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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Session 1 LIVE from the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals

It’s time for NHRA Pro Mod Qualifying! Check out all the action right here from Round 1 of Qualifying for the NHRA Arizona Nationals where the track temps aren’t the only hot things this...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From The Season Opener At Darana Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Motorsports Park in Dunn, North Carolina, where racers are going to be battling...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Bracket Racing From The 13th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals – Triple $20K Super Pro Shootout – Friday

The drag racing season has officially started and is going into full swing this weekend with the 13th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals at Montgomery International Dragway. Our friends at...

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TX2K26 Day 2 From The Texas Motorplex: Supercars Pushed Too Hard… Wrecks, Blown Motors, & New Leaders!

Here’s the Day 2 video from The Texas Motorplex and TX2K26! With the sale of Houston Raceway Park three years ago, TX2K was in need of a new home and with only one really big world class drag...

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TX2K26 Day 1 From The Texas Motorplex: Big Numbers, Big Power, Big Carnage! Everything You Expect From TX2K AND MORE!!!

With the sale of Houston Raceway Park three years ago, TX2K was in need of a new home and with only one really big world class drag racing facility left, that meant that TX2K had to move to the Texas...

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Drag Racing 2000hp Trucks UPHILL in SNOW! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? This Is Insane And Fun In All The Right Ways!

Ice and snow racing events just make me smile, but probably not for the reason you think. As awesome as these events are, and as cool as the race cars and trucks can be, it’s the people that...

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The 304 Holden Swap: This Kingswood Wagon Gains A Pair Of Cylinders!

Why is it that the more base-model cars are the ones that managed to survive decades relatively unscathed? Case in point: Go hunting for a Dodge Aspen R/T and you’re going to see more rust than...

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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...