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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

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...

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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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Two Cars, One Strip: Projects Raven And Angry Grandpa Hit Beech Bend!

Summer is winding down and so is the action. As the air gets cooler and the first few leaves start to change color, I found myself restless: Brian and Chad are fresh off of the crazy train that was...

SCTA World Finals Cancelled Due To Wet Conditions On Bonneville Salt Flats

Our last flicker of hope at seeing some great racing on the salt this year has been extinguished with the announcement that the SCTA World Finals have been cancelled due to wet conditions on the...

Photos: A Day At The Drags…In The Country Of Hungary – Cool Iron In An Unlikely Place

(Photos by Andras Szabo) – Our newly minted Hungarian drag racing correspondent Andras Szabo didn’t know he was going to be filling that role until a chance encounter on Facebook led us...

Exclusive Find: Huge Collection Of Classic Iron On Rural Nebraska Farm – Cool Cars, Trucks, Machines

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – Our midwest reporter, Scott Liggett, is still trying to get used to the small town life after living in big Los Angeles for fifteen years. He has been out...

Event Gallery: 52nd Annual Franklin, Kentucky Car Show At The Courthouse Square

I can get used to these “courthouse square” car shows. Usually they are an anything-goes setup that encourages the locals to bring out their rides and hang around, while getting local...

Event Gallery: Fontanel Concert Cruise, September 2014

The more we spend time at Fontanel, the more we love it. The last time we went we were rained out within an hour and a half. This time the weather couldn’t have been more perfect, with cars...

The 2014 Silver State Classic Challenge – Checking Out The Field At America’s Longest Running Open Road Race

(Photos by Randal Burns) – The 2014 Silver State Classic Challenge in Nevada is happening this weekend and it is headquartered in the bustling metropolis of Ely, Nevada. This happens to be...

Recall Number…We’ve Lost Count: Impalas and Cadillacs Recalled For Brakes That Can Catch Fire

It’s almost like Groundhog Day: Wake up, check news, report on another GM recall. This time it’s one of the newer GM platforms, the Epsilon-platformed Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac XTS...

Watch Freiburger, Rick Pewe, and Fred Williams Bring A 1950 Jeep Back To Life In Pewe’s Driveway – Cool Thrash

We have highlighted several of the cool Dirt Every Day episodes from the MotorTrend Youtube channel over the years and they have all had Fred Williams in them doing various stuff. From converting...

There’s a Company Converting Smart Cars Into 50-State Road Legal Golf Karts – Smart-Karts Are Brilliant

We’ve all looked at a Smart car and thought to ourselves, “Man, that thing is no bigger than a damned golf kart!” Well, a company in Florida has decided to make that statement a...

Winter Is Coming! Be Prepared With This 1947 Oshkosh Snow Blower Truck That Could Eat A Town

As the shorter days, cooler temps, and changing leaves start to make their presence known to those of us in colder climates, that can mean only one thing. Winter is on the way! With that comes the...

The World Endurance Championship Race At Austin Turned Into A Skating Rink In Torrential Rain – Needs A Soundtrack

The World Endurance Championship is a series of endurance races that are contested all over the world in a championship format. Glad we were able to clear that up for you. The series is in Austin,...

Watch The Poteet And Main Speed Demon Crash Anew – Rear Mounted Camera Illustrates Violence Of Wreck Better Than Front

A wise announcer once told me that one of the most dreaded phrases a racer can hear is, “Let’s see that from another angle” because it means that stuff is crashed up, burned up,...

Ever Heard Of A Ride Truck? Neither Had We Before We Saw This 1966 GMC – (Not Exactly) Disney On Wheels!

So when we first looked at this ad for the 1966 GMC truck you see above and below, we thought, “So what? It hauled rides for a traveling fair?” We then realized that the truck actually IS...