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Bonneville Speed Week 2018 | Danny Thompson on Horsepower and Family

HOT ROD caught up with Danny Thompson after a full-tilt 448.757-mph record in AA/FS, completing the mission that his father—Mickey Thompson—set out to complete in 1968.

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On episode 26 of Engine Masters, find out if you can stuff 25 psi of boost into a cast-piston, stock-crank short-block and have it live! Watch as David Freiburger, Steve Dulcich, and Steve Brule strap a ProCharger centrifugal supercharger to a bone-stock Chevy 350 bottom end and keep stepping up the boost to find the breaking point. But there’s a hitch: They agreed they would let the engine live if it could make 750 hp and survive. So did the guys leave parts on the floor, or did they make stupid power with a foolish combo? They did the best they could to show you blow-through boost tuning by keeping the ignition timing and the air/fuel ratio very conservative while also using Rockett Brand 118-octane fuel to prevent detonation.

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HOT ROD Editor-in-Chief John McGann and NHRA lead broadcaster Brian Lohnes sit down with NASCAR champion Joey Logano in this episode of HOT ROD Pod. Logano looks back on his rise from an overconfident young prodigy to a humble, fiercely driven veteran of the sport. He shares the hard lessons learned from early setbacks, the need to stay adaptable as car technology evolves, and the intense mental and physical demands of racing at the highest level. Logano also dives into his relentless pursuit of excellence, his commitment to safety, and how honest teamwork and strong leadership have shaped his success on and off the track.

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David Freiburger takes us on a journey through time as he recalls 20 moments that made the 426 Hemi engine a legend.

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Andy Leach from Cal Auto Creations describes the work involved with bringing this 1933 Pontiac to the 2025 Grand National Roadster Show.

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Roadkill Nights 2025 took over Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan, with the wildest LEGAL street racing of the year! Watch the best Big Tire and Small Tire heads-up action as street-legal drag cars go all-out in eliminations for ultimate bragging rights.

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Check out the great racing action at Atco Dragway from HOT ROD Drag Week Day 3.

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HOT ROD Drag Week 2025 once again put the toughest street cars in the country to the test. Over five days and more than 600 miles, racers had to prove they could drive their cars on the street and still lay down serious numbers at the track. From six-second Unlimited cars to 10-second cruisers, the competition was stacked. In the end, Ned Dunphy’s 3,000-hp Dodge Viper was the best of the field, averaging 6.17 at 247 mph to set a new record and lock down the title of America’s Fastest Street Car.

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Built for just $17K, TreadWear creates an IMSA Camel GT race team that never was. Take one look at TredWear's "Translammed" 1977 Pontiac Trans Am and you'll be smitten. You'll immediately notice the wide look of period-correct IMSA bodywork from the late 1970s/early 1980s and a subtle but obvious reduction in the Trans Am's wheelbase, aided by a slammed stance and an arsenal of aero aids including some crafty and functional turbine wheel covers. Accompanying all these vintage-style mods is a tasty complement of sponsor graphics in the IMSA style that some will no doubt label as kitsch, but it's all in good fun and in the TredWear tradition of pulling at the heartstrings of those who fondly remember the era.

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The new, 760 horsepower 2020 Mustang GT500 is Ford's most amazing Mustang yet, and can run sum 11-second quarter mile runs in bone stock form. Watch Mustang drag racing ace Evan Smith do just that.

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