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We Pick the Drag Week Winners…Do You Agree?

It is officially crunch time on Drag Week 2011 presented by Gear Vendors. Tomorrow is the last day of competition  and there are still a couple of really close battles in the various categories...

Drag Week News and Gallery: Day Four Action and News from Tulsa, Oklahoma

It was a weird weather day in Tulsa on Thursday as the road weary Drag Week crew attacked the strip during the fourth day of competition. There was sun, rain, more sun, a little more rain, oil,...

UPDATED Through Thursday: Drag Week Results Sheets Posted HERE!

This is the spot where we will post the daily results from Drag Week. As of right now, only Monday’s sheet is up and available, so that’s where we will start. All you need to do is scroll...

More Drag Week video from 1320Video: Day Three in Amarillo

It’s the start of Day 4, and Kyle and the 1320Video crew have another video to watch. This one from Hot Rod Drag Week 2011 Day Three. As usual, Kyle is out there busting his ass to get in car,...

Caption This Drag Week Photo: Shhhhhh…She is Resting!

Drag Week competitors come away with lots of memories, but even more stories. Both Chad and I were on the first rendition of the event in 2005 and still laugh about the junk we saw and did. We say...

Drag Week Question Answered: How did Scott Smith’s Malibu Get Dented?

Scott Smith’s 1980 Malibu is currently dominating the Big Block Power Adder class at Drag Week 2011. We’ve gotten a bunch of questions as to how the dent in the front fender got there....

Drag Week Gallery: Day Three Racing Photos From Amarillo, Dragway

Drag Week day three racing happened at the old school Amarillo Dragway in Amarillo, Texas. The track has been open since the 1950s! It was cool as hell for the race organizers to hit two strips like...

Drag Week Gallery: Photos from the Pits and the Road on Tuesday

Yes, the strip portions of Drag Week are where the major league action takes place during the week, but the road and pits also have their share of cool scenes and stories. There’s nothing quite...

Drag Week Video: The Highlights From Day Two at Great Bend, Kansas Courtesy of 1320Video

As we post this on Wednesday evening, lots of 2011 Drag Week competitors are still in the midst of the longest slog of the trip from Amarillo, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma. They arrived in Amarillo to...

Nostalgia Pro Stock Video: The Reher – Morrison Tribute Camaro Takes on the WJ Tribute Camaro

Without a doubt, the next “big thing” in nostalgia race will be Nostalgia Pro Stock. We know of six cars across the country getting built and there are already a bunch of cool machines...

Cruise Gallery: The Rehrersburg Fire Company Cruise –

These guys from Pennsylvania are spoiled rotten! Virtually every week, one of our Pennsylvanian photos contributors drops a pile of killer cruise photos on us and we’re jealous. This time...

Caption this Photo: Larry Larson’s Speed Secret Revealed…Duct Tape!

We knew it! There had to be some secret thing helping Larry Larson through his multiple years of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week domination. Turns out it must be the all powerful force known as duct tape...

Drag Week Video: Thrills, Chills, and Spills from Day One of Drag Week 2011 From 1320Video

When is comes to drag racing video, our pal Kyle Loftis is one of the best in the business. Judging by how quickly he turned this eight minute gem, recapping the excitement from Drag Week day one...

Hot Rod Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors – Wheelstand Sequence of the Day – A Neat Poncho Leaps Out of the Hole

From one end of the wheelstand spectrum to another with today’s glimpse at the drag strip gymnastics that went down in Great Bend, Kansas on Tuesday. Yesterday we showed you a massive...