{"id":68251,"date":"2019-12-31T11:27:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T19:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=68251"},"modified":"2019-12-31T11:42:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T19:42:46","slug":"racingjunks-top-10-articles-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racingjunks-top-10-articles-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"RacingJunk&#8217;s Top 10 Articles of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-68251-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Racing-Junk-20th-Anniversary_logo_oval-678.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68264&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;RacingJunk\\u0026#8217;s Top 10 How-To Articles of the Year&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The pandemic hit everybody hard but with events and car shows being canceled left and right, it allowed us to work on those garage projects. Let\\u0026#8217;s take a look back at the Top How-To Articles.\\u00a0\\n\\n\\nClick Here to Begin&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Steve-Torrence-1-min-e1574465744539.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68261&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Torrence Receives His Penalty from NHRA&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;NHRA has taken action against the activities of reigning two-time Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence, whose outburst against first-round opponent Cameron Ferre at top end was captured on television and by photographers at the scene.\\n\\nWhen Ferre deep-staged him, pulling in farther to beat the staging beam and, perhaps gain an advantage, the ploy was not to Torrence\\u2019s liking. As the duo approached one another for the traditional handshake after their competition, where Ferre easily out-dueled the champ on the tree (.072 \\u0026#8211; .142), yet fell behind at the 1,000-foot mark, posting 4.040\\\/294.82 to Torrence\\u2019s 3.734\\\/327.82, things got a bit overheated.\\n\\nTorrence pushed Ferre at the head and it took Torrence\\u2019s Capco Contractors team members to separate them before things got even more combative. As he came down the return road to prepare for the quarterfinals Torrence was roundly boo\\u2019d by fans in the stands. They did the same thing for his next two appearances. And at the Winner\\u2019s Circle.\\n\\nAlthough not witnessed here, it\\u2019s been said Torrence apologized to Ferre at the close of his competition. He also sounded quite sincere in his Monday night apology as he claimed his second consecutive world title in the dragster category.\\n\\nStill, a maelstrom of antipathy against the 36-yeaer-old Texan progressed throughout this week. NHRA had said they would examine their options and see if they believed a penalty was in order. By Friday afternoon, they\\u2019d decided a penalty needed to be handed down.\\n\\nAt that time a statement was produced: \\u201cThe following action has been taken against Steve Torrence regarding an incident that occurred during the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Cub Raceway at Pomona on November 17, 2019, regarding an altercation with a fellow competitor. Torrence publicly apologized for his conduct at the season-end awards ceremony on November 18, 2019.\\n\\n\\u201cTorrence has been fined twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and must complete anger management sessions. The fine will be dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of the Safety Safari. The action is appealable.\\u201d\\n\\nOne can hope Torrence will accept this slap on his wrist and do the anger-management course as required. While it\\u2019s easy to understand the heat of the moment when his title is on the line, surely Torrence has been deep-staged before in his career? And been able to control himself when it occurred?\\n\\nIt\\u2019s a good thing Steve Torrence doesn\\u2019t race in Funny Car, where 16-time champion John Force regularly uses that tool at his disposal. He\\u2019d likely be angry with the 151-time winner every single race week.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/cokpit-intrus.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68253&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;INDYCAR Moves Forward to Stop Cockpit Intrusion&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Earnhardt-Crash-1-e1565907843763.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68254&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hospitalized After Plane Crash&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife and daughter are in the hospital after their plane crashed in Tennessee today.\\n\\nPer Earnhardt Jr.