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History

Gallery: Plymouth vs Dodge; The Battle of Keokuk 1973

Lee Ackerman

May 16, 2024

The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Stock Car Series officially started in 1949, racing mostly at State and County Fairs. From 1953 through 1971 there were only two years that the series champion was not ...

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Gallery: The Snow Man Relied on Cragar

Chris Holley

May 6, 2024

Gene Snow was a legendary figure in the world of drag racing. He began his career in the early 1960s, initially competing in the Funny Car category. As displayed in its April 1972 Hot Rod ...

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Video: Chrysler’s Electronic Ignition Moved the Industry Forward

Chris Holley

April 2, 2024

A type of point-contact transistor was invented in the late 1940s, and a low-amperage point-operated transistorized ignition was an option on some General Motors vehicles in the early 1960s. In 1968, Fiat evaluated electronic ignition ...

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Gallery: When Mopar Dominated The Action at Soldier Field in ...

Lee Ackerman

March 18, 2024

In 1967, N. Perry Luster, a successful Chicago Insurance millionaire decided to promote auto races at Soldier Field. The original plan was to have 15 stock car races under the auspices of the United States ...

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Gallery: Mr. Gasket’s V-Gate ProShifter Added Performance & Reliability

Chris Holley

February 20, 2024

During the muscle car period, having a ride equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission got everybody’s attention. By adding a Mr. Gasket Co. ProShifter vertical-gate (v-gate) shifter, your street cred rose to the stratosphere. The ...

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History

Musgrave Makes it Two in a Row for Mopar in ...

Lee Ackerman

January 15, 2024

In 1994, NASCAR held meetings to discuss a new concept, racing trucks. They experimented over the off season with “the Winter Heat series” and then in 1995 ran their first season of what was called ...

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Gallery: Owner and Nitro Tuner “The Hawaiian” Roland Leong Passes ...

Chris Holley

January 4, 2024

Roland Leong, “The Hawaiian,” died on December 29, 2023, at 79 years of age after declining health. Over his five-decade career, Leong was known for owning and tuning scores of hard-charging nitro-burning dragsters and funny ...

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Videos: Drag Racing Legend Don Schumacher Passes at 79

Chris Holley

December 29, 2023

Successful drag racer and businessman Don Schumacher passed away on December 23, 2023 at the age of 79, after declining health caused by lung cancer. Schumacher was a drag race team owner and former drag ...

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Gallery: Roy Hill Rolls on Motor Wheel in his Petty ...

Chris Holley

December 26, 2023

Many drag racing fans have heard of Roy Hill because of his Roy Hill Drag Racing School, where he educates and coaches aspiring drag racers, but few will likely remember he ran several Plymouths at ...

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Gallery: Shelby Pocket Rockets Rely on Goodyear

Chris Holley

November 13, 2023

Carroll Shelby is best known for his association with Ford and the development of the Shelby Cobra and Shelby Mustangs. However, there was a brief period in the 1980s when Shelby worked with Chrysler’s performance ...

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