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MotorTrend's Drag Week documentary puts the road miles under pressure

Ned Dunphy's Viper joins Larry Larson's S-10 and Jeff Lutz's Camaro in an endurance test between drag strips.

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Two Five-Second Passes, Seven Seconds Apart—Then Drag Week Turned Brutal

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0:10John McGann explains the multi-track format, starting and finishing at Route 66 Raceway.
7:50Ned Dunphy shows the turbo and rear-tire updates on his Dodge Viper.
17:43Dunphy and Larson make their opening-day five-second passes in quick succession.
23:06Rain cancels racing at Byron, sending the entrants onward toward Cordova.
30:33Larson's S-10 suffers an engine failure during a pass.
46:27Dunphy's final record attempt arrives after the demanding road-and-track week.

How do you keep a five-second drag car alive between tracks? MotorTrend's newest documentary makes that question at least as compelling as the stopwatch. Hot Rod Drag Week asks its entrants to race, then drive nearly a thousand miles between venues, with the same machinery doing both jobs.

Larry Larson returns with his Chevy S-10, Bryant Goldstone brings a extensively revised Corvette, and defending champion Ned Dunphy shows off the updates to his Dodge Viper. Jeff Lutz's Camaro, Mad Max, soon sends up smoke. Two spectacular opening-day passes give way to rain, difficult track conditions and mechanical failures. The road journey isn't an intermission; it's part of the test.

The documentary was the most watched of MotorTrend's four new uploads, reaching roughly 21,000 views, and it is also the channel's busiest video right now. Viewers single out Dunphy's personality, while one asks for more engine and setup detail in the racer interviews. There is plenty here to make that request understandable, particularly when Dunphy walks through his turbo and rear-tire changes.

Elsewhere, MotorTrend named the Mercedes-Benz S-Class its Car of the Year and shared Toyota's lowered Crown Signia GT-S concept. A second upload bearing the Drag Week title and the Toyota clip round out the channel's current momentum leaders.

Subscribers held steady, while channel-wide daily views are running below their usual pace. Nearby in motoring, Top Gear and Cleetus McFarland are seeing busier-than-usual daily viewing; Donut is quieter. MotorTrend's standout subject, meanwhile, is a car built to sprint having to survive the long way around.

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What viewers say

Ned’s personality is contagious. Impossible to root against this guy. Go get em in 2027.
@Double0svn1See it on YouTube
I would love it if during the racer interviews, they could talk about the engine and car setup in more detail... still a cool video though!
@matthewbloom19See it on YouTube
Good times! Classic event and group of people!
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Dear Motortrend,

This is what we like to see

Sincerely,
Everyone.
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Motortrend uploading regularly okay then....
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Keep this coming. Great video. Dont stop
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