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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Alex Taylor Is Aiming For The 6’s In A Street Car, But It Won’t Be In Her Camaro

Alex Taylor has been going quicker and quicker in her leaf sprung, street driven, twin turbo LS powered Badmaro these past couple of years, but when she decided that she wanted to really step it up...

Size Matters: But How Big Is Too Big? Or Big Enough? Sizing Fuel Injectors For Any Power Level

Sizing fuel injectors for your latest hot rod or racing powerplant isn’t terribly difficult, after all there are plenty of suppliers who will tell you what to buy and why, and yet somehow folks...

How To Install A Burst Panel On A Holley Lo-Ram Intake – Big Boost Safety

Holley’s Lo-Ram Intake for LS engines is the no holds barred boost ready intake that every LS swapper has influenced. When Holley took all the feedback from users of their famed Hi-Ram and...

Can’t Hide Money: The Upcoming Mercedes Mercedes-Benz EQS Adds Hyperscreen To Its Resume -Interior Jumbotron Fun!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Mercedes-Benz, a company known for pioneering the whole car industry, has sort of taken a break from innovating in the past 5 or so years, but it appears they’re back at...

Ultimate Street Cars Back In Action: The Best The West Has To Offer Invade Las Vegas!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) Season eight for OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, tipped off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20th and a full field of...

2022 Kia Stinger Revealed: More Power, More Styling, Still The Same Crazy Bargain Compared To The Competition

(By Tom Lohnes) – A few months ago, Kia was considering not reviving the Stinger in America for the upcoming facelift. Well, after a recent surge in sales, they have reconsidered, and here it...

The Most Decorated NHRA Top Fuel Final You Don’t Remember: Hall Of Famers Side by Side by Side by Side

This nitro time machine was a fun one to make. Why? It is a little different than the rest in the sense that we’re only going back a couple of years and the vast majority of the people involved...

Redline Rebuild: Here Is The Long Awaited Cadillac V8 Time Lapse Video!

We have been giving you the blow by blow video series installments of the latest Redline Rebuild from Hagerty. The engine is a vintage 365ci Cadillac V8 and it has been a fun thing to watch it get...

Is Toyota Planning Another Sports Car Collaboration? This Time With Porsche!?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Recently, rumors started going around that there is going to be a new Toyota MR2 based off the next generation of Porsche 718 sports car. Well, another rumor said that the...

Ever Wonder Just How Strong A Set Of Jackstands Really Is? Watch As They Are Put Through Their Paces In A Giant Hydraulic Press

We always take jackstands for granted, because they are one of the go to safety items in every garage. When there was a recall on some of them from Harbor Freight last year it was crazy how many...

Finnegan Road Trips The C10 Back Home, And The Caddy Gets Chutes, Floors, And Brought Home Too!

The boys may not have gotten the C10 done in time to road trip it to MRC for the party and to pickup the finished Caddy, but they made up for it while they were there and road tripped it home with...

Car Show Coverage: Our Last Gallery Of Photos From The Omaha Autorama Are Right Here

This is it, the last gallery of photos from Scott Liggett’s coverage of the Omaha Autorama. His complete write-up is below, along with a link to all the rest of the photos if you missed any....

Doug Cook Gets New Mirror Image Turbos For His 7 Second Street Car Nova. Will It Ruin Everyone Else’s Day At TX2K21?

Doug Cook has been driving and racing his bitchin Nova for several years, and the thing just keeps getting quicker and faster. It has been the star of the Motion Raceworks fleet of cool cars for the...

Late Model Ramp Truck Goodness Right Here. Haul One On The Bed And One Behind With This Super Duty Runner.

It’s been a while since I posted a good ramp truck for sale, but this one is a nice Super Duty crew cab that looks to be in amazing shape. With an 18 foot Hodges bed, the premier ramp truck bed...