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LIVE Big Money Bracket Racing: The West Coast Bracket Races Southwest Showdown Is LIVE Right Here All Weekend Long!

It’s that time of year again, when racers from the western states and beyond show up at Tucson Dragway for what has become the premier event of the West Coast Bracket Races series. The Southwest...

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Desert Off-Road Racing Livestream: The 2026 King Shocks 39th SCORE San Felipe 250 – Qualifying, Contingency, And Racing!

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the King Shocks San Felipe 250 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert...

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FREE LIVE NHRA Regional Racing Action: Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At No Problem Raceway – Friday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at No Problem Raceway In Louisiana. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 428 Cobra Jet Torino Is Ford Big Block Greatness! Someone Save This Thing!

When I see this 428 Cobra Jet Torino, I think about the ones that raced in Stock Eliminator as I was growing up and still do today. This is a rare example of the muscle that Ford flexed when it came...

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2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos: Side By Side Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Testing The Largest Pistol Impact Guns On The Market: So How Much Power Do These Beasts Really Make?

Most of us only have a 1/2 inch impact in our toolbox. Whether it is air operated or cordless, that’s still about all we need for most hot rod and racing jobs. And even those things are...

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Nissan Shows Off The Ways They Torture Test The New Titan…”Flooded Road” Is Especially Cool

When Ford, GM or Ram put out a video showing their pickups getting torture tested, there isn’t much scrutiny over what the video shows…once you get past brand loyalty, all three make some...

Caption This: The King Of The Trailer Park’s Chariot, A Stretch Limo Third Generation Camaro

You want a rare-edition third-generation Camaro? Anybody can buy the Italian-American Stiletto, and IROC-Zs are a dime a dozen. No, you don’t need those…you need some class in your life....

Behind The Scenes Of The Parachuting Cars Scene In “Furious 7” – Yes, They Really Did Shove Cars Out Of A Plane!

Nobody here is going to, for one second, argue that any of the “Fast and Furious” movies showcase real life. Hondas driving under semi trailers, a Yenko Camaro with an ejection seat, and...

Chevrolet Celebrates The 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro And Teases The Sixth-Generation In This Video

When the Camaro returned for it’s fifth generation in early 2009 as a model-year 2010 car, it was a retro design that went straight for the first generation Camaro’s styling. Love it or...

BREAKING Carnage Video: Watch As Larry Dixon’s Digger Breaks Up And Takes Off In Flight – And He Walks Away!

(Video and stills: NHRA) Larry Dixon just walked away from one horrifying wreck during the first qualifying session at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals earlier today. As he was charging...

Watch In-Car Footage of A High Speed, Top End, Sportsman Dragster Wreck – Violent!

Being that I am on the announcing staff at the 2015 NHRA Gatornationals this weekend in Gainesville, I thought it appropriate to bring back this incredible video which originated at the same track....

Roadside Find: 1968 Ford LTD – A Cool and Menacing Looking Huge Coupe That We’d Love To Cruise

We spotted this big fella sitting quietly in the back of a body shop holding yard. Fullsize iron gets our blood moving, but slightly oddball fullsize iron puts us into full-on geek mode. It’s a...

Watch a Cummins Powered Mack Pulling Truck Blow the Block Apart at the end of a Pull

It has been too long since we last check in on some good pulling carnage video. In this clip, which was shot a couple years back, we see a awesome looking Mack Superliner truck with two drive axles...

Raw Power Video: The World’s Biggest Farm Tractor Pulls Two Sleds Downtown – Big Bud Dominates!

“Big Bud” is a massive, custom built tractor that has earned the title of “World’s Biggest Farm Tractor”. Sporting twin 66-inch tall tires on all four corners, a 16...

March 9th Was The 83rd Birthday of the Ford V8!

We’d be remiss if we didn’t recognize one of the coolest gearhead birthdays in the world. On March 9th 1932 the first Ford V8 engines began rolling off the production line in Dearborn,...

Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Cale Yarborough

With the weird NASCAR off-track stuff constantly shining the light on all that’s wrong with modern day racing and race car drivers, we thought it a good time to highlight one of the great...

Watch Two Grudge Racers Get Into Separate Crashes On The Same Lap At Darlington Dragway

Lots of drag strips pack it up for the winter but Hartsville, South Carolina’s Darlington Dragway isn’t one of them. The track seems to stay open for  business as long as the conditions...

Is A 1983, 15th Anniversary Hurst/Olds Cutlass Worth $32,000?! This Guy Thinks His Sure Is

We know that everyone tends to put some extra value into the stuff that they own. That one of 12 Pacer that was ordered with the orange interior, four speed, and low-po inline six engine sure is rare...

The Tour Continues: More Great Photos From the AMA Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Lots of you really enjoyed the first round of photos that Joe Grippo submitted to us from the AMA Motorcycle Museum and hall of fame yesterday so we’re back with...