HIGH 5.998 FIVES
“BUILD IT FAST, MAKE IT LAST” is the mantra of HOT ROD Drag Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive and this year’s weeklong torture test authenticated it. The field of 355 entries saw unprecedented tales of mechanical survival and the first official 5-second run in the competition’s 15-year history.
HOT ROD officials selected the Mid-Atlantic region as its base of operations for the 2019 running of Drag Week. Virginia Motorsports Park served as the host track where the tour began and finished. Day two brought the street car mob to Cecil County Dragway (Rising Sun, Maryland) before shooting north to Atco Raceway (Atco,
