NHRA drag racing is coming to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. The NHRA Carolina Nationals are set for Sept. 20-22 in Concord and will feature cars with up to 11,000 horsepower rocketing down ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The film tells the unlikely story of a racing legend who captured multiple records and led Ford Motor Company to national ...

Drag racing, a thrilling motorsport that pits two vehicles against each other in a straight-line sprint, has captivated audiences for decades. Despite evolving automotive technology and changing ...

It's no secret that turbocharged combinations are the preferred way to go fast in drag-and-drive events such as HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive. That is in large part to the mild ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The NHRA drag racing U.S. Nationals are coming to the Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg this week, bringing speeds of over 330 mph back to the Indianapolis area. The U.S. Nationals is the ...

Elite’s Richard Freeman, already owner of the largest organization in the NHRA, envisions building “basically a super team.” The purpose of the alliance is to “offer our partners the most and best ...

A common sight at HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive is a turbocharged LS swap. Glen Sheeley came close to that formula with his 1962 Chevrolet Corvette, dropping in a Gen IV ...

The Firebird Motorsports Park near Wild Horse Pass in Chandler has rebranded, and after being saved from closure by an outpouring of drag racing fans' support, the track is back aiming to please ...

MADISON, Ill. — Professional drag racing is happening at World Wide Technology Raceway from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2023. The NHRA Midwest Nationals is taking place just outside of St. Louis. This event ...

Nick Bowman is pretty sure his father brought him to the drag racing track when he was less than 2 months old. “I did the same with my son,” said Bowman, 38, of West Deer. To say that the Bowmans are ...

One of the cheapest ways to go racing is to buy someone else’s abandoned project car, and that’s exactly what happens on episode 69 of Roadkill. But do the guys get what they paid for? This time, “the ...

The Pinetree Jamboree resurrects nostalgic heads-up flathead racing at one of New England’s oldest surviving historic drag strips.