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From No-Prep Wreck to Drag-and-Drive Prep, the Thrash Is On To Get This Malibu Ready for Sick Week 2025!

It’s not uncommon to see racers cross over into a drag-and-drive event from other forms of racing, including grudge racing, heads-up class and even bracket and index racing. Even some no-prep racers have made the jump to drag-and-drive.

But Allen Thompson will go a step further as he looks to rebuild his no-prep car to get it ready for next year’s Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

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The Steinke Family Preps The ‘Honk If Parts Fall Off’ 4-Door Chevelle for the “Epic Road Trip” - Edelbrock Sick 66

For Rick and Jacki Steinke, they’ve been around the drag-and-drive scene for quite a while, and although both have done well behind the wheel, Rick’s 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 4-door is the more well-known ride.

The Chevelle has been absent from the drag-and-drive scene in 2024, but the classic Chevy known as ‘Honk If Parts Fall Off’ will be hunting for a top spot on the upcoming Edelbrock Sick 66 event next month.

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A Flying Fairmont Goes in Search of 6-Second Runs and a Class Win At Hot Rod Drag Week

During this year’s Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks, Frank Webb shot onto our radars on day two with a massive triple-wheelie from his 1978 Ford Fairmont.

It got Webb and the Ford a lot of attention, but it also resulted in a trip to the tower looking for a replacement Aeromotive mechanical fuel pump, when the wheelie claimed his pump. Would it be the second-straight DNF for the 7-second Ford?

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Stefan Gustafsson Ready to Send New Unlimited Class Camaro Build to US for Final Prep – Plans Sick Week 2025 Debut

After a successful run, Stefan Gustafsson has retired the storied ‘Bitter Tears’ 1989 Chevrolet Corvette from drag-and-drive competition. But he’s he’s not leaving the fray; the 2-time Unlimited class champ is preparing for a new ride to debut at 2025 edition of Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

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