Little Jimmy Thelman's mom tugs gently on the end of his scarf; it's a brisk Friday morning in April, chilly for Florida this time of year, and she doesn't want her pride and joy to catch cold. With a ...

The 2018 Dodge Demon arrived as a factory car that treated the drag strip like its personal playground, and that was exactly ...

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 ...

Bill Lininger, 74, of St. Marys, purchased this 1948 Fiat Altered drag-racing car in October 2016. It was built by drag-racing legends Joe and Bob Walden of Santa Fe Springs, California. ST. MARYS – ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

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 ...

Ron Capps is a superstar in the motorsports niche called drag racing. His 74 Funny Car win tally is second only to another NHRA superstar, John Force. To those who don’t know much about drag racing, ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Drag racing is causing ...