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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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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COMP Cams releases new 3-bolt Camshaft Race Retaining Plate For LS Engines

You really only want your cam doing one thing and that is rotating in your block to move the lifters and get the valves to doing their job, right? This, like everything else involving a race engine...

This 1969 COPO Camaro Clone May Not Be The Real Thing But It May Actually Be Better

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – In April 2010, Chad Williams was driving his beloved ’69 Camaro when an older lady pulled out in front of him. He locked the brakes up and did his best...

This Video From The FIA Drag Racing Finals At Santa Pod Last Weekend Rules

While lots of US drag racing fans were getting their fill of the sport at one of the hundreds of strips across the country, the eyes of the European drag racing world were transfixed on Santa Pod...

2015 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion: More Coverage From The HUGE Event

(Photos by Rich Paisley) – We’re back today with a second and final look at the 2015 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion with the spectacular images taken by photographer Rich Paisley. This...

2015 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Photos From The Show AND The Strip

Photos by Rich Pasley – The 2015 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion was definitely the best one that race organizers and contestants have seen since the event’s conception several years...

This 1967 Chevelle Street Freak Is A Yellow Bomber We’d Own – Straight Axle And All

We think that there are times where you need to look past the performance angle of some cars and just appreciate them for that what they are. This 1967 Chevelle street freak is certainly one of...

Watch This Blown Small Block Drag Tudor Spin Across The Track As A Classic Pickup Nearly T-Bones It!

When our thoughts turn to no-prep drag racing we immediately envision S-10 trucks. Fox-bodied Mustangs, and other typical body styles preferred by those in that genre of drag racing. That’s one...

2015 U.S. Nationals Extra: Wofford Captures Awesome Mopar HEMI® Challenge Victory!

Words by MOPAR Motorsports Photos by Mike & Jeff Burghardt   The 15th anniversary edition of the Mopar HEMI® Challenge at the 61st annual National Hot Rod Association U.S. Nationals saw a...

2015 U.S. Nationals Extra: Beckman Wins Traxxas Nitro Funny Car Shootout – DSR Runs The Table!

Words by NHRA Communications Photos by Mike & Jeff Burghardt and Ron Lewis courtesy of John Force Racing   Jack Beckman earned a $100,000 payday with his victory in the Traxxas Nitro...

2015 U.S. Nationals Extra: Antron Brown Pockets $100,000 Traxxas Payday!

Words by NHRA Communications   Antron Brown raced to victory in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout on Saturday of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, earning a $100,000 payday! Brown, the 2012 Top...

Watch Billy Glidden Suffer A Massive Manifold Explosion And Hood Scoop Launch At The 2015 NHRA US Nationals

There are twice as many pro mods here than can fit in the actual qualified field. Know what that means? It means that this every single round of qualifying is a street fight. Even before...

Watch NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Racer Joe DeSantis Go Down Hard At The 2015 US Nationals

It was an auspicious start to pro stock motorcycle qualifying at the 2015 Chevrolet Performance NHRA US Nationals yesterday when on the first pair of motorcycles down the track, rider Joe DeSantis...

LS Fest Preview! This Converted Mitsubishi Eclipse Was One Of The Most Eye-Catching Cars At Last Year’s Event, And Running Deep 10s Isn’t Bad Either!

In less than a week, Bowling Green will be invaded by swarms of vehicles packing late-model power under the hood. LS Fest, the full-on celebration of the Generation III/IV Small Block Chevrolet, was...

Racer Jim Hughes Takes Over Tucson Dragway

Words by Shayna Keller Photos by Bob Snyder   IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG) has announced that three Tucson businessmen, Jon Bradford, Tom Koenan and Jim Hughes will take over the...