Video: A taste of the wild machines that raced in this year’s Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HokLhphOa3Q?si=Ms8Hj00do9MdAiM3

A 900-horsepower Mustang? A built Tesla S Plaid? A stock McLaren 720S?

All three machines–and more–took to the track at the 2025 Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge for one simple goal: To find the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car on four wheels.

The event’s only rule? Pass safety tech. What was the fastest? Find out here.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
10/21/25 2:20 p.m.

The cars (and, in this year's case, trucks) that show up to compete never cease to amaze me.

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea GRM+ Memberand Associate Editor
10/21/25 2:23 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

I am always excited to see what cars enter leading up to the event and this year did not disappoint. 

LanEvo
LanEvo GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/21/25 4:33 p.m.

There were some FAST cars and drivers at the event! The fact that a factory AMR GT4 car on fresh Hoosier R7s failed to crack the top 10 says something! (To be fair, that says more about the driver than the car...but still).

Much thanks to Dan Dennehy for walking me through the track. I would have been even more helpless without his guidance.

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea GRM+ Memberand Associate Editor
10/21/25 4:59 p.m.

In reply to LanEvo :

It was great seeing you and your car out there this year! 

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
10/21/25 6:07 p.m.

Rollers!  

Fun fact, only one of those cars had a tankful of gas...

wink

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea GRM+ Memberand Associate Editor
10/21/25 6:49 p.m.

In reply to Andy Hollis :

I was so happy when we found out it was only out of gas 😂 

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