\\u0026#8217;s sister:\\n\\n\\u201cI can confirm Dale, Amy \\u0026amp; Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We have no further information at this time. Thank you for your understanding,\\u201d Kelley Earnhardt wrote in a\\u00a0tweet.\\u00a0Amy is Dale\\u0026#8217;s wife, and Isla is their 1-year-old daughter.\\n\\nThe plane was a small plane that was registered to Earnhardt Jr.\\u0026#8217;s race team. The plane ran off the end of the runway and caught fire near Elizabethon Municipal Airport, located in Carter County, Tennessee.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/larry-dixon.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68258&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Larry Dixon Sues the NHRA&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Larry Dixon has survived a lot. Team disruptions, flying exercises at the 2015 Gatornationals, even Stage III throat cancer in 2015. Now he\\u2019s battling something bigger: the NHRA itself. The sanctioning body took extreme measures against the driver when he showed off his two-seater dragster at the 2017 SEMA show, one which he intended to use to bring even more fan interest to the sanctioning body.\\n\\nNHRA wasn\\u2019t happy to see an old chassis tech sticker on the dragster, even though it was expired. They sanctioned Dixon by suspending the three-time champion from competition, fiddling with the appeals process to the point where he lost more than a year\\u2019s worth of competition opportunities on the dragstrip in any sort of race car.\\n\\nDixon finally had enough. On April 11 he filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against NHRA, alleging wrongful suspension and blacklisting, dating back to 2017. The complaint, filed in Indianapolis, alleges the two-seater dragster was banned and blacklisted from more than 140 NHRA-member tracks, even as NHRA allowed similar vehicles produced by another former driver.\\n\\n\\n\\nDrag racing has been Dixon\\u2019s primary source of income since 1995 and, thanks to his suspension \\u0026#8211; actually a lifetime ban \\u0026#8211; he\\u2019s been devoid of income for more than two years. The complaint says the driver \\u201chas now been entirely deprived of his livelihood and sole source of income by this unjustifiable suspension, unless he relinquishes an investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars, as well as the future profits he could derive from that investment.\\u201d\\n\\nTalking to the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ), Dixon said he wasn\\u2019t happy to be filing the suit. \\u201cIt\\u2019s disappointing it\\u2019s had to get to this point,\\u201d he said. He tried, on many occasions, to come to terms with NHRA so that he might be able to support his family once again. \\u201cThere\\u2019s a lot of it I don\\u2019t understand. This has absolutely put me out of business as a professional racer. I don\\u2019t want anybody else to have to go through something like this.\\u201d\\n\\nIt was in 2016, right after he publicly discussed his recovery from throat cancer, that Dixon spoke with NHRA about his two-seater idea. Initially, NHRA professed interest, as did potential sponsors and NHRA-member tracks. With their initial enthusiasm, Dixon formed Championship Adventures LLC with investor Nick Salamone. The initial car was built and shown at SEMA; Dixon unveiled Larry Dixon Top Fuel Experience, stating it was the \\u201cfastest ride in drag racing.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nThe response at SEMA was extremely positive. \\u201cWe literally got over 1,000 email inquiries,\\u201d Dixon said. Then NHRA saw the expired chassis sticker and all those plans Dixon and Salamone had went south. NHRA sent him a notice saying he\\u2019d violated NHRA rules with the car: \\u201cAs you were told by NHRA officials on multiple occasions,\\u201d the notice said, \\u201cNHRA has not and will not approve a two-seat top fuel dragster for a variety of reasons. The two-seat top fuel concept presents serious safety concerns that have not been satisfied and that we do not believe can be satisfied.\\u201d\\n\\nIn the appeals process, Dixon was advised not to hire legal counsel, wasn\\u2019t permitted to attend his own appeals hearing and couldn\\u2019t see any evidence presented against him. NHRA\\u2019s decision stated the driver \\u201ccould not compete in NHRA as a driver or team owner unless he would \\u2018ensure\\u2019 that the two-seater dragster would not be operated anywhere in the world, with it being \\u2018the committee\\u2019s strong recommendation\\u2019 that he \\u2018dismantle\\u2019 the car,\\u201d his complaint states.\\n\\nIn July of last year, NHRA arbitrarily declared he was guilty of all charges, but lifted his suspension for \\u201ctime served.