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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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DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK! FINNEGAN’S RUBBER DUCK 1967 FIREBIRD IS TAKING TO THE TRACK IN PURSUIT OF AN 8 SECOND TIME SLIP!

Finnegan is back at it, and out of the boot for his broken leg, and that means it is time to get out there in the Rubber Duck 1967 Firebird to see if he can get this thing to break into the 8’s...

Newbern Body Swaps His Postal Jeep! Putting A Newer TJ Chassis Under This Mail Jeep Will Make It Way Better Than Ever!

Postal Jeeps, aka Jeep DJs, were two wheel drive units that were marketed as light delivery vehicles starting in 1955 and continuing through the mid 1980s. There was even a time when a convertible...

How Formula 1 Wheel Guns Work And Why They Avoid Cordless. These Are Some Of The Baddest Impact Guns On The Planet.

Formula 1 and NASCAR have insanely short tire changing times. It’s nuts how quickly they can change a wheel and tire, and while the right people are important to that, the tools and equipment...

Dyno Video: Watch And Listen To This 1.5L Coventry Climax V8 Make A Dyno Pull

The Coventry Climax company in England is likely the greatest accidental racing engine builder history. After becoming successful making engines for things like pumps, generators, and forklifts,...

1985 Shelby Charger Review: Turbos Fixed Everything, Even 38 Years Ago

After Chrysler escaped the clutches of bankruptcy in the early 1980s and started to actually make some money, the company finale decided to build some performance cars. Hooking up with Carroll...

Drag Strip Time Machine: This Footage From Pomona In 1962 Is Absolutely Amazing

There’s understanding classic drag racing history and then there is SEEING classic drag racing footage. In the terms of this video we get to watch, almost like a fly on the wall, a drag racing...

Happy 4/08! Watch A 408ci, 700hp Naturally Aspirated Ford Cleveland V8 Scream to 7,200 RPM

While we know it is not a factory dimension, the 408ci small block is one of the most popular displacements for hot rodders to built. Guys do Chrysler versions and Ford versions primarily and today...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s $30,000 Friday Continues Sunday! Big Money Bracket Races Are LIVE Right Here All Week Long From The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

It’s time for the Million Dollar Main Event folks! This race was supposed to happen yesterday, but wind and rain made it unlikely to get done so they switched the schedule and ran...

Luke Bogacki Becomes Two-Time Spring Fling Million Champion And Takes Home Big Money In Vegas!

Las Vegas, NV — Saturday’s main event at the Moser Engineering Spring Fling Million presented by Optima Batteries at Las Vegas Motor Speedway saw 296 entries of west and east coast talent come...

NHRA News: FORCE, ASHLEY AND GLENN WIN POSTPONED LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS IN PHOENIX

PHOENIX (April 6, 2024) – Funny Car legend John Force picked up his first victory in two years, powering past Matt Hagan of Tony Stewart Racing to win the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals,...

Derek Is Converting This 80s Built Ford Mustang Drag Car From STRIP To STREET For A Route 66 Road Trip! Vice Grip Garage Part 1 of 2

Who doesn’t love a father son road trip? And what better way to enjoy one than to buy a Mustang II drag car, that hasn’t been raced in a long time, and make it ready to drive across the...

Lowrider Hydraulics Install: This 1964 Impala Is Getting A 2 Pump, 4 Dump, 4 Battery Hydraulic Suspension System Installed

A 1964 Impala on hydros is a dream of mine. It’s one of the most iconic lowriders on the planet, and anyone who’s every thought about a lowrider project has thought about having a system...

Ford vs Chevy Shootout. Which One Of These Rigs Can Handle The Most Obstacles In Moab Using 2wd Instead Of 4wd?

When out wheeling, there is no real reason not to be in 4wd at all times, but because we are always trying to see what our rigs are capable of we sometimes try to see just how far we can go in 2wd....

Tool Showcase: Is This The Drill That Every Fabricator Needs? A Mag Drill Can Do Lots More Than Any Regular Drill.

How many times have you been trying to drill a hole in a frame rail, overhead beam, or some other piece of steel that you just can’t get a good position on? And what if that steel is something...