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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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Sunday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! 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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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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Noted Racing Announcer Brian Olson Passes – We Remember Him Here As A Friend And As A Professional

(By Bret Kepner – Photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – With a repertoire of skills displayed by few craftsmen, the career of Brian Olson encompassed all of motorsports. Although best...

Drag Action Photos: Wheelies, Burnouts, Cool Trucks, And More From The NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – One of the most pure and true joys that I have in the sport of drag racing is experiencing new things. Whether that’s new tracks, new events, or seeing new...

Ebay Find: This Full-Race 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Is Beautiful, In A Blunt-Force-Trauma Kind Of Way

The 1991 Chevrolet Caprice was the signal that things were going horribly wrong at GM. Originally, the big B-body was supposed to bow out at the end of the design cycle (about 1990 or so), but oddly...

Fast Is Cool: This 900hp Turbocharged Acura Integra Is Good For 190 MPH In The 1/2 Mile

While I wholeheartedly agree with Lohnes’ statement that “fast is cool”, I feel like testing it out in the only way I know how: by walking straight up to a wasp nest with a baseball...

Here’s The Worst Challenger Hellcat Launch Ever Caught On Tape – Leaving Is Tough But This Is Ugly

(Video credit: VictoryRedColorado channel) – I can speak from personal experience on the difficult of getting a Challenger Hellcat moving with aggression from a standing start. There’s...

Carnage Video: “Daddy Dave” And His New Nova Go Barrel-Rolling At Amarillo!

“Daddy Dave” Comstock, famous from the “Street Outlaws” television show, is recovering from a serious concussion after he lost control of his 1963 Chevy II at a no-prep drag...

2015 Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl Coverage! Pit and Action Photos From The Biggest Race In Years!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Over the next couple days we’re going to be slamming epic levels of coverage at you from the 2015 Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl race here in Joliet,...

WATCH Live Streaming Coverage Of The Nitto Tire NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl RIGHT HERE! — Sunday Final Eliminations!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR STREAM OF THE NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL From July 31st through August 2nd BangShift.com will provide live streaming video coverage of the 10th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super...

Relive The Most Monstrous Wheelstand Of The Entire 2014 NHRA US Nationals

Among all of the things that happen at the US Nationals, one of the most fun is the Factory Showdown class. This is where the Cobra Jets, COPOs, and Drag Packs get together for all out war on the...

UPDATE! Beckman & Prock Set NHRA Nitro Funny Car Record

Photos by Jeff Burghardt Words by Jeff Wolf/DSR Don Schumacher Racing’s record-setting efforts in qualifying Friday and Saturday during the NHRA Sonoma Nationals will look great on highlight...

California Drag Racers Sweep Division 7 NHRA LODRS At Sonoma

Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Words by NHRA Field Marketing   Seven California racers took home wins from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Korbel at Sonoma Raceway over the...

Beckman’s Awesome 3.921 ET – Quickest In NHRA History

Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by Don Schumacher Racing Jack Beckman was a little lightheaded when he got out of Don Schumacher Racing’s Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car on Friday...

Drag Photos: The NHRA Images Keep Rolling In From DRD Photos

(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – We’ve still got a ton of fantastic Dom Damato photos to run from the NHRA race in Chicago and we’re going to run them. Why? Why not! We never...

Barnstormin’: Menace, Tumult, And Gulliver Starts To Strain Against The Ropes

This is likely going to be a bit of a ramble, so I am warning you of that right off the hit of the throttle here. People have asked me if the races I announce run together. For the most part the...