\\u201d\\n\\nThe lawsuit is going forward as Dixon attempts to clear his name. He accuses NHRA of defamation and alleges it violated the driver\\u2019s due process rights, the Sherman Antitrust Act and similar state laws. While his suspension has been unofficially lifted, that reinstatement hasn\\u2019t been made known to the drag racing community, leaving the three-time champ unable to secure work.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/FORMER-DIES-NHRA.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68255&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Former NHRA Funny Car Title Holder Loses Life at Age 68&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Drag racing fans had to bid adieu to a former NHRA Funny Car title holder and Top Fuel finalist this week. Despite running his own car for years, former NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Gary Clapshaw won the Funny Car title at the 1995 NHRA Mid-South Nationals in Memphis and even helped legend Don Garlits become who he is before losing his life at the too-young age of 68.\\n\\nBefore driving into the glamorous world of NHRA drag racing, Clapshaw made his fortune in the landfill business after scrapping his way through jobs in the logging and construction businesses. After saving enough funds, this born-to-be-gearhead decided to begin building and modifying hot rods. Beginning his career in the nostalgia-racing circuits in a Jr. Fuel dragster, Clapshaw made the move to the Funny Car class after spending some time with the late Joe Pisano.\\n\\nBuying a pair of Funny Cars from Kenny Bernstein, Clapshaw decided to make his grand debut in 1991. Four short years later, the newest Funny Car star won the title at the 1995 NHRA Mid-South Nationals in Memphis in his Fuelish Pleasure Mustang. After posting several other late-round finishes, Clapshaw made the move to the biggest of big leagues \\u0026#8211; Top Fuel.\\n\\nAlthough Clapshaw only accomplished a runner-up finish behind Tony Schumacher at the 2000 U.S. Nationals, this legendary driver is perhaps best remembered for generously loaning his Spirit of Las Vegas Top Fuel dragster to legend Don Garlits for the 2001 U.S. Nationals, providing \\u201cBig Daddy\\u201d with the car to make his long-desired first 300-mph pass.\\n\\nThe following year, Garlits was attempting to make a brief comeback in Top Fuel in order to to complete his resum\\u00e9 but was informed by NHRA officials that his Swamp Rat XXXIV did not meet new rules requirements.\\n\\nThough this was the end to his racing career, Clapshaw spent the rest of his life enjoying activities like extreme snow skiing, sailing and fishing.\\n\\nWe at RacingJunk.com send our condolences to this legend\\u2019s friends and family as well as his entire racing family.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/HAULER.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68256&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Today\\u0026#8217;s Cool Car Find is this 1975 Ford C-900 Hauler&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Today\\u0026#8217;s CCF pick is one cool classic hauler that\\u0026#8217;s perfect to haul some all-steel race cars.\\u00a0 \\u00a0CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!\\n\\nDetails from seller:\\n\\n1975 ford c 900\\nWas a fire truck on Howe island Ontario\\nHodges haulers custom deck\\nPower train from a 2001 international school bus\\n7.3 power stroke\\nAllison automatic\\nIt\\u2019s a blast to drive\\n\\n\\u00a0CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!\\n\\n\\u0026nbsp;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/JESSI-CO.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68257&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Jessi Combs Dead in Land-Speed Racing Accident&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We all know racing isn\\u0026#8217;t safe.\\u00a0 For those who love it, the risk is part of the reward.\\u00a0 They know what they\\u0026#8217;re getting into.\\u00a0 But, that never lessens the tragedy when the sport claims someone.\\u00a0 Jessi Combs is no exception.\\n\\nCombs was known as the \\u0026#8220;Fastest Woman on Four Wheels\\u0026#8221; for her record-setting runs in jet cars, and on August 27th,\\u00a0 she set out to the\\u00a0Alvord Desert, a dry lake bed in\\u00a0southeast Oregon to break another record in her North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger jet car.\\u00a0 She\\u0026#8217;d first set a record of\\u00a0398 mph\\u00a0in in 2013, and had been attempting to break it since.\\u00a0 Instead, she suffered a fatal crash. Combs was 36.\\n\\nCombs was not only beloved amongst those in the race community, but was a face of the sport for more casual viewers and fans.\\u00a0 A welder, builder and fabricator as well as a driver, Combs was an integral part of all aspects of racing and performance.