A couple of fun, old-school categories are nestled in the wide range of categories that make up the eBay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive event: Gasser and Hot Rod. Both category titles are self-explanatory, with Gasser broken up into A/Gas and B/Gas to represent blown and naturally aspirated. Meanwhile, all Hot Rods are contained under one title.
Old-School Rules: Gassers
This unique style drag race vehicle is most notable for its straight front-axle arrangement and is primarily built using a vehicle produced from the 1930s to the 1960s. The iconic look is typically a Willys or Tri-5 build, however Drag Week brings out a wide array of cars with an assortment of powerplants that range from mild to robust supercharged Gen II Hemi combinations.
We’d be remiss if we didn’t declare that Mike Finnegan’s “Blasphemi” and Jarrad Scott’s “Bitchin” entries were the most favored to win A/Gas heading into the 2022 running of the greatest drag-and-drive event of the year. In fact, it appeared as if they were going to steal the show with an epic 8-second battle. The duel, however, would not
