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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVE STREAM: NHRA – JEGS Super Quick Saturday April 15

It’s JEGS Super Quick Race #3 and Bracket Racing from Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and thanks to DragRacerTV you’ll be able to see all the action live right here today and...

Newbern Bought His First Mustang And Took It Straight To The Chassis Shop. This Just Might Get Good.

Well Newbern has gone and done it again. He’s bought himself another project, but this one is what I consider to be one of the most universal racecar platforms of all time, the Fox Body...

Baby Gators Photos: Sportsman Drag Racing Action From Florida.

Here’s another great gallery from Grippo, and if you missed any of the previous galleries there is a link down below to check them out as well! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The main reason...

Goodguys Del Mar Car Show Photos: Hot Rod Fun In The Sun In SoCal

We’ve got more great car show photos from the Goodguys show in Del Mar that we know you’ll dig. And if you missed any of our previous photos, use the link below. (Photos by Wes Allison)...

PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Door Cars, Dragsters, Tire Smoke, And Wheelstands!

(Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park were some badass drag races and for good reason. This is one of the coolest dragstrips in the country, and when the...

Indianapolis World Of Wheels Car Show Photos: Hot Rides On Display In The Mid West

(Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) The Indianapolis World of Wheels is an exceptional show to check out. The 64th annual, as in years past, took place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Around 500...

THE REMATCH! TRUCK NORRIS VS CHOPACABRA VS PRO LS VS LIL HOT ROD. WHAT IS THE BEST LS TRUCK CAM?

It’s on! Richard Holdener is doing the ultimate truck cam shootout right here with a 5.3 on the dyno at Westech Performance Group and a stack of “Truck Cams”. He’s testing...

Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Part 10 Cutting The Coupe In Half To Make It Better.

There has been a lot of progress, but now that the roofline and doors are the right size and shape it is obvious that some more tweaks are needed in the back of the car. So Brent is cutting the whole...

Rolling Thunder Video: This Highlight Reel Of Hot Rod Semi Truck Pulling Rigs Is Power Defined

When I took Freiburger to his first ever pull, we were in Northern Maine. He was there with the Turks and they were running the Hot Rod Special Camaro at the Loring Timing Association LSR meet. When...

Comfy Cruiser: This 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Review Revels In The Platform’s Longevity And It Still Had a Decade More To Go

There are some telling words at the end of this MotorWeek review of the 1984 Chevy Caprice. Those words point to a future where cars will have the same amount of interior room as a 1984 Caprice but...

This 1957 Newsreel Clip Of The 500-Mile USAC Stock Car Race At Trenton, New Jersey Has Fantastic Footage – The Cars Rule

By 1957 the idea of a 500-mile stock cars race was not exactly a new one as the first 500-miler had been contested back in 1950 but they were still a relative rarity and one being held in New Jersey...

Video: Texas Street Racing for BIG MONEY (Cops EVERYWHERE)

Cash Days action baby! Kyle and the 1320 Crew headed down to Texas, err Mexico, for some more killer street racing action. It was cold, but it was good and they caught all the action to share with...

Goodguys Del Mar Car Show Photos: Trucks, Muscle Cars, Customs, And Hot Rods Galore

(Photos by Wes Allison) When the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association comes to the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego, it is always a great show. The fairground end right at the beach on the Pacific...

Texas Radial Roundup From Our Friends At Street Car Chronicles

Ryan was back at it, visiting another great race, the Texas Radial Roundup. I was there announcing and can tell you that that racing action was hot and heavy and we dug it! Ryan was on hand with some...