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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Our Goodguys Mid-Atlantic Nationals At Dover Photos Continue Right Here! Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, Trucks, And More!

Here’s our 5th gallery of photos from the Goodguys Mid-Atlantic Nationals at Dover thanks to our friend Joe Grippo. This is one hell of a car show because the variety of rides is really...

Big Rigs On Dirt: These 13,000 lb Beasts Make 1,000 Horsepower And Are Surprisingly Fast On The Dirt Oval!

Racing is fun to watch in general, but there is something extra special about watching vehicles race on a track that they wouldn’t normally frequent. That’s exactly why the racing below...

Freiburger’s Adventures: ROAD TRIP GOLD! Wrenching, Finding Old Cars, Americana, and Rat Fink!

I hooked up with David halfway through this trip as we were both working on another project and when he told us about the breakdown we were all comparing notes and laughing about the stuff...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 16 Finishing Up The Small Things And Spraying Some Fresh Lacquer On The Newly Chopped 1939 Merc.

The Mangled Mercury project from Iron Trap Garage has been a really fun project to watch come together. Starting out as what seemed like a simple chop top Mercury build, it has gone into full custom...

CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER! Is This The Ultimate Budget Performance with Big Power Gains, Or Has Dylan Lost His Mind?!

If this is the video that makes you think Dylan has lost his mind, you don’t watch enough. And because I have done a similar project to what he’s doing in this video, his crazy is the...

OHIO’S GANGSTER SMALL TIRE NO PREP!!! NO PREP MANIA 9.5 AT MAGNOLIA MOTORSPORTS PARK

The No Prep Mania 9.5 race was arguably one the of the coolest No Prep races in the country this year, and had an insane turnout of some of the quickest and fastest small tire cars you’ll find....

Tooning It For Dale! A Look At The Remote Tuning Process Harrell Engine And Dyno Does For Cleetus McFarland!

Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno has been tuning Cleetus McFarland’s race cars for the last couple of years and has made some big advancements in his racing and engine programs....

Tool Testing And Review: Who Makes The Baddest Locking Pliers Available? Putting Nearly 20 Brands Through Their Paces!

Locking pliers, often referred to as vice grips, come in all kinds of shapes and sizes for all kinds of work. Because Vice Grip was the original, they have become the generic term for locking pliers,...

Here Is The Video From The 242 mph Run In The Darana Turbine Boat At The Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout!

I watched the livestream as this bad boy went 242 mph, and we later talked about it on the Beards, Burnouts, and Beer Podcast, and there is no way I’d go this fast on the water. And to be...

BOOSTDOCTOR & CODE BIG WHEEL RACING: CAROLINA vs FLORIDA’S FASTEST MIDDLEWEIGHT DONK At Donkmaster’s Fast & Flashy 11 Race

Last week we shared some big wheel racing video and I had several folks hit me up completely blown away by how quick and fast these cars are on an ultra low profile tire. It really is impressive that...

John Force Racing Leads The Way For Monday Eliminations at the U.S. Nationals

(Photos by Kim Fuller and John Force Racing) • John Force Racing collectively ran the table Sunday at the NHRA Mission Foods Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with...

71st U.S. Nationals At Indianapolis Raceway Park – The Big Go!

(Photos by Kim Fuller • Words by Darr Hawthorne)  The road to the US Nationals is a tough one, from Stock Eliminator, Alcohol cars, Top sportsman, Pro Mod and the Fuel Cars along with all the...

FREE Live Streaming Video From The 2nd Annual La Texan Lasso $40,000 To Win Sunday Bracket Race At The Texas Motorplex

Big Money bracket racing is coming to Texas this weekend for the 2nd Annual LaTexan Lasso, where racers will be battling it out for three days of racing. Friday is the Burleson Construction $10k to...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The 2025 Summit Fling At Norwalk Livestream Is Right Here! – It’s $30k Sunday

The Summit Fling at Norwalk is LIVE right now with the first race of a big money bracket racing weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...