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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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SEMA GARAGE OPENS IN DETROIT — New Facility Offers Automotive Aftermarket High-Tech Equipment To Focus On Emerging Technologies —

SEMA is back at it, hitting another home run in its efforts to support the companies within the automotive aftermarket. With the huge success that has been realized at the SEMA Garage in Southern...

The Make It Kustom Mini 1956 Buick Project: Building The ULTIMATE ALL-IN-ONE Bracket

All-in-one bracket? Yep. There is a lot more going on in the baby Buick build. Check it out. If you missed any of the Mini Buick build, click the link below. In this episode of the build, Karl is...

DIY MegaCab Bumpside Ford Project: Two Junk Cabs And Longbed Full Of Determination And This Just Might Happen

Here we go with Part 3 of this custom built crew cab, or MegaCab as they are calling it, bumpside Ford pickup. Yes these trucks came with 4-doors from the factory, but in very limited quantities....

The Life, Cars, And Adventures Of Drag Racing Legend Dyno Don Nicholson

There is no denying the impact that Dyno Don Nicholson had on drag racing history and in this great video you are going to see a bunch of cool footage from his escapades in years past. I love it, and...

Vintage 70’s Big Block Jet Boat REVIVAL! – Engine Full of Water? No Problem…….

If you are anything like me, you see old jet boats for sale on Marketplace or Craigslist and you fall in love by the second photo. I see these bitchin hot rod boats and think that I would look...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 7: Fabricated Crossmember and Trans Mount

Now that the boxing plates are in for the factor frame rails, it’s time for a crossmember and transmission mount. This is a single-seat race car remember, so there isn’t a lot of room and...

Class Racer Nationals Coverage: More Wheels Up Big And Small Tire Drag Racing

Here’s the fifth gallery of photos that Dan sent us from the Class Racer Nationals. Man we wish we had been there! This is great photo coverage. If you missed any of our previous galleries, use...

Urban Hillbilly Videos Latest Small Tire Drag Racing From MoKan – Hot Summer Nights Event

There were some pretty cool rides on hand at Mokan Dragway’s Hot Summer Nights Event and Sean Melton from Urban Hillbilly Videos was on hand shooting tons of footage so he could put together...

Who Make The Best Floor Jack? $1000 Snap On vs Daytona, Pittsburgh, Arcan, Black Jack, ESCO, Husky, Maasdam

We talk about it all the time, how tool brand names mean less today than ever because of the amazing tools you can buy for the money and because of the warranties that are now offered on all kinds of...

Tri-Five Nationals Photos: Our Coverage From The Biggest Tri-Five Show On The Planet Continues Right Here!

Here’s our fourth gallery from the Tri-Five Nationals and you’re going to be just as happy with this one as the previous three. But if you missed any of our previous galleries, click the...

KABOOOOOOM!!!! Check Out Doug Kalitta’s MASSIVE Explosion At The Lucas Oil Nationals

There is nothing more explosive on the drag strip than Nitro and that was readily apparent yesterday at Doug Kalitta sent all the parts and pieces flying from the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster. After...

Did Finnegan Buy “THE WORST DODGE DAYTONA WING CAR EVER”?

Worst is a relative term, just like best. You see it depends on what the perspective is, what is being measured, etc. Since this Dodge Daytona “wing car” right here has been on the...

STEVE TORRANCE, TASCA III, AND RICKIE SMITH RACE TO WINS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS IN BRAINERD

Steve Torrence Top Fuel Winner Capco Contractors/Toyota Top Fuel dragster 3.866 seconds, 322.04 mph NOTE: Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence claimed his first win of the 2022 season when he took out...

Watch These Guys Cut Up A Ship’s Crankshaft Then Re-Forge And Machine It Into Another Crankshaft!

Now this is some recycling going on right here! I mean seriously, this is badass. These dudes are in Pakistan and are using a torch to cut through what appears to be 24 inch journals on a crankshaft...