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The Lake Effect Showdown at Kuhnle Motorsports Park Is Small Tire Drag Racing Greatness! Lil Gangstas, Small Tire

The Lake Effect Showdown brings the excitement of small tire racing to Lil Gangstas’ racing to Kuhnle Motorsports Park on Saturday June 13th, 2026! This unique event will be a first for the area on...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: STREAMING VIDEO From The 21st Annual Ultimate 64 Bracket Race From Darana Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

Kil-Kare Raceway is home to some awesome events, including the 21st annual Ultimate 64 Big Money Bracket Races this weekend. This is one of the older events in the mid west and racers flock to this...

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FREE Bracket Racing Livestream: 8th Annual Spring King Of The Creek Bracket Racing Is LIVE Right Here – Saturday

Maryland International Raceway is home to the King of the Creek, and this weekend’s spring event is as big and competitive as always. With classes for everyone, and some of the Mid-Atlantic’s...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Sportsman Nationals At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Sportsman, Nostalgia Classes, and More!

Enjoy all the racing action from Santa Pod’s Sportsman Nationals this weekend, as Nostalgia Drag Racing and National Championship drag racing competitors battle it out head to head to see...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Continues Today as We are Heading for The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Part 8: Putting a HISTORIC Gasser Back on the Track Feels Oh So Good!

Tommy and the kids are back at it, and it’s a runner! They are hitting the dragstrip to bring this project full circle, so check it out. The big block should be fun with all the new parts that...

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Morning Symphony: The Supercruise At Motorvation 33

While we’re dealing with Arctic blasts and icy, snowy conditions here in the Northern Hemisphere, in the Southern Hemisphere it’s the middle of summer and the fun only ramps up from the...

This Is The Greatest Asphalt Pulling Video Ever – Screaming Engines, Mega Smoke, And Front Porch Bleachers!

(By Jason Mazzotta) –Clearly it is a tractor pull, but from the smoke boiling off the tires and the screaming rpm’s of the engines you may not know the difference. This video is epic for so...

The Fiero Revival: The Fixing And The First Drive Of A Car That Hadn’t Moved In Twenty Years

The 1985 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 that Ronnie Finger dragged out of the woods of Texas for $100 is, in blunt terms, a brave project to take on. Twenty years does funny things to cars, and it basically means...

Morning Symphony: Sunday Drag Racing At Heathcote Raceway

Missing the dragstrip? Don’t feel alone. With everything around BangShift Mid-West soaked to the bone in never-ending rain showers, the only way that we will race anything in a straight line is...

In Memoriam: The Packard Automotive Plant Bridge – Once A Symbol Of Greatness, Now A Sign Of The Times

The Packard Automotive Plant means many things to gearheads, but let’s take something into consideration: since the 1990s, that building has basically been the symbol of the downfall of Detroit...

Party Has To End Sometime: Next-Gen Dodge Challenger Expected To Have EV Systems

Nevermind the run-of-the-mill vehicles that are meant to be sold in mass numbers, look directly at the Dodge Challenger and it’s two rivals, the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. The...

What In The? That’s A Ford Ka Powered By A Barra Murdering Tires!

Here’s what you need to know about the Ford Ka: It’s a “city car” (read: damn tiny) that was running with Ford’s New Edge styling, prone to body rot, and was running...

AMC Power! Watch This Worked AMC Small Block Make 400+ Horsepower With Factory Stuff

We’re a little confused about the intentions of this engine but not confused at all about how much we like it! This is a 357ci AMC V8 on the dyno being run in and tested out for what the title...

Money No Object: A 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1, Complete With It’s Factory Option Halibrands!

You know what the Chevrolet Corvette has deserved all of these years? Local competition. Do you know how many times the Corvette actually got competition? Three times. Only Ford, American Motors and...

New York’s Lancaster Dragway Future In Limbo – Owner Vows To Sell Facility, Will Not Reopen For Racing Without New Ownership

In what has become a sadly recurring tale for Lancaster Dragway located outside of Buffalo, New York, an owner’s outlook for the facility may see its gates closed forever. Owner Gordon Reger...

It Lives! Dylan McCool’s 1969 Dodge Charger Has It’s First Fire!

If there is one moment of trepidation for any novice builder, it’s the first fire of a new engine. It’s a 50/50 gamble…either everything will be okay or everything will go straight...

Ever Wanted To Know More About A Monster Truck? Take A Walk Around Son-Uva-Digger!

For as long as I’ve been alive, there have been monster trucks. Whether they are crushing cars or are flying in a manner that no six-ton vehicle should ever be able to accomplish, the...

Believe In Beef: This 1971 Dodge D-300 Stakebed Is A Shop Truck Score

Is there anything more purpose-driven than a good old stakebed truck? One engine, room for two, maybe three, and a big flat tray with the option to add in some walls if you so desire. I personally...

Hot Five: 1,203 Horsepower Out Of 2.7L Of A Turbocharged Volvo Inline-Five

I’m a little partial to Volvos. The first burnout I ever did was in a 1976 242D two-door, and after watching hours upon hours of rally footage, I’ve come to appreciate the capabilities of...