The Good Land – Day Two of Edelbrock Sick 66 at Bonne Terre Dragstrip Finds the Battle for Overall Champion Heating Up, A Stick Shift Record Set, and We Tally Up More Miles on Route 66!
After two days of Mother Nature giving us fits on Edelbrock Sick 66, Monday, September 28th dawned clear and sunny. The all-concrete racing surface at Bonne Terre Dragstrip was prepped and readied for the 175 competitors that survived Day One.
Lamar Swindoll Jr. came in the favorite based on previous performances, but as we’ve seen before, the street miles and the different tracks can shuffle the averages at any time, and Sick 66 was no exception.
The Sun Shines Through – Day One of Edelbrock Sick 66 Brings a Wide Variety of Cars, Including Over 2 Dozen Gassers, to Mo-Kan Dragway, and Lamar Swindoll Leads the Pack!
Mother Nature was the only one getting action on a soggy Day Zero on Saturday at Mo-Kan Dragway, and Day One of Edelbrock Sick 66 started with drizzle as well. But by 10:30 a.m., the clouds broke, and the crew at Mo-Kan started to get the track dried out.
With competitors ready for the cackle of the PA to get them to the staging lanes for the first shot at the track just after 1 p.m., a lot of eager participants were hoping for a good first pass to turn in their time slip and hit the road for the nearly 300 miles of travel for Day Two.
From Hard Charger to Sick BBQ Truck Wheeler – Alex Brody Will Experience His Second Sick 66 at the Helm of the Sick BBQ / Hot Dog / Ice Cream Truck on the Edelbrock Sick 66!
Granted, the drag and drive event structure is based in proving what can survive and thrive in a street car. But closely behind, as thousands of competitors and enthusiasts have discovered, is the chance to experience new race tracks, travel new states, and create some incredible memories.
Originally wheeled by Tom Bailey at drag and drive events as a way to keep competitors fed at each track day, the Sick BBQ – Hot Dog – Ice Cream truck started to get a variety of two and three person crews at Sick The Mag event starting in 2023, opening the door to a different experience on a drag and drive and creating amazing memories for those duos and teams.
Sick Week 2027 Track Announcement!
Sick Week 2027 will bring together the baddest street cars in the world for the Super Bowl of drag and drive from February 5-13, 2027.
The event will return to Gainesville Raceway as its host track for 2027. Gainesville will host three days of pre-event testing before competition officially begins on Monday, February 8. From there, the field will be chasing the miles to South Georgia Motorsports Park on February 9, resting for a drive day on February 10, attacking Bradenton Motorsports Park on February 11, then Orlando Speed World on February 12, before returning to Gainesville Raceway for finals on February 13.
Just How Quick Are The Quickest Street Cars – Sick The Magazine Breaks Down the Top Ten Single Runs of All Time, from 2005 to 2026
The definition of what a ‘street car’ is one of the most debated topics in the car community. And if you dare benchrace on social media, get the popcorn and set aside some time, as some believe air conditioning, cruise control and lack of a roll cage are requirements.
Not far behind the “what makes it a street car” question is the ever-popular “what is a fast / quick street car?” Granted fast and quick are different measurements, and for this story, we’ll focus on the ‘quick’ side of things, which focuses on the elapsed time, and list the Top Ten Quickest Single Runs of Drag and Drive.
Edelbrock Sick 66 Set to Celebrate Route 66’s 100th Anniversary with America’s Fastest Street Cars
There may be no better way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66 than with the return of Edelbrock Sick 66, as 200 of America’s quickest street cars prepare to tackle one of the most ambitious drag-and-drive events in the country.
Editorial: Remembering Kyle Loftis
Before there was even such a thing as a ‘content creator,’ Kyle Loftis was doing it — and he inspired legions of automotive enthusiasts like myself to do the same.
Going The Distance - Daniel Roberts Keeps Tradition of Exercising His Mustang Cobra on Sick The Mag Events, Will Do a 6,000 Mile Round Trip for His 4th DND Event at This Year’s Edelbrock Sick 66!
On the first Sick The Magazine’s ‘one-off’ event, Death Week in October 2023, the scenery changed, and so did some of the competitors. When you plan a drag and drive with over 2,000 travel miles, you see who is dedicated to ‘the adventure’ of a drag and drive, not just the competition.
One of the competitors on that epic event was Daniel Roberts, who brought out a rare 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra in the Mystic hue. And despite being one of just 2,000 originally built, Roberts has continued to modify and increase the Cobra’s performance over the last three years. With the Edelbrock Sick 66 event as his yearly drag and drive outing, Roberts has some new goals in mind, as well as an ongoing competition with friends.
All the Winners from Drag Week 2026!
