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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Session 1 LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

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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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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Danica’s Not Headed for F1; NASCAR a Possibility

Ridelust.com is reporting that the new kids on the F1 block, USF1, has removed themselves from the Danica Patrick chase, leaving the door open for her potential switch to NASCAR. We’d be pretty...

The ADRL Continues to Blow Up; Columbus Race This Weekend

It’s the most under-reported story in motorsports: the ADRL has blown up like a neutron bomb over the last couple seasons. In the course of a two day event, the little drag race series that...

Just So We’re On the Same Page: Mayfield Timeline Complete With Banjo Action

In the event you are just stepping onto the high-speed thrill ride known as the Jeremy Mayfield saga, fear not! We’ve located the perfect timeline to get you up to speed on all the comings and...

Video of the Week: Death Defying Mustang Wheelstand

It’s pretty amazing how well guys can get lots of horsepower through a small tire these days. This insane wheelstand actually dates back a couple of years but its all-time greatness negates any...

Government to Announce Clunkers Program Exit Strategy Today

While we’re happy to hear that the government is set to announce the “winding down” of the Cash for Clunkers program, we’re suspicious that the words “for now”...

Dirtbag Tries to Use Clunkers Program to Ditch Car After Fatal Hit and Run

Here’s an angle on the Cash for Clunkers program we never considered: its potential use to ditch a car involved in a crime! A 23 year old Arizona man struck and killed a man riding a bicycle...

“Great Advice” For Finding a Mechanic

You have to feel for professional mechanics, and especially those that own their own shops. This piece from Wallet Pop serves as the perfect reason why. The automotive know-nothing population which...

Details of the New Ford 6.2L V8 Emerge; F150 Raptor Sounds Like Big Fun

The new 6.2L Boss V8 motor from Ford is sounding more and more like a pretty stout piece. Details have not exactly been easy to come by, but thanks to a recently published story about the SVT Raptor...

Cool! Massive Formula One Engine Goes on Display

A massive model of a Formula One engine has gone on display at The ‘Ring in Germany. The engine actually rotates around and is there as an exhibit being shown at the Ring Wrek museum at the...

Here Comes the Fail: Clunkers Sales on the Wane Just as Companies Ramp Up Production

Just like it is scripted, the Cash for Clunkers fraud is about to expose itself in the most public of ways. As triumphant announcements hit the wires from around the auto-manufacturing globe, other...

GM Says FARVAL To Saab

Farval means goodbye in Swedish (or so the online translator told us). We’d like to say that GM sold Saab, but it didn’t: Saab was literally given away. Well, technically it hasn’t...

Video: This Kid Can Out-Drive Your Kid

Power Wheels rule. As kids we actually had one that was a miniature version of the classic Big Foot monster truck. We probably racked up a thousand miles on ours, hauling rocks and junk across our...

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Site of the Week: Enginehistory.org

Aircraft engines are bitchin’. They’ve had a place in hot rodding since the beginning with guys like the Arfons brothers and Jim Lytle using piston mills in their race cars. Later,...

Jeremy Mayfield’s Wife Takes Out Restraining Order Against Step Mom-in law

Just when the previously hot burning embers of the Jeremy Mayfield saga were cooling into ash, someone threw a bucket of nitro on the fire and we’re right back at it full steam ahead. As we...