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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Friday $50,000 Big Money Race #1

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Eliminations & Pro Mod And Top Fuel Qualifying From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Friday, Plus A $5,000 16 Car Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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The International Harvester Sightliner Definitely Fits In The WTF? Files, But Visibility Was Great!

(Words by Greg Rourke) From the WTF? files comes a truck International Harvester designated the ACO and ACOF series, better known as the International Harvester Sightliner.      First question...

Hot Rod Garage Hacks Up The “Project Fishtail” ‘Cuda For It’s New Powertrain – Mopar Purists, Look Away!

The 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda that Tony Angelo rescued out of Kentucky is done as I type. We saw it parked at SEMA and other than some really minor tidbits, it’s ready to rock. (We won’t...

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Want To Learn How To Tune Stand Alone EFI Systems? Check This Out.

We get asked on a regular basis about learning to tune stand alone efi systems like the Holley on Daphne’s wagon, or FAST, Megasquirt, FITech, etc. Despite having self tuning modes on most...

Nothing But Wheelstands From The 2016 Street Car Super Nationals

Wheels up launches are one of the coolest things in drag racing, whether they are the low and long variety, bumper draggers, or something in between. And regardless of what the car is, it is...

Street Outlaws Daddy Dave Takes On Kye Kelley At Redemption 6.0 For $5000

Redemption 6.0 was the baddest yet, and proves that No Prep racing is alive and well. It also shows that the Street Outlaws will race for cash whenever possible. In this video from the National No...

Before The Crash: The Final Days Of Stevie Fast Jackson’s Shadow

  Stevie Fast Jackson’s Shadow is an amazingly well known Grudge and Drag Radial race car. One that has turned heads and won money all over the country. But none of it’s...

The Sin City BMW 2002 X2 Is An Old School BMW With All Wheel Drive!

Take one of the coolest models of BMW ever made, and add all wheel drive, plus a set of Super Swampers, and you get something like the Sin City BMW built 2002 X2. And while its extreme looks are in...

Here Are More Street Car Super Nationals Las Vegas Photos

We’ve got a special all wheelstand’s gallery coming your way tomorrow, but until then we thought we’d give you some more Street Car Super Nationals photos to check out on your...

You Can Buy A Vintage Sprint Car, Complete And Ready To Drive, For Less Than $9000!

RacingJunk is great, because there are tons of times that I find stuff on there for way less money than you would think stuff would cost. Such is the case with this 1968 Spring Car. It’s...

This 1963 Falcon Futura Is Ridetech Equipped And Sits Perfectly

This 1963 Ford Falcon Futura is one cool car. Typically these are “cute” little cars without much attitude, and they are typically not all that “high performance” either. But...

If You Are Thinking About Rebuilding Your Own 4L80e Like We Are, Watch This

I’ve built automatic transmissions several times. My first was a PowerGlide, the easiest automatic ever, and I’ve also built TH350 and Th400, and a couple of 700r4’s. But I’ve...

BangShift Daily Tuneup: Beach Boys Shut Down Is An Old School Street Race Anthem

If you are over the age of 40 or 45, and a hot rodder, you know that the 1960’s weren’t just about the cars themselves but also about all the culture surrounding them. There were tons of...

This Square Body K20 Suburban Speaks To Us And Tells Us To Thrash It Off Road

We’re in love with the fact that this K20 Suburban has solid axles, rides on 37″ military issue Wranglers, and is just rough enough outside to make us happy and not afraid to drive it...

This LS Powered Honda S2000 Will Put A Big Smile On You Face, We’re Sure Of It.

This 2003 S2000 has a giant dose of awesome V8 power under the hood instead of the 10,000 rpm 4-banger that came in it, and we totally approve. Don’t get me wrong, the stock combo is a riot,...