685@205 MPH: Rob Goss’s X275 Challenger Is A Modern Hemi-Powered Monster!
As you read this, I’m in the middle of throwing every possible ounce of unnecessary weight out of a certain gold Chrysler before the wife and I pack our bags and head to New Jersey for the...
Watch The Professional Final Rounds From The 1986 NHRA World Finals
Here’s a flashback to 30 years ago at Pomona. The final rounds of the 1986 NHRA Winston World Finals. This was a pretty great event with the biggest names in the sport slugging it out for the...
Relive The First Two NHRA National Event Wins Of Ron Capps’ Career – 1995 and 1997
Ron Capps is in the midst of an incredible drag racing career and this weekend at the 2016 NHRA Auto Club World Finals he has the chance to do something that he has been striving for since the first...
Drag Action Photos: Burnouts From The 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It is a late season tradition that has held fast for decades. The famed NHRA Dutch Classic at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania brings out some of the...
Gas-Tastic! This 1955 Chevy Has A Four Speed, A Tunnel Rammed Big Block and Cool Paint
The gasser purists may not dig this car, but they are no fun anyway. In terms of an awesome “street gasser” this car is so crazy it is nearly over the top. From the four speed and tunnel...
Honk If Parts Fall Off! Video Feature Of The Coolest 1967 Chevelle To Ever Attack Drag Week
Rick Steinke is either a mad man or a genius…or both. See, he’s the guy that built, owns, and races a 1967 four door Chevelle called Honk If Parts Fall Off. It looks ratty, it has a bench...
This 440 Powered Plymouth Duster Could Be The Driver Hot Rod Mopar You Need
Daily driven hot rods are the best. Or at least the ones you can drive every day, even if you only drive them a couple days per week. What makes them cooler to me is when they are something with a...
This 1966 Dodge Charger Is Heavy On The CHAR, Completely Bizarre, Wild Engine
We have to place full credit on the shoulders of II Much’s John Ulaszek for tipping us off to what may be the most wacky 1966 Dodge Charger ever built. Featuring a hood with scoops from an...
Video: Todd Lesenko Violent Nitro Funny Car Explosion At Pomona 2012 – Incredible Slo-Mo Footage!
Todd Lesenko is a veteran of the drag racing nitro wars. The Canadian driver has competed in modern and nostalgia funny cars and top fuelers. He’s also exploded a few. That may explain his...
BangShift Feature Replay: Great Drag Racing Stories From Hero Announcer Jon Lundberg
Jon Lundberg’s name is no stranger to the lips of any drag racing fan who knows the history of the sport. While Dave Mac became the voice of the NHRA, Lundberg became the voice of virtually all...
IHRA Facts And Rumors: Edmonton Leaves, Is Mike Dunn Out, No Pro National Events?
Over the last few weeks there have been a bunch of rumors floating around regarding the IHRA and what their status, program, and direction will be for 2017. Some significant news was announced...
1967 NHRA World Finals Video: Garlits, Brock Yates, Grumpy, Top Fuel, Super Stock, Unreal!
Next weekend we’ll be at the NHRA World Finals in Pomona, California. The race has been held at different locations over the years and back when this video was made in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma was...
This Year’s Hess Truck Is A Funny Car Hauler, Complete With A Wheelstanding Flopper
For starters, I have no skin in this game. Just wanted to get that out of the way that I’m not hawking Hess Trucks (like they need our help?!) but rather pointing out the fact that this...
