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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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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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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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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Day 2 Greatness: This Photo Collection of 1970s Era Day Two Street Machines Is Spectacular

(By Greg Rourke) – Day Two cars…I love ’em. Today so many cars from the Golden Age of muscle cars just get shuttled around between billionaire owners and seldom, if ever, get...

Vintage Swamp Buggy Fun: This 1964 Video Shows The Swamp Queen Getting Dunked And Not Really Digging It

There are enduring traditions in the world of motorsports. The drinking of milk at the end of the Indy 500, the champagne shower at the end of LeMans, the dunking of a young woman at the end of the...

Got A Classic C10? Upgrading To A 5 or 6 Speed Overdrive? American Powertrain Has You Covered!

American Powertrain has a huge array of kits available to make swapping a five or six speed manual transmission a cinch in all types of classic cars and trucks. Their classic C10 kit is recognized as...

Morning Symphony: The Upper Crust Of The Goodwood Festival of Speed!

Goodwood Festival of Speed. If you love any and every aspect of proper performance machines, it is paradise in Britain. It is where old race cars and the freshest of new supercars rub elbows with...

2019 Star City Motor Madness Photo Coverage: Cruising And Power Parking Hot Rods All Over Town!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We’re back with more photo coverage from the 2019 Star City Motor Madness event in Virginia. Benoit Pigeon was there and while he is normally blasting photos...

Southeast Gassers Action Gallery: More Images From Their Battle At Piedmont Dragway!

(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday we told you all about the Southeast Gassers group and how their racing program is predicated on being historically accurate, entertaining, and...

2019 Hot Rod power Tour Photo Journal: One Last Collection Of Images From Mike Brooks’ Camera

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’ve finally run to the bottom of the awesome well known as Mike Brooks’ photos from the 2019 Hot Rod Power Tour. It has been awesome to see the cars,...

2019 ALS Cruising For A Cure Car Show Coverage: Oldies But Goodies! All Pre-55 Gallery!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – In here you’ll find mostly pre-49 stuff and a few things newer.  These range from full-on restorations all the way to virtually everything has been...

Chevette From Hell: Watch This Wild, Wheelstanding Little Monster Attack New England Dragway

New England Dragway was in the national spotlight a few days ago as the NHRA contested the New England Nationals at the facility, the 13th stop on the organization’s 24-race tour. The good news...

Race Report: The Big Dog At Piedmont Dragway Was An Absolute Battle, Here’s How It Went Down

(By Greg Burrow) – In the recent edition of DRAG ILLUSTRATED, Josh Hachat did an excellent job describing the fastest growing class in our sport, Top Sportsman. The Piedmont Dragway version of...

New Parts: COMP Cams® Keyway Adjustable Billet Timing Sets for GM LS Applications

If you are building a hardcore LS engine, this is the last timing set you will ever need. Why? Well for starters it is built to be hammered, thrashed, run, revved, and beat up on the race track. It...

Watch The Incredible New DeTomaso P72 Cruise, Scream, and Carve Corners At Goodwood!

It is one thing to see a new hyper-car as it is unveiled, sitting majestically among the throngs of people and media but it is wholly another to hear one run and drive, especially with some full...

At Least It’s Cheap: This 1985 Nissan Truck Is One Of eBay’s More Odd Items For Sale At The Moment

So here’s a good story. My 12-year old is home for summer vacation from school and like a good dad, I got annoyed at looking at his mopey rump just lounging around the house. I have employed...

Awesome: Watch The VW ID.R and The McLaren F1 Runs Up Goodwood Side By Side 20 Years Apart

Automotive technology advances. From window cranks to propulsion systems, things are constantly being touched, tweaked, and changed by engineers. The rise of the electric car has been accelerating in...