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Racers in the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series professional, sportsman, and Jr. Dragster classes are eager to get back on track this weekend at the Hoosier Tire North vs. South Shootout presented by Callies Performance, June 25-27, at Maryland International Raceway. The last stop on tour was rained out before competition began, adding to the buildup for the fourth of seven races on the 2026 PDRA schedule.  “It’s been just over two months since we crowned event winners at the East Coast N

The Denso Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge is one of the marquee events on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour and this year’s race, which takes place July 17-19 at Sonoma Raceway, will again deliver an incredible weekend to the passionate Northern California fans. The picturesque track in the heart of scenic wine country is the perfect setting for the heart-pounding action of 12,000-horsepower, 340-mph nitro machines, providing fans with unforgettable memories and world-cl

Sick Summer took racers to some amazing tracks. Here's a recap of all the drag-and-drive action from Sick Summer 2026.View the full article

Team Bucketlist Mob has been selected for the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout. Learn more about this unique team right here. View the full article

(Words by Scott Liggett) Several years ago, Bangshift Chad and I started doing live reviews of movie car chases on social media. It was very much like what podcasts have become today. We would pick a movie’s chase scene and go over what we liked and didn’t like. We also stayed away from the ones that every gearhead knew and had seen eleventy jillion times. So, no Bullitt or Vanishing Point. The object was to bring light to ones that maybe you haven’t seen. I had been watching a bunch of chase s

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering one Saturday morning each month from May to October. And, they are huge! Your author has been to this gathering a few times over the last couple of years and we are always impressed by how many really cool rides show up. Plus, we really like the great diversity of vehicles. This past weekend, the cars

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More people were crammed into the track than ever and it is no different today. With just a few NHRA National Events selling out each year, it is something special that Epping was one of them again this year. Thankfully, our friend Richard Pasley was on hand to shoot some really great photos from the event and we

The IHRA Triple Crown put on an epic show. Here's a recap of who won and could be racing for a million dollars this September at Maple Grove. View the full article

Following his victory at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown will travel to Matco Tools headquarters on June 23 to participate in the company’s annual employee picnic. The visit continues a long-standing tradition between Brown and Matco Tools, one of the most recognizable and enduring partnerships in professional drag racing. During the visit, Brown and members of the AB Motorsports team will spend time with Matco employees

Melling Engine Parts is proud to announce it was named Engine Pro’s Branded Supplier Partner of the Year during the Engine Pro Group (EPG) Annual Meeting held in Kingsport, Tennessee, May 20-21. Representing Melling, Laura Short, Doug Smith and Karen Bewley were on hand to receive the award presented by David Garmenn, Vice President of Engine Pro. David Garmenn stated, “We evaluate multiple factors when selecting our Supplier Partner of the Year and Melling delivers excellence in every a

Here’s our 2nd gallery of lost photos from Day 2 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link to those below as well. (Photos by Neal Sabo) When BANGshifter Neal Sabo said he was going to head down to Buckeye Skips 2025 Drag and Drive, to snap pictures and check out the cool stuff going on, we were like “Hell yeah!” He hit all three days, at Darana Dragway at Dragway 42, Quaker Dragway, and Kuhnle Moto

The cordless tool game is just that, a game, because several brands are made in the same factories and owned by the same companies which means that if the sales of one brand hurts sales of another that might not be good. This was the case with Hart Tools, the white and blue brand from Walmart, that took everyone by surprise when it had some tools that were better than the Red, Yellow, and Green brands. So when Hart sales started taking away from other house brands like Milwaukee, they decided th

This isn't your standard Li’l Red Express. Rick Russell has turned this Dodge truck into an 8-second drag-and-drive monster.View the full article

The IHRA opened its Triple Crown on Friday at Darana Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, the first of three races in the big-money series. With a potential $1 million payday on the line in five different classes – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, and Pro Stock – and only two qualifying attempts, the tension was high as drivers simply attempted to make it to race day. Shawn Reed came out on top in Top Fuel in a Friday night session that saw drivers getting bumped in and out of the

