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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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This Video Featuring 15 Ford Truck Ads From 1976 Is Non-Stop Greatness!

A lot of things have changed in the world since 1976. Political climates, gas prices, fuel economy standards, styling, and performance are all vastly different from what they were then. Some things...

Poncho Power Video: Watch This Vortech Blown 505ci Kauffman Pontiac Engine Make 2,200hp To The Tire!

When it comes to the most awesome innovations in modern hot rodding, the proliferation of the hub dyno is among the coolest. Why? For the first time in the history of racing and motorsports in...

Piston Tech: Know What Ring Micro-Welding Is? Know What Causes It? Here’s All The Info You Need

On the best day of its life, a piston’s job sucks pretty hard. There is extreme heat, fire, all kinds of directional changes and generally speaking, the things just get tormented. Believe it or...

Kyle Larson Wins The NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 At Sonoma Raceway

(Mike and Jeff Burghardt Photos) • Last weekend at Sonoma Raceway, AKA Sears Point in the beautiful wine growing part of northern California, held their NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350. Here...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At Flying H Dragstrip– Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! 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 Sportsman Drag...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The TB Promotions Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races – Sunday

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...

FREE LIVE NO PREP WARZ RACING! The No Prep Warz Kil-Kare Dragway Shootout Featuring Small Tire, Big Tire, And More Is LIVE Today!

We’re live from the famed Kil-Kare Dragway this evening in Ohio! We’ve got some heavy hitters in the big tire No Prep world, plus an awesome group of Small Tire racers on hand as well as...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Beech Bend Raceway Park – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! 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 Sportsman Drag...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Right Trailers Jr. Western Conference Finals From The Texas Motorplex – Saturday

If you are fan of the up and comers in NHRA sportsman drag racing, then you are going to love the Right Trailers Jr. Western Conference Finals being held this weekend at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 10th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Saturday

This is one of SIX live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like NHRA Sportsman...

GEN 2 LT1-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK-HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS & TPIS ZZ409 CAM WORTH ON THE LT1?

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...

Classic Car Liquidators Show Coverage: North Texas’ Gearhead Paradise Draws Some Seriously Cool Hot Rods, Classics, Muscle Cars, And More!

(Words and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) For the first time, we hosted a car show at Classic Car Liquidators to bring a bunch of friends and customers together. We were all a little nervous to make sure...

The Aztek 200 Part 2! O’Reilly Auto Parts, Vice Grip Garage, Tony Angelo, Alex Taylor, And Tate Morgan Drag Race Pontiac Azteks In Tucson

Here is Part 2, where we’re drag racing Pontiac Aztek’s at Tucson Dragway, before really putting them through their paces in the desert. Oh, but not before some careful...

GEN 2 LT1 INTAKE TEST-CARB VS EFI! STOCK LT1 EFI VS GM DUAL-PLANE & EDELBROCK VRS CARB. WHO WINS?

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...