News & Car Culture

Building a Car with Dad – Father’s Day Father-Son Builds

The car that’s built is the most special kind of car. Especially the car that was built with Dad. You calloused your hands, bloodied your knuckles, wrenched to exhaustion, and learned lifelong lessons during those invaluable hours. Today, we celebrate Father’s Day with these special Father/Son builds shared by fans of the Summit Racing Facebook

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Flag Day Photo Gallery: Georgia’s Wounded Heroes Show

We love car shows. We especially love car shows that support a great cause. The Georgia Street Rod Association held the Georgia’s Wounded Heroes Benefit Show last weekend at Summit Racing in McDonough, GA. The show benefits the non-profit Georgia’s Wounded Heroes organization, which offers assistance to police officers, soldiers and firefighters who live in Georgia and were injured

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2015 Corvette Z06 to Make 650 Horsepower

Chevrolet released the power output numbers for the 2015 Corvette Z06, delighting fans of Corvettes, horsepower and all things that go fast with numbers exceeding the car maker’s earlier estimates. The new Z06—powered by a supercharged LT4 engine—will make 650 horsepower and 650 foot-pounds of torque. That’s more power than the previous Corvette generation’s ZR1.

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A Father’s Day (Gift) Guide to Savings

With Father’s Day fast approaching, it’s time once again to buy one of the trickiest gifts we give all year. We can’t help you with the tricky business of choosing the perfect gifts for the fathers in your life, but maybe we can help you save a little money in the process. Our friends at

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The 15 Most Beautiful American Cars of All Time—Or Not

So we were sitting around surfing the Net—er, um, doing some completely legit work-related Internet research—when we noticed the guys at MSN had compiled a list of the most-beautiful American cars of all time. So after we finished reading about Kim Kardashian’s “lavish” wedding dress and America’s top wine country destinations, we scrolled back to check out

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Photo Gallery: Memorial Day 2014 — Soldier Rides

In honor of Memorial Day, we’ve collected images of cars, trucks and project vehicles from members of the military. There aren’t enough ways to thank the men and women who serve their country, but a good old-fashioned “Thank you” is the best we know how. While we’re feeling grateful for the many sacrifices they make

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European Pro Stock Driver Jimmy Alund Earns Summit Racing Sponsorship

Eight-time FIA Pro Stock champion Jimmy Alund announced a multi-race sponsorship with Summit Racing Equipment in pursuit of his historic ninth FIA Pro Stock championship. Alund filled in for Team Summit NHRA Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson in his Summit Racing Camaro for the first five races of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

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Dodge Unveils 600+ HP 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat

[portfolio_slideshow id=30961] Dodge introduced a powerful new 600-plus-horsepower Challenger this week that will compete with the Chevy Camaro ZL1 and the Ford Mustang GT500 for high performance pony car supremacy. Production is slated to start this fall. The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will be powered by a 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI engine. According to an

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