When we first saw Jordan Boudreaux at the 2022 edition of Sick Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, we couldn’t have known what him or the 2002 Ford Mustang known as ‘Gray Goose’ had in store.

He finished third in the 8.50-second limited 275 Street Race class with an 8.56 average, just behind Richard ‘RC’ Flint and William Lujan. Four years later, he would be sitting with them in the grandstands at the awards ceremony, with performances over a second quicker than when he started in 2022, and a Sick Week record-setting trophy in his hand.

We’re not even a quarter of the way into 2026, and already there’s been news on multiple race tracks either closing or re-opening.

In the case of a pair of Tennessee race tracks, Jackson Dragway and River Road Raceway, after an announcement they would continue operating in 2026, now the gates are closed on both facilities.

But another Tennessee track, Middle Tennessee Dragway (a.k.a. Buffalo Valley Dragway), might be able to make the best of their second chances. After announcing the 2025 season would be the last, the track is getting new life in 2026, with a pair of events already held in February.

In a world of classic muscle cars, Walter Doyle has taken the stealth look with his ’66 Chevelle and made it, along with stellar 8-second performances, stand out where the car is well-known in the drag and drive community.

Now, Walter is ready to add another steed to the stable, with a brand-new build, and his sights set on the top dogs, 6-second passes, and even more fun at more than just drag and drive events.

For the 73rd time, The Detroit AutoRama has filled Huntington Place in Michigan with hundreds of quality rides for the 3-day AutoRama event.

One of the largest indoor car shows, news has just dropped on the ‘Great 8’ selection, a necessity for those eight finalists in their hopes to earn the coveted Ridler Award.

For over seven decades, the Detroit AutoRama in Michigan has showcased tens of thousands of amazing rides, including hot rods, muscle cars, truck and motorcycles. It is a true plethora of automotive gatherings, with one of the big attractions of the AutoRama being The Ridler Award,

The drag and drive community has enjoyed a presence at the event in recent years, with Sick The Magazine bringing an ‘8-pack’ of cool and quick rides to our display at the AutoRama.

The inaugural Speedfest Presented By Sick The Mag, Street Car Takeover and Braggin Rights at Beech Bend Raceway on May 28-30 will showcase some of the quickest and most competitive street cars in the nation.

Sick has already announced the new Sick Sevens class (7.50 index) and the Sick 8.50 Shootout, and now we can proudly announce both the format for those classes and a new class for Speedfest: Junior Street!

After five days of racing action on the second stop of the Radial Outlaws Racing Series at South Georgia Motorsports Park, champions were crowned at the Duck X Productions’ Lights Out 17 event.

After Saturday’s action was cut short with rain, Sunday would dawn with much cooler temperatures. This made for an interesting final eliminations day, with multiple records set in route to crowning winners in fourteen different classes.

Sick The Magazine introduced the ‘Sick Wildcards’ in 2025 as a way for top performers to race their way into an ‘early entry’ for the 2026 edition of Sick Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

The success of the program in seeing some new faces at Sick Week earlier this month reinforces the idea, and Sick The Magazine will bring it back for the 2026 season, as well as expanding on the original concept with more events and more spots.

Since 2022, Sick Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive has signaled the start to the drag and drive season. We crown champions in seventeen classes, some of them captured by past winners, and even some new records can be set from the combination of great air and prepped race tracks.

It also establishes the starting point for how the season’s performance will play out, and with the stories and rumors leading up to the 2026 edition of Sick Week, some had theorized what the Top 100 single runs and averages could look like at the end of the week. But the results may shock you, as we crunch the numbers.

In a day when cars continue to get quicker, the demands on tracks to raise their game on surface prep and management of an event also move up a few notches.

With the knowledge base of working a variety of events, on different tracks and different conditions, Sick Prep brings a complete team to make a successful event from the track surface to the tower.

In a season when most places are too cold to enjoy drag racing, Sick Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive has provided a place for competitors and enthusiasts to participate in the first drag and drive event of the year since 2022.

For the fifth edition of Sick Week, the weather would dip into near or below freezing temperatures for the majority of the week. And although the cold temperatures would require adjustments to track times and waredrobes, the resulting air qualify would bring out some amazing performances, some new records, and the first Sick Bounty claimed.

