Since its first race in 1948, NASCAR has become an indelible element of America's automotive culture. From nail-biting checkered-flag finishes to gut-wrenching crashes, NASCAR has brought a series of ...

For the entire existence of motor racing, Formula 1 has been at its most innovative. Annually, novel technologies and ...

There are two ways to race cheap when it comes to Pure Stock level racing engines: Race junk that's cheap up front but won't last, or use a well-prepared block that uses economic or mostly stock parts ...

On the one hand, it is admirable that racing series attempt to contain costs for racers by maintaining consistency year after year. After all, throwing away perfectly good racing components and ...

For some, the inline-four is synonymous with downsizing and economical family cars, but throughout history, this architecture has proven to be a giant killer, particularly thanks to the efforts of ...

There are some limitations when it comes to creating street-legal cars, but that hasn't stopped a lot of top car manufacturers from pushing the limits with racing engines. Whether it's a street ...

From the Chrysler 426 Hemi to the Pontiac SD-455, these 10 engines powered Detroit's most iconic muscle cars.

While most high-performance rides that we can legally drive on public roads are powered by beefed-up versions of normal, day-to-day engines, the following five left the factory with motors built for ...

Rebuilding a race engine isn’t easy, but Mazda Motorsports has it even tougher with a rebuild of one of the most legendary race car engines ever made. The Mazda 787 was the first Japanese and ...

Behind the intense competition of professional racing, motorsports is a showcase for automakers’ technology and marketing trends. This weekend at the IndyCar 200 at Mid-Ohio race course near Lexington ...

At the top of a hill in a sprawling Santa Clarita industrial park in the shadow of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, a significant chapter in the history of motorsports was written. But the story ...

Mazda's 787B cemented its place in history by winning Le Mans in 1991, but it never competed at the highest level after that. Here's what happened to it.