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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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How Not To Catch The Pack During A Caution In Your Sprint Car

Outside of the historic “river of fire” track dryer wreck at the Daytona 500 in 2013, this could be the most impressively violent yellow flag crash we have ever seen. We don’t mean...

PDRA Northern Nationals Photos: Big Tire NA, Boosted, And Nitrous Cars Tearing Up The 1/8th Mile At The Grove

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Well, a few weeks back I finally got to attend a PDRA event, the Northern Nationals. Last year was to be the first event at my home track, Maple Grove Raceway but we...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Ramps, Welding, Lighting And More On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project

In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is more welding, ramps getting finished, lighting, bracing, some paint, and more. There is still plenty left to do after these two videos though,...

First Look at The New Fun-Haver Ultra4 4400 Ford Broncos! Vaughn Gittin Jr. And Loren Healy Are Stoked!

When Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Loren Healy are this excited about their new rides, you know they must be really cool. And with all the hype surrounding the new Bronco from Ford, it comes as no surprise...

Car Show Photos: Goodguys Comes To PA For The All New Great American Nationals In York!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Long live the giant car show! When Goodguys said they were coming back to my area in Pennsylvania, we blocked the date on the calendar. The chosen venue for the Great...

Finnegan’s First Burnout In His C10! Wait, What? How The Hell Has It Taken This Long To Do Burnouts?

When I saw the title of this video I have to admit there was a moment where I thought about sending Mike a text asking him if he’s been feeling alright because we’ve been friends a long...

After The Crash: Jeff Lutz ’57 Chevrolet Gets Torn Down, And The Rebuild Begins

A couple of months ago everyone in the drag racing and street racing worlds heard about Jeff Lutz and his horrific crash in his famed yellow 1957 Chevrolet. Jeff was hurt, but not nearly as bad as he...

1978 Rally Nova For Sale With A Small Block And Rock Crusher Muncie 4-Speed And More!

For years I refer to these Novas as “Wrong Year Novas” because they aren’t the ones everyone wants that are built between 1968 and 1972. Yes, the 1973 and 1974 models were...

Video: Watch Chad Green’s Horrendous Ride At The 2019 Chevrolet Performance US Nationals

About five days into the 2019 Chevrolet Performance US Nationals, there was a level of fatigue and tiredness that began to settle over the whole place. Racers, fans, and even the people working the...

Scary Flamin’ Video: Watch This Mustang Grudge Car Smash The Wall And Erupt Into Flames (Driver Walks Away)

There’s nothing scarier than fire in a race car. Nothing. That’s something being said by an announcer, not even a person who has to be front and center when their whole world looks like...

Watch A Master Blacksmith And Woodworker Craft A Carpenter’s Axe From Nothing — Enthralling, Awesome Video

To us, there is nothing like watching a true craftsman work and create. Whether we’re talking about welders and metal fabricators or we’re talking woodworkers and blacksmiths like in this...

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Holley Classic Trucks Replacement Fenders For 1988-1998 Chevy/GMC GMT400 Trucks

OBS Truck owners rejoice! If you have a project going together right now, then you are going to be thrilled to know that you don’t have to beat your original fenders into submission enough to...

Piston Flipping For Power? What Kind Of Mopar Voodoo Is Going On Here?

Pistons are directional in most combinations, but apparently, there has been a common practice of installing them upside down and backward in some Mopar combinations for more power. Or at least that...

Mud Racing Fun At The McLennan County Mud Fest, Where Anything Goes As Long As It Is Muddy!

Here is the fourth gallery of photos from Charles’ adventures at the McLennan County Mud Fest, so check them out. And if you missed any of our other galleries, then use the link below to check all...