It’s time for some Pro Pulling Series action from the IHRA Fendt High Stakes Pulling shootout at 300 Raceway in Iowa, and if you love dirt flinging pulling action then this is the livestream for you this weekend. We’re bringing you all the action right here from the IHRA’s crack production team. Check out all the action live and let us know what you think! This is big power pulling action and if you like dirt flying, wheels up, and some carnage then this is going to be a must watch! The post

Anyone who’s been around here much knows that we love chop tops and love videos showing tops being chopped. We’ve featured a ton of video from Bello’s Kustoms over the years, but they have been so busy that their YouTube channel has slowed down quite a bit. So when I saw this Mackey and Machine video, where they take the chop of a shoebox Ford and condense it down into just 15 minutes, I knew I had to watch it and share. These guys are good and do a nice job on this one for sure. It’s fun to wat

A star-studded weekend is back at Summit Motorsports Park on June 25-28 when the biggest names in drag racing celebrate NHRA’s 75th anniversary at the 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Annually one of the biggest weekends on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour, the stop in Norwalk is always loaded with highlights. The 2026 version will be one of the biggest yet and features the following: Four rounds of qualifying (two on Friday, two on Saturday), including a

MGP Connecting Rods, an innovative industry leader, has partnered with Small Tire Pro Stock as a class sponsor. The company, which is based in Lakewood, New Jersey and part of Race Winning Brands, specializes in billet aluminum connecting rods for a variety of domestic and import applications. Seasoned MGP Connecting Rods sales specialists ensure that enthusiasts and engine builders around the world select the right MGP Connecting Rods for their drag racing, boat racing, tractor pulling,

SCAG Power Equipment, a division of Metalcraft of Mayville, has become a Preferred Partner of Brainerd International Raceway. Fans attending races this season will see the popular “Cat’s Eye Gold” colored equipment in use throughout the facility as it is being used for upkeep on and around the dragstrip, road course, and drifting competition areas. Equipment such as the popular Windstorm stand-on blower will be used on track surfaces to keep them clean between races, while other equipment in

Small tire racing is always evolving. X255 has been introduced to give racers a lower-cost option to compete at big events. View the full article

Every year at Hot Rod Power Tour the folks at American Powertrain partner with TREMEC to give away a free American Powertrain Transmission Kit for one lucky winner. It’s free to enter and you get tickets at both the American Powertrain and TREMEC booths, and you must be present to win so that’s always fun. There have been folks who’s names were called and weren’t there, just like this year! There were a couple of numbers called that were NOT there, but when the winner was finally on site he sure

The SEGA racers put on another great show. Check out this recap of the Brainerd Motorsports Park event and see who brought home a win. View the full article

There's nothing like a new race car. The Decker family is debuting its new centrifugally supercharged Camaro at the IHRA Triple Crown. View the full article

Two qualifying sessions on both Friday and Saturday return to the schedule for the upcoming 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, NHRA officials announced today. As part of NHRA’s celebratory 75th anniversary season, it returns to Pacific Raceways on July 24-26 as one of the final events of the regular season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The weekend will shift to a more traditional weekend schedule, featuring two qualifying sessions on Friday an

Action at the historic Brainerd Motorsports Park was every bit as hot as the June weather with the Southeast Gassers Association’s Rumble in Ringgold, presented by Harbin’s Mechanical Services. The extreme conditions pushed SEGA competitors to the limit as they wrestled their old‑school, naturally aspirated four‑speed gassers – machines built to mirror 1960s-era drag racing as closely as possible. This third stop of the SEGA championship season, rescheduled from its original date, delivered seve

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! Teams are fired up and ready to rock and roll, but there are plenty of them that haven’t been on the track in a couple of weeks and that means there are plenty of teams that were interested in testing. Thankfully, our friend NC Promoder has been on hand all week long with testing highlights and livestreams. So check out all of the te

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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 Sportsman Drag Racing, where wheels-up action is the norm, then this is the racing for you. We’re talking Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Alcohol classes, and more right here from Maryland International Raceway! Check it out and let us know what you think. Start at the bottom and work your way up to see all the racing from th