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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Saturday $50,000 Big Money Race #2

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel, And More! Pro Eliminations From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Saturday, Plus A $5,000 Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing LIVE: The Paris Grand Prix Hits Texas With Big Power, Big Noise, and Cool Boats! Saturday Qualifying

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend kicks off the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Crook in Paris Texas. I’ve been to this lake once before, to livestream drag boat...

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The Mickey Thompson Turn And Burn: 6 Second Passes, 200 mph Cars, And Plenty of Carnage Already.

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery from the 37th Annual Run to the Sun Car Show Custom Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More!

Here’s our 5th, and final, gallery from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them...

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Small Town Car Show Tour Photos: The Pioneer Village Car Show, Cruise, And Museum Tour By Scott Liggett

Here’s our fourth gallery from Scott Liggett’s visit to the Pioneer Village Show in Nebraska. (Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) As summer car show season was ending, we were pumped to...

Why Is Everyone Trying To Get Finnegan Drunk?! It’s Another Mail Call Video And It’s Funny And Boozie!

Finnegan is back at it with a huge haul of mail from all the fans who keep sending him stuff. Remember, sending him something that he talks about on a video will get you a free shirt so that’s...

Thank You Internet: This Guy Put A Bathtub On A Shifter Kart Chassis And Attacked A Hillclimb

Somedays we’re at odds with the internet. Honestly, like everyone else we have days where we wonder what’s in the mind of the people who inhabit the inter web. This is not one of those...

Whittenberg, Cottrell & Winefsky Take NHRA Nostalgia Nationals Titles • Murphy Wins March Meet T/F • Series Champs Crowned!

(Photos by Kim Fuller and Darr Hawthorne) • This season-ending event for West Coast NHRA Heritage Series racing celebrates events at Famoso Dragstrip, Sacramento raceway, Firebird Raceway and Beech...

Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: Drag Racing Action From The Duct Tape Drags At Tucson Dragway Continues. Cool Rides And More!

While all the extras that are going on during the Duct Tape Drags are cool, the drag racing action is what this event is named for and we’ve got lots of photos. Folks come from all over the...

Small Town Car Show Tour Photos: Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village In Minden, NE Is Something Special And We’ve Got Galleries Of Cool Photos To Share

Here’s our third gallery from Scott Liggett’s visit to the Pioneer Village Show in Nebraska. (Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) As summer car show season was ending, we were pumped to...

Zephyr Chop Part 4: Shaping Sheet Metal Using Shaping Tools To Replace Damaged A Pillars On The 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Conversion

Here’s another metal shaping update on the Lincoln Zephyr Chop and 2 door conversion that is going on at Make It Kustom. This time it is all about the A Pillars and how to make templates and start...

Everything Should Have A Line Lock! Master Smooth Tire Burnouts With Hurst Roll Control Line Lock Kits

Okay, maybe not everything, but most things should for sure! I’m a big fan of a line lock, or Roll Control, and always have been. I’ve never been without them on my cars and can tell you...

Now This Is A Rare Race Car! The HOLY GRAIL – 1963 Dodge 330 Max Wedge “Lightweight” With A Great Story

Factory race cars are some of the coolest cars on the planet, and this one here is so unique as to be a unicorn. Or a Holy Grail as Tommy Lee Byrd calls it. There is some seriously cool history here...

What Are The Differences Between A 1939 & 1940 Mercury Coupe? The IronTrap Crew Will Make You An Expert!

I’m not an early Ford guy in the grand scheme of things, but I know enough to be dangerous. With that said, I’ve always had trouble telling the difference between 1939 and 1940 Fords...

Can Mortske Make This 1955 Chevrolet Run After It Was Abandoned 50 Years Ago?! Will It Run And Drive?

Mortske is always bringing something cool back to life, and finds some really special rides that we are always amazed at. In his latest “will it run” video he’s taking this bitchin...

:What Does The 1972 Javelin Race Car Weigh In At??? Learning the Suspension Secret Sauce from QA1 Motorsports

With all the stuff that has gone on with the Javelin, one question that Jacob and the crew have been asked a bunch of times is “How much does it weigh?” So while they were getting some...

Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: Drag Racing Action From The Duct Tape Drags At Tucson Dragway. Cool Rides And More!

While all the extras that are going on during the Duct Tape Drags are cool, the drag racing action is what this event is named for and we’ve got lots of photos. Folks come from all over the...

Customs 101: Bello’s Kustoms Puts A 1936 La Salle Grille On A 1936 Ford And Makes It Look Like It Came That Way! Part 2.

Here’s Part 2 of the La Salle grille swap, but if you missed Part 1 just use the link below to check it out too. This is one cool custom that the gang at Bellos Kustoms are putting together and...