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Do Mike Finnegan, Joe Cole and David Newbern Survive Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive 2025 – Watch 5 Days, 900 Miles and Lots of Gear Jamming Action!

As a project he built from the ground up starting in 2012, Mike Finnegan might not have foreshadowed his 1955 Chevrolet could be a race car, let alone a drag and drive ride.

The car that employs an old-school HEMI powerplant, thus the name ‘Blasphemi’ from the engine swap, got its first use to do a 2,600-mile road trip from California to North Carolina for the start of Hot Rod Power Tour.

But just a few years later, Finnegan made the choice to jump from pit reporter and drag and drive enthusiast to competitor, and for his 2025 Sick Week adventure, he brings us along for a 5-part breakdown on YouTube.

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From On Fire to Focused on Winning the US Nationals One Week Later, Lyle Barnett Brings a Powerful Message to Pro Mod, and Motorsports in General

In motorsports, risk is one of the components along for the ride. Whether a driver, crew or family chooses to fully accept it or not, parts failures, crashes, and even fire can strike without warning, and it’s up to you to prepare for it.

After a scare with fire in 2015, Lyle Barnett would make some serious changes in his racing program going forward. What happened when fire returned in a big way one week ago?

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The Secret of My Survival - Competitors Share Their Tips on Prepping Your Vehicle to Survive a Drag-and-Drive

A drag-and-drive can be an amazing experience, from the racing to the drives, checkpoints to the parking lot parties, trailer burnouts and even the thrash sessions. A drag-and-drive can also expose what rides are up to the challenge, but the community comes together to exchange information and help competitors endure and finish a drag-and-drive.

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