\\nShe appeared on Xtreme 4\\u0026#215;4 for four years before an accident to her spinal cord and the subsequent recovery lead her to move on to new pursuits.\\u00a0 She continued to appear on shows like\\u00a02 Guys Garage, TruckU and others before taking over for Kari Byron as a host and builder on the 7th season of Mythbusters.\\nThe experience helped her develop her own voice and hosting abilities, which she brought to All Girls Garage and Overhaulin on Velocity Network.\\nCombs was driven \\u0026#8212; as a builder, a television personality, and an educator. But she was, more than anything, a racer. Competing not only as a land-speed racer, but as an off-road driver, she raced in the Ultra4\\u0026#8217;s King of the Hammers, taking home a Spec Class win in 2014, completing the Baja 1000 and racing in the\\u00a0Aicha des Gazelles rally race.\\u00a0 In 2013, she joined\\u00a0 the\\u00a0North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger jet car team as a driver, completing a record pass.\\u00a0 Last year, she\\u0026#8217;d attempted another record in the vehicle, hitting 483.227 mph before mechanical issues halted the run.\\u00a0 She was doing another pass at the record yesterday when the accident occurred.\\n\\nOutpourings of support and sorrow have already started to flow from the race and enthusiast community.\\u00a0 Combs was well-known and well-loved for her ambition, strength, talent and presence.\\u00a0 She broke literal barriers, both for women in the sport, and for the perception of what was possible as a racer in general.\\n\\nHer own Twitter post, right before the accident, confirmed that while Combs new the risks of her chosen passion, she also understood the rewards: \\u0026#8220;It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire\\u0026#8230; those who are willing, are those who achieve great things. . . People say I\\u2019m crazy. I say thank you ;) .\\u0026#8221;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-MissSirenSin2-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68259&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mitzi\\u0026#8217;s Pinup Corner: Miss Billetproof 2019, Siren Sin&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hot rod and pinup photographer Mitzi Valenzuela is known for having her finger on the pulse of both classic and rockabilly car culture. As part of that, Mitzi produces pinup contests for shows all over the world. Here she shares photos of the competitors and some super sweet rides.\\n\\nHere are a few words from pinup model Miss Siren Sin, winner of the Miss Billetproof 2019 title:\\n\\n\\u0026#8220;Hi there, this is Miss Siren Sin! I grew up in a small rural town in San Diego and recently moved to Northern California. I was raised on country music and riding horses. I love classic cars and especially classic trucks. I fell into the car show scene at the age of 18 while modeling for a friend, and I was hooked! Soon after, I slowly started to discover the pinup culture and fell madly in love with everything about it. I studied the looks, the makeup, and learned how to do my own retro hair. I am still always learning and mastering my skills for hair styles and modeling. These days you can either find me at a car show, baking, hanging out with my husband and our two pups, or in the gym lifting weights!\\u0026#8221;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Schumacher-in-No.-1-qualifier-hat.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68260&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tony Schumacher is Still MIA&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This year\\u2019s quest for the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel title looks like a runaway \\u0026#8211; at least in this \\u201cregular\\u201d season that closes (as do Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle) after the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend \\u0026#8211; for 2018 champion Steve Torrence and his family\\u2019s CAPCO Contractors dragster.\\n\\nAfter a slow start to his campaign, the Texan is on a mid-season tear and has notched five yellow winner\\u2019s hats and Wally trophies in a row, stopped from getting six straight by Mike Salinas, who is also an independent operator in a series that has been dominated by larger teams. That Torrence, Salinas, Clay Millican and Terry McMillen are firmly in the hunt for top-10 results leading up to the six-race Countdown to the Championship speaks to the health of NHRA\\u2019s product.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut still, something\\u2019s missing. Last year Torrence had to battle until the season finale in order to claim his championship, hounded by eight-time Top Fuel titleholder Tony Schumacher until the final day, despite sweeping all six Countdown battles.This year, he doesn\\u2019t have Schumacher\\u2019s intensity to keep him honest, although he does have Doug Kalitta, Brittany Force, Antron Brown, Salinas, Leah Pritchett, Millican, Richie Campton, McMillen and rookie Austin Prock all looking to take him down.