{"id":100234,"date":"2025-03-20T07:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=100234"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:49:13","slug":"2025-racingjunk-march-madness-bracket-round-1-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2025-racingjunk-march-madness-bracket-round-1-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 RacingJunk March Madness Bracket: Round 1 Begins!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"100235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2025-racingjunk-march-madness-bracket-round-1-begins\/march_madness_2025_bracket_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/march_madness_2025_bracket_1-e1742429291808.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"march_madness_2025_bracket_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/march_madness_2025_bracket_1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/march_madness_2025_bracket_1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-100235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/march_madness_2025_bracket_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Get ready, gearheads! RacingJunk is bringing the excitement of March Madness to the automotive world with our <strong>2025 RacingJunk March Madness Bracket<\/strong>. We\u2019ve handpicked 16 of the baddest rides from four powerhouse categories: <strong>Drag Cars, Muscle Cars, Antiques, and Hot Rods<\/strong>. Now, it\u2019s up to YOU to decide which machine reigns supreme!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>The competition kicks off with 16 incredible cars, divided evenly among our four categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/category\/1\/drag-racing-cars.html\">Drag Cars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/category\/1056\/antique-classic-cars-and-trucks.html\">Antique<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/category\/1454\/muscle-and-pony-cars.html\">Muscle<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/category\/1010\/hot-rod-street-rod-custom.html\">Hot Rod<\/a> categories. All from our very own site!<\/li>\n<li>Each round, fans will vote for their favorite car in head-to-head matchups.<\/li>\n<li>The winners advance to the next round until only one champion remains!<\/li>\n<li>Voting takes place on [insert platform details], so be sure to cast your ballot and rally your fellow enthusiasts!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Round 1 Matchups:<\/strong> Here are the first-round face-offs:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/door-cars\/184421982\/1970-challenger-572-supercharged-hemi.html\">1970 Challenger 572 Supercharged Hemi<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/chevy\/184640095\/1974-chevrolet-nova.html?category_id=&amp;search=74+nova&amp;quickSearch=1&amp;np_offset=3&amp;from=search\">1974 Chevrolet Nova<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/complete-race-cars\/184031511\/72-chevelle-ss-540-.html?category_id=1&amp;np_offset=82\">1972 Chevelle SS 540<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/door-cars\/184668191\/1992-foxbody-mustang.html?category_id=1&amp;search=mustang&amp;np_offset=24&amp;from=search\">1992 Ford Mustang<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/oldsmobile\/184606619\/1971-oldsmobile-442.html?category_id=1454&amp;np_offset=31\">1971 Oldsmobile 442<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/chevy\/184680794\/1969-chevrolet-chevelle.html?category_id=1454&amp;np_offset=57\">1969 Chevrolet Chevelle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/ford\/184705312\/1970-ford-mustang.html?category_id=1454&amp;np_offset=72\">1970 Ford Mustang<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/american-motors-amc-\/184678331\/1970-american-motors-rebel.html?category_id=1455&amp;np_offset=2#6\">1970 American Motors Rebel The Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/mg\/184708911\/1951-mg-td.html?category_id=1056&amp;np_offset=3\">1951 MG TD<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/ford\/184415122\/1932-ford-roadster.html\">1932 Ford Roadster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/ford\/184638643\/1941-ford-super-deluxe.html?category_id=1056&amp;np_offset=55\">1941 Ford Super Deluxe<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/chevrolet\/184564994\/1931-chevrolet-ae-independence-truck.html?category_id=1056&amp;np_offset=66\">1931 Chevrolet AE Independence Truck <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/1930-1939\/184605152\/-1939-ford-sedan-delivery-delivered-on-time-.html?category_id=1010&amp;np_offset=9\">1939 Ford Sedan Delivery<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/1930-1939\/183163656\/blown-33-coupe.html?category_id=1010&amp;np_offset=16\">1933 Ford Coupe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/1930-1939\/184635395\/1936-ford-cabriolet.html?category_id=1010&amp;np_offset=25\">1936 Ford Cabriolet<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/1950-1959\/184705112\/1957-resto-mod-ls-6.0-all-the-good-stuff.html?category_id=1010&amp;np_offset=31#12\">1957 Chevrolet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who will take home the <strong>RacingJunk 2025 March Madness Champion<\/strong> title? 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