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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! 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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Drag Racing Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway!

Here’s the 4th, and final, gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check them out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: From Chassis to Rolling! 4 Link, Axles, Crossmembers & More!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Semi-Final and Final Round Racing From The Postponed PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway!

Our friend NC Promoder was on hand for testing at the PDRA East Coast Nationals yesterday and caught all the semi final and final round racing action from the postponed Carolina Nationals...

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Drag Racing Photos: More Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway. Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 3rd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check them out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Check Out The PDRA Testing and Carolina Nationals Eliminations from Darana Motorsports Park in Benson NC

We’ve got some live track testing going on at Darana Motorsports Park where PDRA’s top teams are on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they get ready for this...

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Mopar Wrecking Yard Nirvana Has Been Located

Darr Hawthorne (pictured) of MoparMax.com online magazine was returning to his LA digs with a project car when he stumbled upon a junkyard that had a slight lean towards Mopars. Seeing as the...

Minnesota Cops Confiscate and Sell Drunk Drivers’ Hot Rod

Drunk driving is serious business, and in Minnesota, they treat it as such. Jerry Lee Smith was picked up for his fifth DWI since 1983 while operating his 1939 Ford Coupe. The cops took it and sold...

eBay Pick of the Week: Big Block ’69 Corvette SCCA Racer

Road Racing Corvettes have a special place in our gear-oil-pumping hearts. Especially those of the big-block variety. This car has a competition history and was recently restored by its owner who...

West Virginia Airport Drags Explode in Popularity

With lots of communities trying to figure out what to do with a street racing problem, it is cool to see a town that has the sense to back a good program to combat it, and even cooler to see that...

Cool Original Owner AMX Road Racer Put Back on the Track

Some cars seem to be destined to lead charmed lives. Take this neat 1968 AMX that was bought new, street driven for four years and then turned into a road racing machine. After sitting for 20 years,...

Monday Time Killer: Oddrods.com

B.K. Taylor started sending drawings of his odd, hot rod loving monsters out to publishers and other outlets while still in school back in 1969. According to the history on the Oddrods.com site, the...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Even Newsweek Thinks That Cash For Clunkers Sucks

Many times we’re frustrated by the way business is conducted by the government. The recently passed Cash for Clunkers program seems to have broken in the car enthusiast’s favor though,...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Tiny Drag Racing Van

We consider ourselves pretty well tuned in to the drag racing world. The fact that we knew nothing of the existence of this tiny little drag racing van makes us question everything about ourselves. I...

Totally Cool 2/3 Scale 1957 Chevy to be Auctioned by RM

To answer your first question, this car does run and drive. It actually sits two people, in theory anyway. This 2/3 scale 1957 Chevy was designed by Dave Deal and built for the Revell model company...

Roadside Find: 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe

BangShift.com forum member Tony (Caveman) spotted this hella cool 1950 Plymouth business coupe while visiting a local motorcycle dealer. It took him all of thirty seconds to forget about the...

Video of the Week: In-Car Camera of an Evil Rollover at Willow Springs

Running around a road course is fickle business. One second you’re feeling like Fangio and the next you are feeling like one of the flying Walendas as your race car hurtles through the air....

Great Gearhead Story: Torture with a Slant Six Intake Swap

If you are regular readers of the CarDomain blog like we are, you are undoubtedly familiar with the exploits of David Belau, the guy who has been doing some really neat stuff to his Dodge Dart....

NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise Coverage 7/2009

The first Wednesday of every month between April and December means Twilight Cruise Night at the NHRA Motorsports Museum. We were there to check out all the action, and to bring you a photo gallery...

A Note From Andy Granatelli

 Andy Granatelli’s bust will be carved into the Mt. Rushmore of speed when it’s all said and done. The guy is a living legend. Anyone who dominated the the Indy 500 so hard that he...