IHRA ACQUIRES EMPIRE DRAGWAY, EXPANDING NATIONAL FOOTPRINT IN THE NORTHEAST

Fairfield, OH — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has officially announced the acquisition of Empire Dragway, marking a major step in our continued growth and investment in premier...

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KALITTA, CAPPS, HARTFORD & HERRERA RACE TO WINS AT NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE

– Kalitta breaks TF track speed record in win – Capps powers to another FC victory – Hartford rolls to second PS win in four races – Herrera sweeps weekend in PSM CONCORD,...

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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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NHRA Pro Mod Series Eliminations And Qualifying Sessions LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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Is This The Most Interesting Fox Body Ever Built? This 2500hp, 6 second Quarter Mile R35 GTR Engine Swapped Ride Is Awesome!

When Kyle and the crew at 1320Video see a Fox Body Mustang and are blown away, you know it is something special. And this one is uniqe, that’s for sure. How about an R35 GTR engine swap?...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Saturday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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Bangshift Exclusive: Veteran Nitro Dragster Champion Going To The Dark (Funny) Side?

(Words and Photos Darr Hawthorne) Veteran Nitro Racer to the Dark Side? We’ve now heard from a number of sources that multi-event and March Meet Top Fuel Dragster winner Adam Sorokin will soon be...

Event Coverage: Great Photos And Results From The Pro Mod vs. Fuel Altered Showdown In North Texas

(Photos and Text by Chris Graves, MaxCacklePhotos.com)   After over a decade, the rivalry between the Texas Outlaw Pro Mods and Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altered Association was revived as...

Drag Gallery: The Pro Street Racing Association Invades Thunder Valley Dragway!

(Photos and words by Brad Klaassen) – Thunder Valley Raceway Park near Noble, Oklahoma pulled out all the stops for this month’s edition of their Pro Street Racing Association event this past...

Drag Gallery: More Great Action From Rumble At The Grove 2013 – Doorslammer Do-See-Do!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As Joe told you yesterday in the intro to his first gallery, the Rumble at the Grove event is about cars with doors in all of the various shapes, sizes, models, and...

Drag Gallery: Rumble At The Grove 2013 – Doorslammers Only! Wheels Up Action!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) -The Rumble at the Grove means one thing…..Doorslammers! Not a dragster or altered in sight. The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods came to Maple Grove with a variety of...

Photos: Midnight Drags Featuring The Cars Of The 2013 Street Machine Nationals

We aren’t going to lie to you, we don’t have photos of Cheez Whiz or Dobbertin’s J2000, but we sure wish they had come out for this! But a ton of cars from the 2013 Car Craft Street...

Photos: Coverage From Tulsa Raceway Park’s Mickey Thompson Shootout Series

(Photos Brad Klaasen) This past weekend’s Mickey Thompson Shootout Series at Tulsa Raceway Park was huge, and yet it was only a third of the racing going on! Yep, it was a triple header weekend...

Boise-Bakersfield Blitz Funny Car Series Round 2: Dan Horan Jr. Still Owns The Points Lead

“Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne” BOISE-BAKERSFIELD BLITZ: SECOND RACE IN SERIES, HORAN JR. REMAINS TOP POINTS EARNER POMONA, Calif. – Prolong(r) Super Lubricants continues to...

Event Gallery: Gasser Greatness From Knoxville Dragway’s Gasser Shootout

Gassers rule. Solid axles, nose high stance, wild names, and crazy drivers. That’s what gassers are all about, and thanks to RevFoto we’ve got some cool shots from the recent Knoxville...

Drag Gallery: Maple Grove Mega Mopar Action Weekend — All Strip Action All The Time!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This is our final dispatch of bitchin’ Joe Grippo photos from the 2013 Mega  Mopar Action weekend at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. No car show or...

Drag Gallery: Tire Smoking Action From The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series At Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is in full swing all across the country with all seven divisions hosting races at tracks from sea to shining sea. The LODRS races...

Gallery: More Mopar Drag And Show Action From Maple Grove’s Mega Mopar Action Weekend

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we launched the first salvo of great Mopar photos as shot by our own Joe Grippo at the 2013 Maple Grove Mega Mopar Action event. The gathering drew tons of...

Gallery: Mega Mopar Action Weekend 2013 Maple Grove – Car Show And Strip Action!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The Mega Mopar Action Series returned to Maple Grove Raceway for its third annual visit to the venerable Pennsylvania race facility. And it was a good one....

Bonus Photos From The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion At Beech Bend

BangShift.com is proud to announce that we have another new contributor! The gang from RevFoto are diehard carjunkies just like us and asked if they might be able to share their photos with our...