the Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017 races was immediately put to bed. The temperatures were high and the humidity in...

Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: From The Trackside, Thursday’s Testing And Early Qualification Runs!

If the car show participants weren’t happy about the rain that fell on Thursday morning at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017, you can imagine the gnashing of teeth that was occurring in the pits...

Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: Our Photo Coverage From Beech Bend Begins Now!

The Holley Hot Rod Reunion kicked off with a bang this year. Ok, that’s not quite correct. It kicked off with a lot of bangs…and rumbling…and rainfall. The opening to the reunion...

1973 NHRA Summernationals Photos! Never Before Published Images From The Race!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Over the last couple of weeks we have been sharing some awesome photos taken by Canadian Bob Boudreau at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. Bob exhausted his supply...

Vintage Photo Flood Continues: It Is More 1970s Funny Car, Door Slammer, And Dragster Greatness

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – By now you know what’s going on with these photo galleries. Canadian photographer Bob Boudreau has been rummaging through his old negatives and producing the...

NHRA Sanair 1972: Our Last Blast Of Time Traveling Photos Into Drag Racing History

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Well we have finally come to the end of the well again with these great photos from NHRA Sanair 1972 by Bob Boudreau. We have been showing you them in doses over the...

Nostalgia Drag Racing With The Southwest Heritage Racing Association

(Words and Photos by Bad Brad Klaasen) Round two of the Southwest Heritage Racing Association’s traveling road show rolled into North Star Dragway, just north of Denton, Texas, on May 6th. The...

NHRA Sanair 1972: Wally, Grumpy, Buster, Linda Vaughn, the Last Winning Front Engine Top Fueler, and More!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Our historic deluge of photos featuring the groovy and awesome 1972 NHRA Le Grandnational held at Sanair Super Speedway in Canada continues! Bob Boudreau was awesome...

Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017: Our Final Gallery From The All-Sportsman Showdown!

Many people picture Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars when NHRA is mentioned, and I can’t say that I blame them. If you’ve ever been near either one of those monsters when they launch and...

1970s NHRA Sanair Action Photos – Never Before Published Images From Le Grand National!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Sanair Super Speedway in Canada was a longtime host of NHRA national events. The longstanding name was Le Grand National (then followed by a company’s name like...

Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017 Gallery: More Sportsman Racing Goodness From Beech Bend!

By sheer luck, the weather that was expected to spoil the fun of the Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals at Beech Bend had all the ferocity of a kitten mewling. Things might not have looked cheery at first...

JEGS NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017 Gallery: All-Sportsman Racing From Kentucky!

Sportsman-only drag racing at Beech Bend on a gorgeous late Spring day…if you can find me a better way to kill a few hours, have at it. The JEGS NHRA SPORTSNationals race brings together the...

Drag History Gallery: More Fantastic Photos From The 1978 NHRA Le GrandNational At Sanair!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) –  The racing action photos are beyond awesome, there’s never before seen Linda Vaughn photos in here to dozens of  other awesome cars to boot. If you like old...

2017 NMCA Bluegrass Nationals Gallery – Come Hell Or High Water, Racing Will Go Down In Kentucky!

I knew a week out that the NMCA Bluegrass Nationals was going to have a rough go of it at Beech Bend Raceway. Bowling Green’s weather has been a grab-bag of storms and sun, and the weather...