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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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Install Video: Check Out How Clean And Easy A Classic Instruments Dash Cluster Goes Into A 1971 Suburban!

There’s something awesome about installing parts and pieces on the interior of your car or truck. This is doubly true if the parts being installed make the interior better looking and more...

Crazy Money: Charities Win Big With Insane Spending On Bronco, Cadillacs At Barrett-Jackson

(By Tom Lohnes) – It’s a good day to be a charity, because three giant automotive sales happened the other night at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, ringing in a combined...

Watch The Awesome Portland LPD (Landing Platform Dock) Ship Get Launched In Hyper Lapse

Everyone has stress in their daily job but we’d have to guess that being the guying charge of launching a massive ship into the ocean is a special kind of stress many of us have not felt...

The Luxury HMMWV: We Got Junkyard Digs To Revive A Diesel-Powered Buick!

Have you seen the joke passed around about how in forty or fifty years, nobody is going to be excited to open a barn door and find a Honda Civic? Yeah…I might hate the things, but I promise you...

The Kia EV6 Is A Stylish, Affordable, Up To 500hp Electric Car For The Masses – Will It Sell?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 too normal for you? Well Kia has the solution for that, named the EV6. With a sleek, fastback body style, a RWD/AWD platform, and up to 500 horses in...

Watch The Replay Of The 2021 Spring Fling MILLION From Las Vegas! Insanely Tight Bracket Racing Action

That’s right folks, we’re SUPER excited to be bringing you 5 days of awesome bracket racing from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at the 2021 K&N Spring Fling Million presented...

More Painful And Impossible European Hill Climb Video – Rachau Hillclimb Circa 1998

It was a couple of weeks ago that we showed you footage from a hillclimb event in Belgium that we deemed completely impossible. Well, we’re back with more video of another hill climb that may...

BangShift Question of the Day: Which Failed Car Brand Has the Worst Reputation in America?

So yesterday I was driving down the road and nearly crashed when an old Peugeot 505 passed me going in the other direction. I had not seen one of these things in years, let along spoken to anyone who...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: 292 Cubes of De-Stroked Boss 302 at 9500 RPM

For this week’s parting shift we head to an unknown eighth-mile drag strip where a kick ass Super Stock four-speed Mustang makes a honkin’ lap after launching at more than 9,000 RPM. Even...

Omaha Autorama Car Show Photos Continue Right Here!

We told you we were going to share all of Scott’s photos from the Omaha Autorama, and here they are! If you missed any of our previous galleries, click the link below! (Words and Photos by Scott...

Watch The Real Stone Woods and Cook Willys Make A Pass At Fremont In The 1980s

Now THIS is some nostalgia drag racing footage. Taken sometime in the mid-1980s at Baylands Raceway (Fremont Raceway) you are going to see the real Stone Woods and Cook Willys make a screaming rip...

Nitro, Turbo, Or Gasoline? All Three Are Tried On This Briggs and Stratton With Fun Results

Here’s one of the weirdest and coolest engine power adder comparisons we have er seen. The guy with the famed Briggs and Stratton that runs a clear head decided to really put his little engine...

Mopar Enthusiasts Rejoice! QA1 Expands To Include Gerst Tubular Suspension For Mopars

The guys and gals at QA1 were so genuinely excited about this that they called to tell me about it so I’d share it with all of you Mopar freaks that really drive and enjoy your hot rods. While...

Drag History Video: Awesome Quick 8 action from Shuffletown in 1988 – Big Names, Cool Cars

This weekend the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the palatial zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. The state of North Carolina has been a hot bed of drag racing for decades and the...