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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Mini-Jeep Off Road Racing In The Netherlands Looks Like A Blast! (Video)

Like us, when you see this video you’re wheels will start turning and you’ll be trying to figure out how to build one of these bad ass little mini-Jeeps that are tearing around a dirt...

This Incredible Video Of A Funny Car Hitting The Tree Reminds Us How Tough These Are To Drive

We have not idea how we missed this video for more than a year and it seems that most everyone else has missed it, too. In this clip you’ll see driver Ron Deedy commence a burnout in a Firebird...

Update: Jason Tabscott’s Truck Found! Now, We Need To Locate His Stolen 1975 Camaro!

It has been almost four months since Jason Tabscott’s GMC Sierra, car trailer, and the white 1975 Chevrolet Camaro that ran hard in Street Race Small-Block N/A on Drag Week this year were...

Hot Rod Garage Meets The Crusher Camaro! The 1970s Street Machine Look Is Ditched In The Name Of Handling!

Hot Rod’s Crusher Camaro is the other bright yellow Chevy magazine project car that seems to evolve every few years, causing a stir with fans and readers alike. Not that Freiburger, the...

Rough Start: A Big-Block Cordoba That Looks Daily-Driver Ready – And It’s Under Budget!

One of the biggest problems with scraping the bottom of the budget barrel of Craigslist, as our Rough Start series does, is that every single vehicle we have shown tends to need something…it...

PRI 2015: Moroso Brings The Heat To Valve Covers – Billet Pieces, Fabricated Style, Ford, GM, Chrysler

CNC machining has been one of the most amazing drivers of hot rodding technology, parts, and components, of the last couple decades. If a human mind can dream it up and draw it, incredible multi-axis...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2015: Cool Cars and Engines We Saw On Day 1

We’re here in Indianapolis at the Performance Racing Industry Show 2015. Think of this event as SEMA’s hardcore brother. PRI is cool because it is about racing and really gnarly high...

Killing The Peace And Quiet At The Bend In The River With A Crosley Fitted With A Pulse Jet Rocket!

I want you to put yourself in the position of a police officer who was required to report to a boat launch on a river to investigate a noise disturbance call. By the time you get there, there is no...

These RZRs Are Taking On A New Hill In Alabama For The Chance At $500…But When The Hill Is Called “Geronimo”, Is It Worth It?

Stoney Lonesome ORV Park in Alabama recently opened up a new hill climb location, dubbed “Geronimo”, and offered up a cash prize of $500 to the first UTV that could make it to the top....

Gates Salvage Yard Tour: Corvair Rampside Trucks, Rotted Wagons, Heavy Trucks, And More

So we continue on with our frosty walk through Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont. This place was pretty freaking awesome to spend half a day traipsing through. Because Fitzgerald could not walk five...

No, It’s Not A Flashback – Another Dodge Disco Van Has Hit The Auction Block!

You know that saying, “What’s old is new again”? I’m afraid to admit it, but I believe that the era of the custom van is upon us once again. Yes…vans, complete with...

Ever Watched Rally Footage And Thought, “I Can Do That!”? Watch As Matt Farah Gives It A Shot In A Subaru – It Ain’t As Easy As It Looks!

I grew up learning how to drive on the gravel roads of western Washington State. In whatever car my stepdad trusted me with, I was taught the finer points of car control: the burnout, the slide, the...

This Trick Tools Icengineworks Header Fabrication Kit Is The Coolest!

      The tool we most wanted yesterday at the PRI Show is Trick Tools Icengineworks Header Fabrication kit. They aren’t new, in fact they’ve been around for several years,...

PRI Favorites: This Visner Billet Intake Manifold For A Pro Mod Hemi Is INSANE!

Visner Engine Development is known for some pretty trick parts, most often whittled from giant chunks of aluminum and coming in the form of trick intake manifolds, cylinder heads, and more....