FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At SRCA Dragway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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We’ve Got Street Week Sweden Photos! Check Out Our First Gallery of Photos From Mantorp Park Right Here! More To Come!

We’ve reached the midway point of Street Week Sweden 2026, and are about to start Race Day 4 at Tierp Arena in Sweden within hours of you reading this and checking out the photos. It has been a...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Martin Lundqvist Racing Goes After Another Street Week Sweden Victory! Here’s What It Took To Even Get To Day 1 At Mantorp Park

We’ve been sharing Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication videos here on BANGshift for the past few months as they are putting together a new drag and drive machine for Sweden’s Street Week...

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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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Big Launches! More Drag Action Photos From US-60 Drag Strip’s Nostalgia Day

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More of the Lowhorn-n-Lark show in here too, but they aren’t the only ones trying to get the crowd excited.  One interesting thing about the...

Watch The PDRA Pro Mods AND The Million Dollar Bracket Race Right Here!

Thanks to our live streaming partners in crime over at Motormania TV, you are going to be able to watch not one but two live streaming video race broadcasts this weekend. Since BangShift.com is not...

NHRA Dutch Classic 2015: Super Stock Action And Pit Photos

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The other day we showed you some awesome Joe Grippo stock eliminator photos from the NHRA Dutch Classic 2015 and today we’re ramping up the horsepower with...

Launching! Drag Strip Action Shots From Nostalgia Day At US-60 Drag Strip

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The bread & butter of drag racing pictures is the launch.  That moment when the power is released, slicks wrinkle, the chassis twists, the nose gets...

Craigslist Weirdness: A Mid-Engined “1964 Camero” Project Car… Huh?

So, I’m minding my own business, perusing my usual online haunts, and I see someone post up an ad for a cheap “Camero” that they found on good ol’ Craigslist. Yes, we all know that it’s a...

More California Hot Rod Reunion Testing Photos And Video With Pat Austin

This is our final batch of photos from the California Hot Rod Reunion Monday Nitro Test Session, but it’s a good one. It’s our biggest gallery and we also have video with Pat Austin who...

US-60 Dragway Late Season Nostalgia Action: All Burnouts All The Time! Gassers, More

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Vaporized carbon.  One of the best uses for tires I can think of.  In the old days they just let it rip from the drop of the flag.  Then came the...

Sunday Nostalgia Coverage: The Last Blast Of Photos From Lancaster’s Old School Throw Down

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Well we have finally made it to the end of the massive collection of photos Mike Brooks blasted during the Sunday Nostalgia event at Lancaster National Dragway in...

More Funny Car, Top Fuel, Jr. Fuel, And A-Fuel Testing Photos And Video From Famoso!

On Monday some of the top teams in Nostalgia Drag racing were on hand at the test session for this weekend’s California Hot Rod Reunion at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield and we were...

This Gasser Is Not Just For Show! Run 11’s Out Of The Box And Have Straight Axle Fun Right Now!

I dig early 1950’s Chevy’s, whether they are gassers, lowriders, customs, or just cruisers doesn’t matter, but this particular 1953 Chevy Gasser is pretty darn cool. It’s got...

Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod Big Dog Shootout: Our Last Blast Of Fall ‘Slammer Photos

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Drag racers are attracted to events by a few things. There’s the level of the competition, the challenge of getting down the track, and the feeling of...

Exclusive: California Hot Rod Reunion Nitro Test Session Coverage Starts Here!

It was a beautiful day at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Monday when Darr Hawthorne and I rolled in to check out the Nitro Test Session that goes on each and every year before the California Hot Rod...

Dutch Classic Stock Eliminator Action: Wheels Up Detroit Iron At Maple Grove

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – I loves me some stock eliminator action. Stockers are the great lead off act at each and every NHRA national event and the are a huge part of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing...

Straight Axle Sunbeam: This Car May Kill You But You’d Die Happy

A stock 1964 Sunbeam Alpine tipped the scales at a light 2200lbs and it had an engine that made about 85hp. The car was nimble and fun, designed to be driven by a sports car enthusiast who understood...