In the thrilling world of drag racing, spectators often witness the awe-inspiring sight of cars pulling off wheelies, where the front wheels lift off the ground during acceleration. The mechanics and ...

What is a street car? That appears to be a simple inquiry, but the answer can get quite spicy depending on the crowd you hang around. HOT ROD went looking for an answer in 1992 with its Fastest Street ...

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 ...

We work with Stroud Safety to make a couple of Fox Body Mustang project cars compliant with NHRA safety rules. The sport of drag racing changed dramatically in 1951 when Wally Parks resigned his ...

Ron Capps is a superstar in the motorsports niche called drag racing. His 74 Funny Car win tally is second only to another NHRA superstar, John Force. To those who don’t know much about drag racing, ...

During the 1960s, drag racing competitions sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) reached unprecedented levels of popularity, so American manufacturers introduced a series of ...

As the name implies, Pro Street evolved from both the drag- and street-racing scenes. Its direct predecessors were the street freaks of the Seventies, American cars modified with drag parts for ...

Not every day you see specially designed and tuned drift cars have a go at drag racing, but here we are. Supercars going at it down the quarter-mile is a show worth watching, and not to say it's ...

Drag race legend John Force was rushed to the ICU after his car suffered a “catastrophic engine failure” and exploded at the finish line of an elimination race. Force, 75, was competing in the first ...

Southern California drag racing legend John Force was alert and talking to safety workers immediately after a fiery 300-mph crash Sunday in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. The ...

HEBRON, Ohio — A professional drag racer from Michigan is still fighting for his life in a burn unit after his dragster exploded at Darana Raceway, formerly known as National Trail Raceway, in Hebron ...