Jeff Russell And his 1937 Pontiac deluxe 8 “hot rod taxi” have been making the trip to Fl for Sick Week since 2024. To say his car gets a lot of attention might be an understatement. Maybe it’s because it’s dressed up like a taxi. Maybe because pre war Pontiacs are not very common at the race track, or local roads for that matter. Perhaps it’s because it has a traditional sbc hanging out in the wind. But It might be because with that old school combo small block and turbo 400 he lays down low 11 second ¼ mile time slips like a copy machine.

David Lipps’ Hellcat checks every box that defines the backbone of drag and drive: street miles, consistency, and performance that holds up for five straight days. A 4,875-pound sedan running low 10s while driving the same roads as everyone else is exactly the kind of car that fills the staging lanes at these events. These are the cars that keep drag and drive alive. In the next installment of Backbone of Drag and Drive, we’ll take a look at another racer proving that the heart of this sport lives in the 10-second time slip.

Andrew Dopita’s Record 12 Second Run at Rocky Mountain Race Week 2018.

ALLSTARS DRAG & DRIVE 2026 IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT IN UNDER 2 HOURS

What’s under the cover?????

With the 2025 drag and drive season complete and the Drag & Drive Awards Show concluded, the final standings are set for the Drag & Drive World Championship (DNDWC) Points Series presented by Summit Racing. T

Before the weather turns and the cars go back on jack stands, we came together one more time. Short Circuit 2025 brought veterans and first-timers alike onto the same stretch of Route 66 to share roads, stories, and Waffle House coffee. Because around here, the racing is great—but the people are the reason we show up.

Seven racers have competed in FOUR National Level drag and drive events in 2025, events with 4 or more days of racing. That is something that wasn’t even possible a few years ago. That’s how much drag and drive has grown in the last few years….

This list of incredible racers?

Episode 125 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing hosts Mike Narx and Eric White welcome Cody VanWinkle, the creator of Weekend Warriors Race & Relax, a brand-new regional event hosted at Western Colorado Dragway. The episode dives into Cody’s journey as a racer turned promoter, the winners and highlights of his event, the announcement of The Short Circuit (a new DDR-hosted event at Tulsa Raceway Park), and a detailed historical deep dive into Hot Rod Drag Week’s Street Race Small Block Power Adder Class.

Drag Drive Repeat is at it again! The Short Circuit event is set for Nov 7-8 at Tulsa Raceway Park! Two Days of Racing, Pitza Party and Waffle House for breakfast - this is going to be a laid back drag and drive event just for fun

Hot Rod Drag Week 2025 celebrated 20 years of drag-and-drive competition with the quickest year in history. Over five days of racing, 15 records were broken, further cementing the event’s reputation as the ultimate test of street-legal drag cars.

Built for Drag and Drive: Devin’s New S550

Devin Vanderhoof is currently assembling a new drag-and-drive build based on an S550 Mustang chassis, with fabrication work being done at Performance Fab. The second part of the build has been posted by Matt, with Devin dropping by as color commentary.

”The project is pretty unique and you know I like unique.”

In a special crossover episode of the Gearheads ‘n Gasoline podcast, co-hosts Barry from Motorhead Digital and Annette Bower Creative sat down with a familiar face in the drag-and-drive world: Michael Narx, founder of Drag Drive Repeat. What unfolded was a deep dive into the raw energy, hustle, and heart behind the fastest-growing grassroots motorsports community in the world — and the man who helped ignite its media revolution.

"All I was covering was Drag and Drive. It’s the best car community out there. I’ll fight anybody that wants to argue with me about it." — Michael Narx

Dragzine’s Brian Wagner is stepping out from behind the camera and laptop to race very soon!! They have dropped Project Hustler off at MoreSpeed Performance for a car Built for Drag and Drive. Brian is a longtime automotive enthusiast and has driven, photographed, and written about some of the coolest cars on the planet. Now it’s time for him to get behind the wheel and participate. With a goal of competing at Sick Week 2026, the team at MoreSpeed Performance has a tall order to convert this car into an insane street car!

The inaugural Street Car Challenge in Alabama wrapped up after four days of racing across Baileyton Dragstrip, Holiday Raceway (which lost Day Two to rain), Jake’s Dragstrip, and finishing back at Baileyton. Contestants traveled over 400 miles across Alabama, dodging rain but having a blast in the state’s first-ever drag and drive event.

Championships, records, and bragging rights are all on the line as Sick Summer heads into its final day at Byron Dragway. With multiple classes separated by just thousandths of a second, every pass tomorrow could rewrite the standings—and the record books.

Drag and Drive is WORLDWIDE!! With 39 events left in 2025, take the chance and go participate!!

Seward on Top, But the Title Fight Is Just Getting Started

Randy Seward leads the Drag & Drive World Champion points after Mega Week – Sick Summer and Big Sky could change everything.