Hold on tight. The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is a shrine to the most intense automobiles ever made.

We’re just two weeks away from the huge 30th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. This three-day event will be returning to Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield October 21-23—three long days of drag racing action as well as a spectacular car show and swap...

If you've never been to a Cacklefest, you should mark it on your bucket list: There's one at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. this Oct. 23-25.So what is a Cacklefest? It's a drag racing reunion, at which you are likely to see some of the most iconic dragsters ever, along...

The 1970 U.S. Nationals Top Fuel final between Don Prudhomme, near lane, and Jim Nicoll ended spectacularly when Nicoll's dragster was cut in two by an exploding clutch. Nicoll was not seriously injured. (NHRA images)In the Top Fuel final round during the 1970 NHRA U.S. Nationals, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme...