Try GOLD - Free
CADDYFAST!
Hot Rod
|October 2020
Five-Time Drag Week Winner Larry Larson Built a Unique Race Car for No Prep Kings
This stunning 2016 Cadillac built at Larson Race Cars in Oak Grove, Missouri, can be seen regularly on Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings (NPK) on Discovery. NPK is a spin-off of the original Street Outlaws, a show that began in 2013. No Prep racing quickly gained favor with fans and racers, and NPK is now in its fourth season.

Larry Larson began competing on NPK during its inaugural year in 2016 behind the wheel of his big tire S10. Because the truck did not fit the rules of No Prep racing, Larry was told by the sanctioning body to make changes to the bed in order to comply. Larry famously spliced a bed section onto his truck and was permitted to compete in the latter part of the first season and the entire second season.

For the third season, NPK announced that it was going to insist that race cars be more “stock appearing.” Larry explains, “For Season 3 of
This story is from the October 2020 edition of Hot Rod.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hot Rod
Hot Rod
The Birth of Modern Street Performance
As horsepower increased and EFI entered the chat, the Fox Body Mustang, third-gen Camaros, and G-Bodies laid the foundation for the modern muscle car movement.
2 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
UNRELENTING KEN DUTTWEILER AND HIS LIFELONG QUEST FOR HORSEPOWER
In the horsepower game, whether it be for racing or just street cars, there are hundreds of engine builders.
7 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH
2025 SPEED WEEK WAS A DEVASTATING ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF EMOTIONS
7 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
BULLETPROOF
GEARSTAR BUILDS A SUPER-TOUGH TURBO 400 FOR ALEX TAYLOR'S 6-SECOND, 3,000-HP '55 CHEVY
2 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
Charitable Events and Unfortunate Timing
Bonneville Speed Week is a few days behind me, but I'm still struggling with the emotions of the trip.
3 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Dodge revealed its long-anticipated ICE-powered Charger Scat Pack, which features a twin-turbocharged 550-hp Sixpack inline-six engine.
2 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
AMERICA'S FASTEST STREET CAR: NED DUNPHY'S 2013 DODGE VIPER
A SMOOTH AND CONSISTENT WEEKLONG ADVENTURE DELIVERS THE OVERALL CROWN AND NEW ET BENCHMARK FOR NED DUNPHY
2 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
PROOF OF CONCEPT
RIDETECH BACKS UP THE TALK BY BUILDING AN 800-HP IRS-EQUIPPED 1985 FOX MUSTANG USING ITS NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEMS.
4 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
WARNING BLACK HOLE THE PERFECT
AV-8, TWICE-TURBOCHARGED 1987 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL BUILT BY DUTCHBOYS HOTRODS AND PACKING AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF HOT ROD DETAILS AND PERFORMANCE
3 mins
Winter 2025
Hot Rod
SLAM DUNK!
THE ROADSTER SHOP TEACHES AN OLD DOG SOME NEW TRICKS WITH THIS SLAMMED AND UPDATED '90S-VIBE OBS CHEVY TRUCK
4 mins
Winter 2025
Translate
Change font size

