At the NHRA Gator Nationals in Gainesville, Florida, celebrity drivers from drag racing’s golden era were present. One was Don “The Snake” Prudhomme. We chatted.
Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
From 4L80E and Allison six-speeds to the 10R80 and Gear Vendors, these overdrive transmissions reshaped street performance, ...
Ocala’s Josh Hart won in his debut with John Force Racing on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, taking down reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta in the final round of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA ...
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2026 Corvette ZR1X runs 8.6-second quarter-mile, too fast for NHRA street-car safety rules
The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X has posted quarter-mile numbers so quick that it falls outside the safety limits the National Hot Rod Association sets for street-legal production cars at sanctioned ...
In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega appeared, ...
The National Hot Rod Association has a straightforward rule for street-legal production cars running at sanctioned drag ...
Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
Take today's model of interest: the 1967 Dodge Coronet WO23. It was built with one objective: dominate the drag strip by any ...
Wild offseason finally morphs into first of 20 races 2026, with several plots ongoing.
In the niche world of Funny Car drag racing, one duo stood out: Jim Liberman, known as “Jungle Jim,” and his sidekick and partner, Pam Hardy, or “Jungle Pam.” Their combined appeal – Jim's racing ...
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