Steven Cole Smith

For the 2025 model of the Mustang GTD, Ford’s $325,000, 815-horsepower, 202 mph supercar, the company has created a cosmetic Spirit of America special edition honoring Craig Breedlove, the jetcar driver who set records at 400, 500 and 600 miles per hour. He named all his cars Spirit of America.

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On the heels of Ford’s reveal of the Mustang GTD Spirit of America edition comes this ready-to-drift Mustang RTR, debuting in a cloud of smoke at the Detroit Auto Show by two-time drift champion Vaughn Gittin, Jr., who happens to be president and founder of RTR Vehicles.

Tonight, drivers will embark on the roughest road in motorsports. Those who are successful will work their way up from race to race to make one of the 24 spots in the starting field for Saturday night’s main event at the Chili Bowl, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It’s been an annual winter event since 1987, held in the massive SageNet Center, originally built to hold oil drilling rigs.

“My heart is broken today,” wrote Scott Hoke on Facebook Monday. “ John Kraman, my TV partner and friend for 17 years, passed away last night. Lifting up his wife Christine Reimer Kraman and extended family in prayer. Godspeed Professor!”

We first met Dane Trask and his 1957 Chevrolet Nomad in the summer of 2022, when we visited his home south of Tampa to do a story on his 17-year-old daughter, Riley, proprietor of Riley’s Rebuilds. Her business rebuilds carburetors for customers all around the country.

At the 11 major auctions that Mecum holds each year, there’s special Chicken George seating in the bidder’s area. It’s for those who are partial to Chicken George, whose name is really George Allen Boswell, a 66-year-old bidder’s assistant who has been working for Mecum for 15 years.

Hal Sperlich, legendary but unsung car executive at Ford and Chrysler, has died at 95.

There’s no doubt that the Chevrolet Corvette has long been embraced by many Hagerty readers, and it’s also one of the most popular models among those who insure their cars with Hagerty. And for good reason—aside from what the car actually delivers, the storylines woven throughout the history of America’s sports car provide no shortage of automotive intrigue.

Yes, this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona is just the opening race for the 2025 IMSA season, but if the overall win goes to the Meyer Shank Racing team, it will still be the comeback story of the year.