IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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Check Out The Action From The Frontside NO-PREP Shootout at Darana Dragway, Milan MI – May 16th 2026

We were at Darana Dragway Milan last fall for the IHRA $125,000 to win Pro Mod Shootout and man is that track fun. I hadn’t been to Milan in years, and they have definitely added some nice...

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704 Outlaws Video: Outlaw Small Tire Racing Returns To North Carolina’s Mooresville Dragway

We’ve got 704 Outlaws video below, thanks to our friends at Spoold Media. If you aren’t familiar with the 704 Outlaws classes, trust us when we say they are fun. They’ve got simple rules, small...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Sunday $15,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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NHRA Sanair 1972: The Vintage Photos From This Historic Race Continue!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – The cool thing about these photos from the 1972 NHRA Le Grandnational at Sanair Super Speedway outside of Montreal, Canada is that they have some big time historical...

Holy Freakshow! This Homebuilt Hot Rod Packs Twin Big-Block Fords And Straight Moves!

The twin 429 cubic inch Fords that power this freakshow of a hot rod might be the third most interesting thing about Littrell Family Racing. This is just one vehicle out of a fleet of race machines...

Drag History Gallery: More Fantastic Photos From The 1978 NHRA Le GrandNational At Sanair!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) –  The racing action photos are beyond awesome, there’s never before seen Linda Vaughn photos in here to dozens of  other awesome cars to boot. If you like old...

The Run: Watch An Underground Racing Lamborghini Run 250mph In The Half Mile!

Being the head timer of a standing mile racing organization myself (the ECTA) I have seen my fair share of stuff run fast thorough the lights in 5,280ft. I have never, nor has anyone else seen a...

The Pilgrimage Is Coming: NHRA New England Nationals X275 Shootout Is Next Week – The Mod Father Joins The Fray!

After a successful Friday of fun in Houston with Shannon Morgan’s Redemption No Prep racers, the NHRA is back at it next week in Epping, New Hampshire during the New England Nationals at New...

Back In 1996 Tony Pedregon Accidentally Unhooked His Seat Belts As He Was Pulling The Parachutes – Wild Video!

I went looking for this video as a result of two conversations over the last three days. The first was with Tony Pedregon himself as we were in the television booth at the NHRA Heartland Nationals...

Pricing And Options For Challenger Demon Announced – Seats Are A Buck! Demon Crate Is A Buck!

Well we now know that you can be driving a Challenger Demon for right around $86,000 if you’d like it the way it comes or about $100,000 if you want to load it with the available options that...

Want To See What 1950s Drag Racing REALLY Looked Like? This Footage From Akron, Ohio Is Amazing

It is always kind of miraculous when we find video like the one you will see below. Why? What are the chances some kid that shot a bunch of film at a couple of Akron, Ohio area drag races more than a...

This Pontiac Firebird Hooks Harder At A No Prep Race Than Many Guys Do On A Perfect Track!

We have come to expect certain things out of videos that are taking during no prep races, right? Sideways runs, tons of steering, wall to wall action, massive wheelies…wait, what? Yeah, in the...

Modified Elimintaor Bliss From The 1976 NHRA SportsNationals at Beech Bend Raceway In Bowling Green, Kentucky

Every time I darken the timing tower door at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, I think of all the ghosts of the thousands of cars that had clamored down the drag strip. Because of this,...

It’s Killin’ Time! Stevie Fast Jackson Takes First NHRA Pro Mod Win In Topeka!

By his own account, this is the biggest most important race win of Stevie Fast Jackson’t career. The final round re-match from the NHRA Atlanta race saw Jackson looking over to see Mike...

Check Out The Final Race For Nostalgia Muscle Car At The NMCA Bluegrass Nationals – Too Close!

After days of downpours that varied between a gentle shower and the kind of rain that would have Noah running around yelling, “I told you so!”, the NMCA Bluegrass Nationals finally got a...

Bumper Dragging Small Tire Nova: David Holtgrew’s Wheelstand At The Battle Grudge Race

It sounds weird to say, but there are times on a dragstrip when too much bite actually does exist, and David Holtgrew experienced it first had when his cool small tire Nova stood up at the hit during...

This 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang Clone Is One Bad Ass Hot Rod

I’m a Chevrolet fan. A diehard Chevrolet fan. And if I was going to own a Ford, a Maverick or Pinto would be the first two on my list. But coming in third would be a 1967 or 1968 Mustang...