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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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Watch Danny Black’s Incredible 600ft Wheelstand From The 2007 US Nationals – Greatest Ever?

It is nearly impossible to quantify something as the “greatest ever” at the most prestigious drag race in the world, but Danny Black’s legendary wheel stand at the 2007 NHRA US...

More Pro Touring Action Photos From DriveOptima At Road America In Wisconsin

Stretch Run for the Ultimate Street Cars OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series visits Road America By Jim McIlvaine Six of seven regular-season events are now in the books for...

Sportsman Drag Racing Photos: Ohio Valley Kentucky NHRA National Open Action

(Photos by Darrell Russell) Thanks to our friend Darrell Russell, we’ve got some killer photos from the recent NHRA National Open at Ohio Valley Dragway in Louisville Kentucky. We’re...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Moving, Mounting, And Clearancing The Deck On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project

This M1083A1 trailer build is pretty impressive. Building a triple axle trailer at home is in itself a pretty impressive project, but to take that on with the goal of adding a flatbed from an M1083A1...

Free Live Streaming Video: More Than $160,000 On The Line At The Inaugural Summer Fling At National Trail

That’s right folks, it is time for the inaugural Summer Fling at National Trail Raceway, where more than $160,000 is up for grabs by the winners. That means there is double that in total, and...

PDRA Drag Racing Photo Coverage From The Northern Nationals. Big Power, Big Speed, And Great Photos

(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...

Burndown Breakdown: Here’s The Definitive History Of The Greatest NHRA Burndown Ever, Carbone vs Garlits 1971

As the drag racing world still buzzes over the Mason McGaha/Bruno Massel starting line show at Topeka a couple weeks ago, NHRA’s Phil Burgess decided to do a deep dive into the greatest...

Mud Fest Truck Photos Are Right Here! Our Event Coverage Continues

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

Action Photos: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series Visits Road America

Stretch Run for the Ultimate Street Cars OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series visits Road America By Jim McIlvaine Six of seven regular-season events are now in the books for...

Drag Racing Photos: We’ve Got A New PDRA Northern Nationals Photo Gallery Right Here

(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...

Beyond The Badge: Has The Infinity QX80 Fallen Behind It’s Brother The Nissan Armada?!

(By Tom Lohnes) – For the 2021 model year, the Nissan Armada is legitimately a nicer car than its luxury sister car, the Infiniti QX80. Well, Infiniti noticed that, and made it just as nice,...

GM Maybe Inching Toward All EV But There Are Some Beastly Gas Burning Performance Offerings On The Way!

(By Tom Lohnes) – So as we all know, General Motors plans to go all-electric by the year 2035. Well, that’s still a while away, and GM is not leaving the exploding dinosaur-powered car...

Finding The Limit: This Video Shows Turbocharger And Boost Level Testing To The Failure Point

When companies develop products or new systems, testing them on the dyno is really important. It’s important to test them at the level most people will use them and it is also important to test...

Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast – The Young Racers – Blake Alexander and Aaron Stanfield Talk Shop!

Blake Alexander and Aaron Stanfield join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. Alexander, who races with Jim Head in the nitro funny car category has seen positive successes...