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Features

Mopar Memories: Autolite Sparks the Chi-Town Hustler

Chris Holley

February 19, 2021

For those diehard enthusiasts that lined the Armco barriers of the local strips in the 1970s, merely mentioning the name Chi-Town Hustler brings back colorful memories of a series of high-performance, solid-gold, nitromethane-burning, ground-pounding Dodges ...

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Features

Gallery: The Day Art Pollard & Plymouth Ruled Indy Cars

Lee Ackerman

July 16, 2020

This story really starts when Richard Petty decided he was leaving Chrysler and going to Ford for the 1969 NASCAR season despite having won 16 races in a Plymouth in 1968 and finishing third in ...

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News

The “California Flash” Wins with Weiand

Chris Holley

May 15, 2020

Californian Larry “Butch” Leal’s illustrious drag race career started about the same time he earned his driver’s license. His career took him from the 1960s Stock and Super Stock (S/S) eliminators to the early nitro-burning ...

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Features

Reviewing Holmstrom’s “Hemi Muscle 70 Years”

Maxx Kominsky

October 9, 2019

The Chrysler Hemi engine has been the main choice of performance for the last 70 years. We were given the opportunity to give our thoughts on Darwin Holmstrom’s new book Hemi Muscle 70 Years on ...

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Interviews

Gallery: When Ernie Derr Ruled The IMCA Stock Car Series

Lee Ackerman

September 3, 2018

Back in the 50’s the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) stock car circuit provided stiff competition to NASCAR. It was only when NASCAR was able to get big sponsors and television coverage did it stand-alone ...

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Features

Ronney Householder: The Man Who Took Chrysler Racing to The ...

Lee Ackerman

July 10, 2018

Back in the 1960’s Chrysler Corporation racecars dominated the racing scene. The Chrysler racing program would go on to unparalleled success with Chrysler-powered products winning national championships in five major stock car circuits and dominating ...

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News

Legendary Drag Racer Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen Passes Away at ...

Cody Krueger

June 12, 2018

It’s with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen, one of the most iconic figures in drag racing history. Tom sadly passed away on June 10th at ...

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Shop Tours

Honest Charley: Iconic Brand of the Automotive Aftermarket Lives On

Tommy Lee Byrd

July 27, 2017

If your history with the car hobby goes back into the ‘70s or earlier, then you likely recognize the name “Honest Charley”. And while many folks may not know the entire story behind the brand, ...

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News

“Big Daddy” Don Garlits Restores the Dragster That Nearly Killed ...

Kevin Shaw

August 23, 2016

Avid drag racers and enthusiasts alike are well aware of just exactly who Don “Big Daddy” Garlits is. For those of you who don’t, we’re more than happy to spill the beans on the man, ...

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Features

Videos: The Story of the Dodge Brothers

Cody Krueger

June 2, 2016

Recently, Dodge has released some very cool advertisement videos that feature the founders of Dodge; brothers John and Horace. The part of their story you may not know of though is a sad one. It’s ...

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