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Funny Car Chaos Set To Kick Off 2026 Season With Back-to-Back 32 Car Showcases! It’s A Funny Car Extravaganza!

We’ve got big news coming out of the Funny Car Chaos camp as they are kicking off the 2026 season with TWO big Funny Car shows you won’t want to miss. With 32 cars battling it out at BOTH...

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Here’s Our Final Gallery From The Drag Racing Showcase at the I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got the final one left right here! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out...

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Buyer Beware! 1/3 Of The $500 Worth Of Spark Plugs Tested Were Counterfeit! Order Your Plugs From Someone Legit!

I’ve heard about counterfeit tools a lot in the last few years. Stuff that looks like DeWalt or Milwaukee, but that is just a cheap fake. And some that even say the brand name on them! Hell,...

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NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL DRAGSTER ELIMINATIONS FROM THE 2026 MARCH MEET! FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER GREATNESS!

While we still wish we were livestreaming the March Meet at Famoso, we are super grateful that the Monday Morning Racer was on hand to shoot all the action so we can still check it out and share it....

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Small Town Car Show Photo Wrap Up: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, And More From The 53rd Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got our final gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed...

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Pavement Pounder Events Announces “Motor City to Wheel Hub Live” 2026 Road Trip And We’re Excited To Be Their Official Media Partner!

Pavement Pounder Events is back in 2026 in a HUGE way, with an incredibly exciting road trip event that will be starting in the Motor City and heading to Wheel Hub Live! That’s right, you get...

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WALMART Has a $170 ($245 Kit) Brushless Impact Wrench?! Is It Worth Buying? Dyno Test Below!

It seems like everyone and their brother is getting into the cordless tool game, and that some of them might actually be worth owning. Not so long ago name brands like Milwaukee, Dewalt, Bosch,...

Historic Race Video: Restored And Original Racecars Were Big At The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival

Look at these awesome historic racecars that were on hand at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, was on hand and got all kinds of great videos. In fact,...

BoostedGT vs Beater Bomb.. BEST TWO OUT OF THREE!

If you follow small tire, no-prep or street racing at all, you have to know the names BoostedGT and Beater Bomb because they are both some of the quickest cars around. They’ve been the quickest...

KRIS THORNE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP IN FUELTECH NHRA PRO MOD SERIES, PLUS NITRO AND PRO STOCK VIDEO!

Here are all the results from the NHRA Pro Mod event in Ennis this past weekend. ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 16, 2022) – After clinching the world championship in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing...

Barn Find 1958 Plymouth Project: Will The New Engine Actually Run After All This?

So it has a new engine and trans, so what? So it has a new rear end to handle the power, so what? If this thing won’t run it’s going to be a waste. I’m not a Moparsman… I’m a GM...

2022 Holley LS Fest East: Playing In The Dirt With Grandpa’s Bug

Off-Road racing has been a part of LS Fest West in Las Vegas since it first started, but after seeing how popular it was with the fans and attendees, Holley knew they had to add that same kind of...

Will This Forgotten Chevy Ramp Truck Haul The Vice Grip Garage Family & Ranger 800 Miles?

Derek is always buying cars and trucks, and then trying to get them running. Sometimes he also goes to wherever they are and tries to drive them all the way back home hundreds of miles. But this time...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Making Patch Panels For All Kinds Of Rusty Bits

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is making patch panel after patch panel in an effort to get rid of all the rust that is at every corner of this truck. NAPCO was a company...

This 1965 Film Recaps The NHRA Season And Boy Is It Amazing – Color, Sound, Narration, and Heroes!

While there are zillions of awesome videos featuring 1960s drag racing on YouTube, there are s can’t few that stand above the crowd. This is absolutely one of them. You are about to watch a...

Mike Murillo LaFawnduh Fire Aftermath Pt. 1: The Tear Down, What Went Wrong, And Future Plans

Last week we shared the scary fire video from Mike Murillo Racing, where his famed LaFawnduh Mustang burned very badly. Luckily Mike was wearing safety gear and was able to get out of the car without...

Who Makes The Best “Ratcheting” Wrench? Craftsman, GearWrench, Blue Point, Proto, Wera, DeWalt, SK, Williams

Ratcheting end wrenches are one of the finest hand-tool inventions to hit hot rodders in decades. I love them, use them a lot, and can’t imagine having a toolbox without them anymore. But who...

Quarantine Cruise Photos: Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Trucks, And More Cruising In SoCal

(Photos by Wes Allison) Our coverage of the October 2022 Quarantine Cruise starts right here. The weather was gorgeous, the cars were cool, and fun was had by all. Check out the photos below and if...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Early And Late Model Muscle Cars, Pro Mods, 10.5 Cars, And More!

We’ve got our fifth gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

Will Brent At Halfass Kustoms Be Able To Make This Long Forgotten 1958 Chevrolet Apache Pickup Run And Drive Again?

Brent at Halfass Kustoms seems to be getting more and more cool project vehicles this year and thankfully he’s into seeing if he can make them run before doing anything else to them. I mean...