9-Second Mazda Miata from Lucas Oil Raceway

August 19th, 2020

Looking for all the world like a miniature Shelby Cobra, this pint-sized powerhouse tore up the track at Lucas Oil Raceway Friday night. Running in the Monster Stick Shift Class, this little monster was everything the competition could handle – and more! Check it out. Anyone who has ever been around a Mazda Miata will remember that it is tiny. What you may not know is that a Miata is a rear-wheel drive vehicle. That makes this an ideal candidate for a high-performance retrofit. This Miata has been upgraded with a naturally aspirated small block Ford mill and a 9-inch Read More

8-Second Turbo S10 Dominates Truck Class

August 7th, 2019

Excuse me! It’s officially a 7-second Turbo S10 after posting a 7.78-second pass @ 178 mph in the finals of the Truck Class at Street Car Takeover Indianapolis. Lucas Oil Raceway was the backdrop for a glorious day of drag racing as this awesome S10 pickup takes on compacts and full-size pickups in his quest for cash and a trophy. Making this little truck go is an aluminum block LS (5.3-liter) engine with a Dougherty Racing camshaft (custom grind) and a Precision Pro Mod turbocharger. After a solo pass of 8.23-seconds @ 134 mph in the quarter finals, the S10 Read More

1500HP TT Dodge Dart Swinger Runs 7-Second Quarter-Mile

September 28th, 2015

Matt Blasco drove 28-hours from Canada (with a trailer in tow) to campaign this ’72 Swinger at the Lucas Oil Dragway, in Indianapolis, Indiana, during Drag Week 2015. His mom bought the Mopar for $150 and gave it to him when he was only 15-years young. It ain’t the prettiest thing on the track but it sure has some Camaros crying for mercy and some Mustangs running for cover. This bodacious Chrysler is running a 572-cubic-inch mill with Indy Predator Hemi cylinder heads and twin 91-millimeter turbochargers. It is detuned to 1,500hp during this event but has the capacity to Read More

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