Hot Rod Drag Week 2026 came to a close with cooler temperatures, a few scattered sprinkles and, once the track was finally ready, a final day of racing that delivered some of the quickest and closest competition of the week.
Scorching Day Four Challenges Drag Weekers, Dunphy Remains on Track For Record Average
The fourth day of Hot Rod Drag Week 2026 brought the field to World Wide Technology Raceway just outside St. Louis, and with temperatures climbing to around 95 degrees, it was easily the hottest day of the event so far.
Iron Clad – Garrett Hall Combines A Gasser Vibe, with a 1971 Ford F-100, To Result in the ‘Iron Pyrite’, a Battle-Tested Gasser Ready for Edelbrock Sick 66!
After a solid showing of Gassers during the Edelbrock Sick Smokies event in 2025, Sick The Magazine once again made them a featured class for our final drag and drive of 2026, Sick 66 presented by Edelbrock.
The Gasser category can showcase a wide variety of rides, and one of those that has done multiple events in the last year is this 1971 Ford F-100 pick-up of Garrett Hall. After several events this year, including a pair of drag and drive events, Hall now prepares for another fall adventure on the Edelbrock Sick 66 event.
Dunphy Takes Lead as Larson Exits in Dramatic Day at Cordova
After Tuesday’s rainout at Byron Dragway, Hot Rod Drag Week finally got back underway Wednesday at Cordova Dragway, although competitors had to wait again as light sprinkling rain delayed the start.
The Fives Fall Again at Drag Week Day One
After a seven-year wait since Tom Bailey’s historic 5.997 pass, drag and drive has returned to the fives in spectacular fashion at day one of Hot Rod Drag Week at Route 66 Raceway today.
Drag Week Day Zero Wild Then Wet
Hot Rod Drag Week is back for its 21st year with the OG drag and drive event hitting up Route 66 Raceway, Byron Dragway, Cordova Dragway and World Wide Technology Raceway in St Louis with hundreds of cool street cars.
Multi-Tool – When Plan A and Plan B Didn’t Pan Out for Edelbrock Sick 66, John Audia Called Sonoma to Bring His Pick-Up to Route 66!
Some muscle cars just have the right vibe, the look, the sound, the performance. But for John Audia, his 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle didn’t have the safety equipment for the level of performance he wanted to achieve.
So, a new plan was put into place, acquiring a G-body Chevrolet with the right level of safety for the opportunity to run deep into the 6-second range. But when that didn’t look to be to be ready for this month’s Edelbrock Sick 66 event, Audia opted for Plan C, a truck that’s seen a lot of different uses, but not a drag and drive event - yet.
Bryant Goldstone Reveals Full Extent of Horror Fire Ahead of Drag Week Campaign
When disaster struck Bryant Goldstone’s Corvette, the car was badly damaged and its driver suffered second-degree burns. A month later, a small army of friends, businesses and fellow racers have helped put it back together—and he’s still chasing fives.
Garbage In Name Only – Matt Donovan Looks to Capture Second B/Gas Title in as Many Years at Edelbrock Sick 66!
After originally acquiring the ‘Garbage That Barfed’ name from David Freiburger at Hot Rod Drag Week nearly a decade ago, Matt Donovan has continued to evolve the Gasser-style 1938 Chevrolet coupe into a class-winning ride.
Five years after completing his first Hot Rod Drag Week in 2017, Donovan scored his first Sick The Mag event win in the B/Gas class with a 10.65 average at Gear Vendor Overdrive Sick Week. Now, he’s looking for a second-straight event week for 2026, and well as a second Sick The Mag event in as many years.
Unfinished Business: Brooks Fleharty Brings Radical Stick-Shift Mustang to Edelbrock Sick 66
Brooks Fleharty isn’t coming to Edelbrock Sick 66 to simply make the trip; he’s arriving with a vendetta.
In 2024, Fleharty and his team were sitting third overall at the first Sick 66 in their ’86 Ford Mustang, when a parts failure in Amarillo brought their event to an abrupt end. This time around, the Mustang is back with a proven combination, a new approach to getting down the road, and some serious goals.
I57 Drag and Drive Completes Their Second Year With A New Class, A New Track, and All New Winners After 3 Days Between Illinois and Indiana!
After a solid start with the 2025 edition of I57 Drag and Drive, the event returned for their second edition in 2026 with a new track in the rotation, and a new class was added to the roster.
Based around a three day format, I57 Dragstrip moved from the middle track in 2025, to the host track this time around, and would put a new track in the middle, Wabash Valley Dragway in Indiana, before returning to Illinois and I57 for the final day and to crown champions.
Editorial: Life’s a Gas
Drag racing is an ego-driven sport. There’s nothing more exciting than the thrill of beating the competition and nothing more humbling than losing.