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140 Photos from the 2017 Eagle Field Runway Drags

A trip to Eagle Field Runway Drags is like taking a step back in time. Situated in the middle of nowhere in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley (nearest town is Firebaugh), Eagle Field was a...

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Gallery: 140 Photos from The Bowling Green Hot Rod Reunion

If one were to choose a race track for a nostalgia drag race and hot rod reunion, they would be hard-pressed to find a more appropriate venue than Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky....

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Gallery: 25 Photos from the Heyday of Drag Racing

Dave Kommel fell in love with drag racing in 1960 as a 10-year-old reading about Don Garlits in Hot Rod Magazine. He went to his first race in Union Grove, WI, in 1966 and started shooting trackside,...

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Yeah! Gallery of Pro Mods vs Fuel Altereds in Denton, Texas!

We love a good combo, and this is magic! We’re in the great state of Texas for some home-brewed nitro and nitrous with Pro Mods pitted against Fuel Altereds. It doesn’t get any more drag race real than...

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Southwest Heritage Racing Association Revives 1960s Super Stocks

Southwest Heritage Racing Association Brings Back the Best Nostalgia drag racing associations are continuing to organize as racers and enthusiasts look to recreate the golden age of drag racing,...

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150 Image Gallery: More Manic Pro Mods vs. Fuel Altereds From North Star Strip

Dave Kommel captures all of the unhinged action of the mental matchup of Pro Mods vs. Fuel Altereds from North Star Dragstrip in Denton, Texas. Tons of action and enthusiastic crowds made for a...

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Starting Line and Pit Photography from Speed Week 2017

One of the appeals of Speed Week is the incredible variety of cars that the competitors choose to run, there’s always at least a few engine/body combinations that we’d never seen before, some that we’d...

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Speed Week 2017 Photo Gallery and Race Update

Tuesday Mid-Day Update Danny and Valerie Thompson speak before he makes his record run on Sunday. If you’re interested in the fastest pass of Speed Week 2017, read this story first. We’re midway...

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25 Drag Racing Photos To Make You Miss The Good Ol’ Days

Proof that you don’t need a photo pass to shoot cool photos. This shot of the DiMatteo Bros. Fuel Altered was shot from the spectator fence at Orange County International Raceway in 1970. Don Garlits...

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Swipe Candy: Cacklecars and Fuel Funnies from SoCal’s Cruisin’ Grand

Seventeen years ago, Steve Waldron came up with the idea of blocking off several blocks of downtown Escondido, California for a car show and with the help of friends in the local business community,...

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The Eagle Field Drags, Throwback Drag Racing from NorCal

Twice a year, in May and October, Eagle Field is transformed from the remnants of a WWII pilot training facility into a makeshift drag strip. In the early days of drag racing, many races were held on...

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The California Hot Rod Reunion is on its 26th Year, Want to See?

In the days and weeks leading up to the 26th California Hot Rod Reunion, there were many unanswered questions. Would the cackle cars come back to Bakersfield after last year’s debacle? Would the...

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Veteran Photographers Robinson, Adams and Gewertz Win Awards in 2017 CHRR...

Roy Robinson, Lions Drag Strip’s track photographer in the mid-1960s, has won the 2017 Leslie Lovett Memorial Photo Contest for a parachute shot of the Adams, Rasmussen & Stewart slingshot in the...

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Giant Gallery: PSCA Street Car Nationals From Vegas!

Every November, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway plays host to the PSCA Street Car Super Nationals and the event regularly draws the largest fields of Pro Mods and small tire racers of any event...

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Cackling Nitro Cars Hit Escondido, Barona, and Bakersfield!

Cackle cars coat the eyes, ears, noses, and throats with liquid horsepower. Nobody is ambivalent about nitromethane. Upon initial exposure to an idling fuel motor, bystanders either sprint away from...

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