Following an eventful Day One of Sick Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive at host track Gainesville Raceway, more than 300 competitors, and hundreds of Sick Ward enthusiasts, rolled northward to South Georgia Motorsports Park for Day Two action.

We were once again greeted with cool temps, and for the first time in three days, the temperatures started to warm up a bit into the afternoon, but nowhere near as hot as the race track.

Sick The Magazine has learned that Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa is official for sale. The facility, which has hosted a stop on Sick Summer presented by Motion Raceworks since 2023, now faces uncertainty after the 2026 season after hosting races for more than a quarter-century.

Bryant Goldstone has accomplished a lot over fifteen years in drag and drive event competition. From scoring his first victory at the 2012 edition of Hot Rod Drag Week with a ProCharger-boosted small tire 1970 Chevelle, to owning the Unlimited Iron class on both Hot Rod Drag Week and Sick The Mag events, Goldstone is a force wherever he chooses to compete.

Just over a year ago, we got the first glimpse of the next step for Goldstone, a former Pro Mod ’53 Chevrolet Corvette that Goldstone debuted at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in December 2024. Will 2026 be the year where Goldstone adds to his winning ways in this new ride, and can he make history at next week’s Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive?

It’s fair to say that a lot of us get into cars and racing them because of the excitement, the cool factor, or for some, the pure acceleration and the competition on the track. What can come with the hobby, unexpected to some, is some of the best friends you can make, a second family for many, and some amazing memories.

The racing world can be a risky sport, and that means some people leave us before we expect them to, and on Thursday, January 22nd, 2026, the racing community at large mourned the loss of Jason Reiss.

We can smell the burnt rubber and race fuel, visualize staging lanes full of cars, the grandstands packed with people, and the social media posts of people thrashing and making final preparations; it’s just about time for Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive!

For the fifth edition of Sick Week, we’ll start the festivities at a new host track: Gainesville Raceway. And thanks to the efforts of the Sick The Mag staff, the NHRA and the Gainesville Raceway staff, we will host two days of advance testing, as well as VIP Tech.

News broke over the weekend that State Capitol Dragway in Louisiana may not have a 2026 racing season, putting over 55 years of continuous operation at risk.

The Louisiana track opened in 1969, and operated under both NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) and IHRA (International Hot Rod Association) sanctioning, and had even posted about events coming up as part of a 2026 season. And while the track hasn’t elaborated much on the January 17th announcement, racers and fans can’t help but worry if this could lead to a permanent track closure.

When we first saw Calvin and Andrew Nelson on Sick Week in 2023, it was in a 1959 Volvo running in the Sick Week Freaks class. Although the car didn’t survive the week, the 9-second performance put the Nelsons on a path for future builds outside the norm.

They continued that path at Sick Summer in 2025, where Calvin scored the win in the Sick Week Freaks class with a 9.07 average in a relatively rare Pontiac Sunbird.

But instead of bringing the Sunbird to Sick Week and aiming for the 8-second zone, Calvin and father Andrew are thrashing on a pair pf new builds. Will they make it in time?

After years of racing a classic third-generation Chevrolet Nova, Bill Hoskinson took a step back and focused on helping his sons Billy and Tommy race more. Both spent time behind the wheel of a Junior Dragster before they held their Ohio driver licenses, and the two’s transition to racing success in S-10 pick-ups and beyond has been well documented.

In the last couple years, Bill started getting the itch to drive and race something again, and when the chance to buy a clean 1979 Chevrolet Malibu came up, Bill jumped at the opportunity. In a few weeks, he’ll venture south for some Florida sun and fun, at Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

There are always competitors that will push the envelope, wanting more from their performance for a number of possible reasons. Drag and drive events are not immune to this, and after a half-dozen Hot Rod Drag Week events were in the books, we started to see the next level of ‘street car.’

Granted, the definition of ‘Pro Mod’ is thrown around as much as some do with ‘street car,’ but there was no denying when Dave Ahokas rolled out his crazy ’68 Camaro, the meaning behind the ‘Unlimited’ class was fully on display. Now, after a ten-plus year absence, the former Ahokas Camaro has re-appeared, with a ‘For Sale’ tag on it!