In 1992, the drag racing world changed for the better when HOT ROD’s Fastest Street Car Shootout launched an entirely new genre in a sport long dominated by acronym-laden sanctioning bodies. Street ...

As the name implies, Pro Street evolved from both the drag- and street-racing scenes. Its direct predecessors were the street freaks of the Seventies, American cars modified with drag parts for ...

Nothing hits like a day at the races — the smell of exhaust, the thumping of engines in your chest, the roar of the crowd. Motorsport has delighted generations for as long as there have been motors.

Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, and innovations shaping car culture. The HOT ROD staff had a busy 2025, to ...

When Jegs transitioned from a family-owned company to an investment group controlling the reins in 2021, the aftermarket high-performance auto parts company’s involvement in the NHRA Pro Stock Class ...

It was 250mph turbo cars that won the Pro Modified day, and the year, at Santa Pod Raceway’s FIA European Finals last weekend. Finland’s Jere Rantaniemi and his turbocharged Chevrolet Camaro won the ...

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 ...