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Check Out The Action From The Frontside NO-PREP Shootout at Darana Dragway, Milan MI – May 16th 2026

We were at Darana Dragway Milan last fall for the IHRA $125,000 to win Pro Mod Shootout and man is that track fun. I hadn’t been to Milan in years, and they have definitely added some nice...

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Vintage IMSA! Watch The 1989 IMSA Nissan Grand Prix of Miami Right Here! The Original Miami Street Circuit.

IMSA has had some of the coolest race cars on the planet over their decades of racing, with GTP and GTP Lights being some of their coolest. In the late 1980’s, when many believe GTP was at...

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Free Road Racing Livestream From England: British Automobile Racing Club Action LIVE From Thruxton

It’s time for more road racing in England! This weekend there are drag races at Santa Pod and then a big road racing weekend at Thruxton. The weather is good, the racers and fans are out in droves,...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom FJ40 Tailgate Mount + Jeep Beach Prep Begins With Shannon and Jess Campbell

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper and fender flares complete, it’s time to wrap up the rear with the tailgate mounts. But these aren’t just any flares, as they...

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704 Outlaws Video: Outlaw Small Tire Racing Returns To North Carolina’s Mooresville Dragway

We’ve got 704 Outlaws video below, thanks to our friends at Spoold Media. If you aren’t familiar with the 704 Outlaws classes, trust us when we say they are fun. They’ve got simple rules, small...

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REPLAY – Free Livestreaming Road Racing: The 2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course – FULL WEEKEND Coverage LIVE!

Last weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the SCCA ran two days of Hoosier Super Tour races and we’ve got the livestream replay right here! These are some fun SCCA regional races and feature some...

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How Does A Plane-Jane, Rental Spec 2001 Taurus Catch Our Eye? V8 Swap, Of Course!

If it weren’t for the aftermarket wheels and tires, this refrigerator white 2001 Ford Taurus would simply be another former Enterprise Rent-A-Car escapee. There was nothing of interest about...

Drag Strip Calamity: Crazy Staging Lanes Pileup At I-22 Dragway In Alabama

(Photos: DragCoverage.com/William White) – If there is one thing that we have learned over our so-called careers spent at race tracks it is that you literally have to be on your toes at all...

Hardcore Happening 2015 Coverage: Burnouts, Hi-Jinks, Fun At The Old Soul Hot Rod Shop

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Having had the chance to spend some time with Mike Brooks last weekend up at Lancaster Dragway, I can tell you that this dude gets around the New York/Ohio area. His...

Lancaster National Dragway Pro Mod-a-Palooza 2015: Door Slammin’ Gear Jammin’ Sportsman Photos!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) –  We’re back with more Mike Brooks images from last weekend’s Lancaster National Dragway Pro Mod-a-palooza event which drew thousands of fans and hundreds...

eBay Find: The Original “Whackee Wagon” Hemi Plymouth Wagon Is For Sale

There’s nothing (in our opinion) cooler than a fast wagon at the drags and while the Whackee Wagon that Lee Smith built and drove back in the 1960s and 1970s may not be the fastest thing ever,...

Pro Mod-a-Palooza At Lancaster National Dragway Coverage: Sportsman Action

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We told you it was going to be crazy and it sure was. Pro Mod a-Palooza at Lancaster National Dragway and its associated classes was wall to wall insanity from the...

PDRA Rockingham Action: Great Photos From Dragstock XII

(Words and photos by David Whealon/DW-photos.net) – On the second trip for the PDRA in 2015 to the legendary Rockingham Dragway for the 2nd Annual Dragstock XII, most of the attention  was...

Cool Video: Hurst Racing Tires – A Pocket Bio Of The Retro-Slick Manufacturer!

Hurst Racing Tires in Oregon still makes slicks the old fashioned way…literally. These guys take a bias-ply tire, grind all of the tread off, lay a softer rubber compound on the casing and then...

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The Top 11: Best Funny Car Names – Iconic Cars From Drag Racing’s Past

Racecar names are no longer the norm on modern nitro-burning Funny Cars, which sucks. Cars with names are good for promoters to put in their advertisements, good for racers who can cash in on...

Ebay Find: A 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 That Looks Rough, But Has That One Major Fault Corrected

We’ve covered before how the 1980s Pontiac 2+2 was a half-hearted attempt by GM’s Excitement Division to hang off of the coattails of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aerocoupe. The...

Car Show Coverage: More Mechanical Greatness From Edgewater Sports Park

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Edgewater Sports Park is a very active dragstrip under NHRA sanction.  Over the years its been host to many large events and saw many big time...

Some Of The Stuff We Just Thought Was Cool From The Lucas Off-Road Expo 2015

It was like Christmas at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo in Pomona last weekend, but there were still a few vehicles that stood out to us as just being cool, even though they didn’t necessarily fit...

This M936A2 6×6 Wrecker Makes Brian’s Little Wrecker Look Like A Toy!

Holy crap! Look at the size of this thing! This M936A2 6×6 Wrecker is one bad machine, with a 40,000 lb winch to drag stuff out of mud or trouble, and a boom that will lift 20,000 lbs, and...

One Owner Aluminum HEMI Duster Pro-Touring Machine

With rare exception, Mopar guys don’t drive their stuff at Pro-Touring events. Whether it’s the Goodguys Autocross, a USCA Optima Race, or any other event, there just aren’t that...