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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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Hustling Hemi: This 1969 Dart Has 540ci Of Mean Chrysler Elephant Under The Hood

There are few things more cosmically right in the automotive world than a late 1960s Chrysler A-body with huge slicks on the back and a hemi in the nose. This car is all of that and more and frankly,...

Fast Friends: Krista Baldwin Inks Raybestos Powertrain and McLeod Racing For US Nationals

Krista Baldwin is a third generation drag racer and a stout one at that. Her grandfather is Chris Karamesines, her dad is the late Bobby Baldwin, and she has exhibited the family genes in the seat of...

30 Year Time Machine: Watch The TNN Broadcast Of The 1988 NHRA US Nationals

It’s only fitting that on the first day of the 1988 NHRA US Nationals we take a look back to the event that was run on the same track 30 years ago. The 1988 race was interesting because of the...

2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals Coverage: We’re Kicking It Off With Trucks and Tractors!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals is a celebration of all things blue oval. While the show is naturally Mustang centric, the largest selling Ford vehicle was...

Here’s Mud in Your Eye! MRA Mud Drag Racing Action Photos From GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos and words by David Whealon) – Back a few weeks ago Galot Motorsports Park hosted for the first time ever the MRA’s (Mud Racers Association) form of getting after it on the dirt on...

NHRA Rookie Of The Year Contender Flyin’ Ryan Oehler Lands Sponsor For US Nationals And Championship Run

We always love good news around here and when a talented young racer lands a sponsor that will allow him or her to attack the championship run that comes during the latter part of a drag racing...

Aeromotive Releases Enginered Stealth Fuel Systems For Late Model Corvettes, Camaros, and Mustangs

Here’s some awesome news for owners of late model muscle cars like Corvettes, Camaros, and Mustangs. Why is this great news? Mainly because you can use your stock tank and support massive...

Gravelrama 48: The Junior Classes – Kids Sand Drag Racing Whatever They Brought To The Line!

I’m running the photos from Gravelrama 48 a bit out of timeline. The show trucks started rolling in about ten in the morning, and the big hill didn’t kick off until after lunch, but I...

Astonishing Skill: Watch This Radically Modified Piper Cub Land In Just Over Ten Feet!

“What goes up, must come down”. Law of gravity is pretty clear on that point…sooner or later, it must return to the earth. From the lightest air balloon losing it’s lifting...

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How Would You Build This Australian 1982 Ford LTD? Legroom For Days In This Beauty!

Yes, my Australian car infatuation is doing just fine, thanks for asking. And it’s flared up again pretty good, because thanks to Malaise Motors on Facebook, I now have a flash craving for a...

Morning Symphony: The Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Escort – Screaming For Everyone To Hear

Growing up in two different generations of Ford Escort here in the States and learning to equate that nameplate with boring commuter car (and a seriously wicked car accident I was involved in as a...

Money No Object: A Dream El Camino For Chad? This 1969 Could Be The One!

So Chad wants to tempt me with a Dodge Mirada that has a straight body and…well, that’s about it, really. Ok, it didn’t have a roof diaper on it, but still, it would be ground zero...

Because Why Not: That Psychotic Power Wheels Mustang Is Getting Turbocharged!

First things first: I’m absolutely stunned that this freak of a contraption is still in one piece. Back in May, we showed you the footage of this pink Power Wheels Mustang as the builders...

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Motorcycle Drag Action Photos: 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Internationals At Tierp – Historic Numbers!

(Words and photos by Kelly Wade) – If you’re a fan of two-wheeled race machines, you would have had a blast at Tierp Arena’s Summit Racing Internationals last weekend in Sweden....