Drag racing, a high-octane motorsport that has thrilled fans for decades, has produced many legendary figures and iconic machines. The captivating stories of some of the most celebrated drag racing ...

Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, ...

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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Forza Horizon 5 has the most cars out of any game in the series, with nearly 800 different vehicles, with many being released via added content. There is a wide variety of races and events in the game ...

Drag racing evolved from hot-rodding. But, like the rest of the professional racing world, modern NHRA teams rely on laptops and software to crunch data to tune for optimal performance. It takes more ...

Bill Lininger, 74, of St. Marys, purchased this 1948 Fiat Altered drag-racing car in October 2016. It was built by drag-racing legends Joe and Bob Walden of Santa Fe Springs, California. ST. MARYS – ...

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 ...

For example, the first high-compression V8 built for road use came about in 1949. It was called the Rocket V8, produced by Oldsmobile, and it made just 135 horsepower. However, just about 15 years ...