\\n\\nSchumacher\\u2019s plight, sitting out competition through the first half of the year is due to a lack of sponsorship. After the U.S. Army announced at mid-season in 2018 that they wouldn\\u2019t be returning, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) worked to find a comparable entity to take over the reins of \\u201cThe Sarge\\u2019s\\u201d car. That\\u2019s not easy, as DSR\\u2019s marketing department quickly discovered.\\n\\nDSR wanted to find a partner who would engage, as Army had, with the entire team, with Tony Schumacher and with the multitude of fans who sweep into each of 24 events. Army\\u2019s recruitment efforts at NHRA events were legendary and brought the service group positive results. The decision to leave was a bean-counter offensive and, while Army has been present at other sporting events, they haven\\u2019t pushed hard as they did with NHRA and Don Schumacher Racing.\\n\\nTony Schumacher made it clear that he wanted to race as a partner to an entity, not just fulfilling obligations. Look around the NHRA pits and see how the bigger teams like DSR, John Force Racing and Kalitta Motorsports interact with their partners and how they\\u2019re part of the teams. That\\u2019s what Schumacher was looking for. And still is looking for. There was talk, earlier in the season, that a partner had been found; it didn\\u2019t happen. DSR had to go back to square one.\\n\\n\\n\\nLately there hasn\\u2019t been much talk about Tony Schumacher or his near-ninth title in 2018. He\\u2019s become an after-thought, not making his appearances at the track or on the track. And that\\u2019s almost criminal. Fans need the best of the best to cheer and, occasionally jeer. There has been talk about Schumacher appearing at Indy, arguably the biggest race of the year for a one-off. Would he have Schumacher Electric sponsorship on his dragster? Would it be someone else interested in a full-season run in 2020?\\n\\nHowever a return to competition occurs, it can\\u2019t happen too soon. Tony Schumacher is a missing cog that keeps Top Fuel exciting. And keeps guys like Steve Torrence honest. The sport really needs him.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/TRACK.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68262&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Today\\u2019s Cool Classified Find is This Motorsports Park for $2.5M&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Okay, everybody, it\\u0026#8217;s time to call up a bunch of buddies and empty out those piggy banks for a very Cool Classified find! CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!\\n\\nDetails from seller:\\n\\nSandia Motorsports Park is an 87 acre facility located just minutes from 1 million customers in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Sandia has a 1.7 mile paved road course, a large 3\\\/8 mile paved banked oval and a 1\\\/4 mile paved oval plus a 3\\\/8 mile banked dirt tract and a 1\\\/4 mile dirt tract, and a 1\\\/4 midget track. All racing venues have bleachers with the main asphalt track having bathrooms, cooking and meeting facilities.\\n\\n\\u0026nbsp;\\n\\nCLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>We hope everyone has been enjoying their holiday season and reminiscing on the year they had. RacingJunk had quite the 2019, from breakthrough new products,\u00a0 Cool Car Finds, to good news and somber, all of that makes us equally excited for what 2020 has to bring. But before we dive into the new year, let&#8217;s take a look back at RacingJunk&#8217;s Top 10 Articles of 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":68254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[772,3711,5044,3465,3697,17,1082,3470,5470,1064,5029,4879,3399,22],"tags":[5614,5739,1434,218,41,6765,575],"class_list":["post-68251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-circle-track-racing","category-classifieds","category-cool-cars","category-drag-racing","category-galleries","category-guest-column","category-press-release","category-news","category-off-road","category-product-news-releases","category-racing","category-slideshow","category-nhra","category-event-coverage","tag-anne-proffit","tag-ccf","tag-dale-earnhardt-jr","tag-guest-columns","tag-news","tag-rj-ccf","tag-tony-schumacher"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Earnhardt-Crash-1-e1565907843763.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-hKP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68251"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68302,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68251\/revisions\/68302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}