In the niche world of Funny Car drag racing, one duo stood out: Jim Liberman, known as “Jungle Jim,” and his sidekick and ...

Improving traction in a straight line is a task best left to live axle setups, especially in high-horsepower cars that spend ...

Jordan Vandergriff named driver of John Force Racing's Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

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 ...

Ever since HOT ROD got the nation's fastest street cars together for a heads-up grudge match back in 1992, street-car drag racing has virtually exploded off the starting line. Sincewestarted the trend ...

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 ...

The original premise of the California Hot Rod Reunion when it first began in 1992 was to honor the people and machines from the early days of drag racing. Shortly after land speed racer Chris Raschke ...

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 ...

If you're into classic muscle car racing, the annual Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race (PSMDCR) is an event you shouldn't miss. It's your best chance to see the greatest rigs from the golden era ...

On rolling starts, however, the results were different. While the Model S Plaid got the early jump, the Corvette ZR1 pulled ...