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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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Event Gallery: The 2012 Waupun Truck-N-Show – Big Rigs a Plenty and Chrome For Miles!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – This year was the 23rd year of the Waupun Truck-N-Show, held in Waupun, Wisconsin. Show trucks and working trucks from all over the US and Canada make the...

Watch Paul Dallenbach’s 1400hp Unlimited Pikes Peak Car Launch Off the Course With A Stuck Throttle – Driver Banged Up

Paul Dallenbach was driving one of the most hair raising machines at this year’s delayed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. The 1,400hp open wheel car is a little larger than a go kart and packed...

Watch a Pikes Peak Racer Launch Their Car Over a Cliff, Suffer One of the Most Horrifying Wrecks We Have Ever Seen and Survive!

The footage you will see below is not an outtake from a movie or some specially altered special effects piece. This is footage of Pikes Peak racer Jeremy Foley and his co-driver launching their...

Late Sunday Bonneville Speed Week Update: Lots Of Speed, A Little Rain, and Plenty Of Carnage

Bonneville is the ultimate test of man and machine. The sun beats down on you no matter what you do, and being inside a car without air conditioning will make you question why driving is so much fun....

American Racing Legend Jerry Grant Has Died: First Man to Turn an Official 200mph Lap, Other Cool Accomplishments (Video)

Jerry Grant, who had a highly successful and diverse racing career during the 1960s and 1970s both nationally and internationally, has died. Grant was the first man to ever turn a racing competition...

Bonneville Speed Week Coverage: We’ve Dried Out And Are Hauling Ass!

Bonneville RULES! IT RULES! Seriously, it rules and you need to be out here with us. All the cool kids are doing it, and this is one time not to listen to your mother about peer pressure. The salts...

Bonneville Speed Week Coverage: It’s Damp, But Fast, And We Have More Photos!

With rain showers blowing through the Bonneville Salt Flats on Friday night, it made for a soupy morning on parts of Long Course One, and also on parts of the return and access roads, but that...

Bonneville Speed Week 2012 Starts NOW!!! Friday Nugget Car Show Photos. Racing Photos Tomorrow.

Bonneville Speed Week 2012 officially starts in a few hours! We’ve got stories galore that we are following, including our buddy Lee Sicilio’s quest for a 300 mph record in his just...

What Specific Pony Car Should Be Sent To The Glue Factory?

Being Friday, we wanted to help you escape from doing work as long as possible. This question should allow your mind to wander a little bit. We want to know what specific pony car you would send to...

Rocket Racing Wheels Introduces Classic Bullet Style Lugs As Well As a Bullet Lug and Lock Kit

One of the coolest things about Rocket Racing Wheels is the fact that they are always working on new and cool stuff. Their new retro Bullet lugs nuts certainly fit that bill. In our mind, if you are...

Roadside Find: A Bitchin’ 1970s Dodge Power Wagon Fire Truck – Front Mounted Pump Goodness!

I stopped by Jon Sandahl’s Tube Chassis Designz chassis shop yesterday to have some stuff welded for Buford’s suspension resurrection and on the way there, my eye caught what looked to be...

Barbara Nesbitt Suing NMCA, NHRA, Skinny Kid Race Cars, and Others In Conjunction With Injuries Sustained in 2010 Incident

(Photo by CompetitionPlus.com) – Former NMCA racer Barbara Nesbitt is suing a host of people in conjunction with injuries she sustained during a 2010 incident at zMax Raceway. In the incident,...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Camaro5 Fest – Mustangs Need Not Apply!

(Words and Photos by Jeff Lee) – For those who might not know, the Camaro 5 Fest is the annual get together of 5th generation camaro owners and fans from the uber popular website...

Watch a Turbocharger Violently Explode During a Dyno Pull – Flying Sharpnel! Duck and Cover!

With more and more turbochargers being bolted onto drag cars, street machines, hot rods, trucks, and in this case, old school import cars, there are going to be more and more videos like this hitting...