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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 Were Cold But The Action Was Hot! Check Out All Of Our Galleries Starting Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – The PDRA Carolina Nationals from Darlington were cold and challenging, but we’ve got a bunch of photos from David Whealon showing just how cool the cars and...

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Tool Testing: Mustard vs Ketchup DeWALT says their 1st Right Angle Die Grinder is 1.5X As Powerful As Milwaukee!

We love tool tests around here, and while we know many of you out there are super loyal to mustard or ketchup, aka DeWalt or Milwaukee, we’re not really that particular. Yes I understand why...

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Super Stocker Feature: This Classic Tri-Five has been a 265ci powered Small Block Race Car Since 1972!

Old race cars are cool, but old race cars owned and raced by the same people for decades is even cooler. That is exactly what this cool 1955 Chevrolet is. Rene Garza is the man behind this great...

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2026 Virginia Motorsports Park IHRA Pro-Am Series Super Stock And Stock Eliminator Drag Racing

It’s time for some IHRA Stock and Super Stock video, this time from our friend Bobby Fazio at the IHRA Pro Am at Virginia Motorsports Park. We’ve shared other photos and video from the event...

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Influence And Impact Podcast: Rolling Art – Wheel History Part 3: Billet Wheels And Multiple Piece Aluminum Wheels

Wheels and tires make or break a car. When combined with the right stance, the wheels and tires on your ride can dramatically change the look, character, and feel of any car or truck. With one simple...

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Boots On The Ground: How To Actually Fill A Dragstrip In 2026

(Words By Darr Hawthorne) • Drag racing, and motorsports in general, has never been an easy sell. It wasn’t in 1965, it wasn’t in 1985, and it sure isn’t now. Somewhere along the way, we all...

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Because We Can: Driving The Porsche 963 RSP On The Public Roads

You can’t drive a race car on the street. That’s what we’ve been told for decades, right? Too loud. Too powerful. Way too fast. You’ll kill someone, likely yourself included....

ARP Introduces “Reduced Wrenching” Bolts To Their Extensive Lineup Of Precision Fasteners

Given the space constraints that many builders face — especially in today’s compact and high-performance engine bays — industry-leading fastener manufacturer ARP has responded with an...

Road Racing Livestream From Croft In The UK: The British Automobile Racing Club At Croft Circuit LIVE June 14 – 15

It’s time for more road racing in Croft! This weekend has the British Automobile Racing Club back at it again with fun racing action at Croft Circuit just outside of Darlington in the Northern UK....

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The North’s Biggest Purse! The TB Promotions Laris Motorsports Insurance $250,000 Shootout From U.S. 131 In Michigan, LIVE. Sunday

Are you ready for the biggest purse in the North? We’re talking big money bracket racing like none other, where the TB Promotions $250K takes over U.S. 131 in Michigan for the richest bracket race...

Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 7 THE RETURN! Building a V12 F40 From The Ground Up With Stanceworks

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is time to start talking about how all these parts and pieces are going together and what the overall...

Finnegan’s Jet Boat, Side Chick, is Back From the Dead. And She Hauls Ass Now! Finally

A couple years ago, Finnegan bought a new to him drag boat that he named Side Chick. And this boat was set to stay in California so that Mike could fly in and race it and have fun. But it just gave...

Derek Got Himself A New Shop Truck, And We’re Jealous! Take A Look At This Grandpa Special And The Mods He’s Doing To It.

I’m on the hunt for a new family tow rig right now, and while I want a 3/4 ton Suburban, I sure do dig a Duramax crew cab as well. That’s why I’m jealous of the Grandpa special that...

24 Hours of Le Mans Coverage: It’s The 93rd Running Of The 24 Hours of Le Mans! Qualifying, Practice, and In Car 24 Hour Race Coverage!

There are hundreds of endurance races that go on each year, and several of those are 24 hours long, but there is only one 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the race that created rivalries, the race that...

Speed Promotions Racing Presents: THE OUTLAWS – LIVE at National Trail Raceway in Ohio. DAY 2!

Street Outlaws is back! Well they are back but not calling themselves Street Outlaws. Instead they are going as Outlaws but with the folks at Speed Promotions they are putting on live events with the...

FREE Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: The Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals LIVE From Beech Bend Raceway Park – Friday

The Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals, formerly the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, is live all weekend thanks to the fine folks at NHRA. You can watch right here if you want to see killer...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 11th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Friday

This is one of several live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like big money...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 12 Tucking The Bumpers, Adding Tail Lights, And Building A Custom Filler Panel

The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along and in this latest video it is getting some custom touches in the form of a tucked rear bumper, custom tail lights, and a clean filler panel. This is the...

Hot Rod Boat Video From The Lake Havasu CLASSIC BOAT REGATTA 2025 – OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS FROM OLD SCHOOL BOATS

Lake Havasu, and the Colorado River just south of the lake, are prime hot rod boat territory. Located in the middle of the dessert, on the border of California and Arizona, Lake Havasu and the...

Discovering ABANDONED JUNKYARDS and GHOST TOWNS! New Mexico Road Trip Adventure

I’ve been down many of the stretches of highways and biways that Freiburger is covering in this video, but like him had never been down some of these backroads. I’m jealous, because there...