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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Morning Symphony: The Gillet Vertigo GT3 – Ride Along As It Rips Around Spa!

The one interesting thing about Gran Turismo video games is that it introduced players to cars that they thought had to be pure fantasy. I’ll admit, I was suckered. The Suzuki Escudo? Surely...

Unhinged: DeSotos And Fargos And Luminas – The Middle East Car Diaries

According to the paperwork that tracked every move I made in the Army, I spent the better part of two years in the Middle East. For that time, I was either in Kuwait or Iraq. And for the majority of...

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Money No Object: Dear Santa, This 1965 Dodge Coronet Ragtop Is All We Need!

Dear Santa, I am not writing to you this early because everybody seems to think that the Christmas season starts six seconds after Halloween ends. Hardly the case…there is still plenty of time...

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2019 Fall Mad Mule Photo Coverage: Check Out These Action Images From The Strip At GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon and David Whealon) – We’re back with another installment of photos from the Fall 2019 Mad Mule at GALOT Motorsports Park in North Carolina. Yesterday we took you...

2019 Mopar Southern Classic Coverage: A Focus On The Slant Six Race and BangShifty Mopars – Photos Here!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One race we enjoy within this event is the slant-six race.  An event within the event paying homage to the leaning tower of power.  Throughout our...

The Only Way He Knows How: Stevie Fast Jackson’s Career Story As Told By A Collection Of His Racing Clips

This is a fantastic video because it tells a story through racing and racing highlights. Stevie Fast Jackson is one of the most interesting stories in drag racing today because he’s...

Meet Mendy: This Long Form Interview With Two Time Heritage Series Top Fuel Champion Mendy Fry Is Great!

Mendy Fry is a bad ass. No two ways around it. A woman who has lived basically her entire life in drag racing, she has amazing abilities behind the wheel and a genuine love of the sport that was...

Trying For The Second Time: FCA and PSA Are On The Verge Of Merging!

Earlier this year, FCA and Renault very nearly merged, right up until an 11th hour call by FCA to back out of the deal. In simple terms, FCA was not thrilled with the idea of the French...

2019 SEMA Show: FCA Shows Off Two Trucks And A Jeep For Las Vegas

SEMA is great for manufacturers to flex their own in-house customization skills, and FCA in particular take great pleasure in letting the Mopar group run wild each year with builds. There’s...

Money No Object: 2018 Ford Super Duty – An Ex-SEMA Truck We’d Actually Own!

The time is drawing near! This is the season where the three of us pack up a suitcase, make our way to the airport and meet up in Las Vegas for a week of automotive overload. SEMA is just a few days...

The Anger: A Small-Tire Hemi-Powered Toyota Supra That Rips

The list of cars that, according to the masses, should be built one way and one way only grows bigger and bigger. And the hilarious knee-jerk reactions to someone who bucks the trend and builds what...

Long Strange Car: Do You Need A Tandem Axle 1990 Lincoln In Your Life?

We dig the Lincoln Mark VII around here. It’s our idea of a personal luxury coupe: take a popular performance platform (in this case, the Fox chassis), add some legroom, some extra niceties,...

The Barbie Jeep Goes To Moab! Rock-Crawling With The Most Mental Power Wheels Creation

Every spring, Jeep likes to trot out a series of concept vehicles while fans of the brand descend upon Moab, Utah for a week or so of camping, trail running, camaraderie, and  plenty of pro-Jeep...

Flames Up Video! This Look Back At Craziness During The 2019 Pulling Season is Truly Awesome

This is not exactly what you’d call a “best of” video. Instead you’d call it a “bucks up” video because everyone featured in it had to lay down some seriously...