Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Drag News: Bradenton Motorsports Park Switches To NHRA Sanction
If there is a track that dominates the early season drag racing headlines more than Bradenton Motorsports Park we’re unaware of what that place is. Seriously. With an insanely good surface, the...
OUCH! Watch Jason Cantu Suffer A Massive Wreck In The La Vicktoria Chevy S10
(Video credit: National No Prep Racing Association and Texas Drag Racing Videos) – Larry Larson has one rule when it comes to where he races. No guardrails. We mention that because when you...
Watch The Proline Powered, EKanoo Pro Lexus RCF Run 5.54/272 In The Quarter Mile (Time slip photo, too!)
No, this isn’t the record…yet. What you are about to see is the first full quarter mile pass out of the Proline Racing powered, EKanoo Racing Pro Lexus RCF. This thing goes a rip-roaring...
2016 Memories: Steven Whitely and Shane Molinari Have Wild Lane Swap In Atlanta
The early part of the 2016 J&A Service Company pro mod season was a wild affair. We’re talking wrecks and craziness the likes of which were happening at a very high rate. Two of the...
US Street Nationals Are Coming! We’re Going To Be There – This Video From Last Year Will Warm You Up!
If there is a track that garners more early season drag racing headlines than Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida, we have no idea which one that would be. Hell, already the place is generating...
Heritage/Nostalgia Drag Racing – Lots To Do In 2017!
Three-time IHRA and three-time NHRA Heritage Series Champion Jason Rupert (Photos by Jeff Burghard, Mike Burghardt & Darr Hawthorne -Words by Darr Hawthorne) 2017 is transitional year for...
PDRA World Finals Action Photos – One Last Look At The Baddest Eighth Mile Cars in The World
(Photos by David Whealon – DW-Photos) – We’re back with our second and final installment of sweet David Whealon photos from the 2016 PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports...
Drag Action Coverage: PDRA World Finals Photos – They Were Flying In Virginia!
(Photos by David Whealon – DW-Photos website) – Intrepid shooter David Whealon shipped us a load of awesome action photos from the 2016 PDRA World Finals and if you are sitting in a...
PRI 2016: AFCO Drops New Spindle Mount Struts On The Drag Racing World
AFCO has been leading the charge in drag racing suspension components for more than a couple of years now and the company has really been kicking some major tail among those small tire and radial...
Small Tire Drag Racing Champion and Pioneer Mustang Mike Modeste Has Passed
Sad news to report from the world of drag racing as pioneering small tire racer, multi-time NSCA champion, very recent World Cup winner, and highly respected racer “Mustang Mike” Modeste...
Drag Strip Time Machine: Vintage Photos From Montgomery Dragway/Capitol City Dragway – Montgomery, Alabama
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I have looked and looked for more history on this track and have found almost none. Most of what I know about it is from the time I was stationed at...
Dutch Classic Photos: The Best Of The Rest – Photos Of All Different Classed Cars
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We have finally made it to the end of the photos that Joe Grippo sent us from the 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic at Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania. We have taken you...
Stockers Rule! More Wheels Up Action From Maple Grove Raceway This Fall
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more Joe Grippo photo goodness from Maple Grove Raceway. These photos were taken during the NHRA Dutch Classic and unlike the super stock cars we...
Video: Cruz Pedregon Announces Aaron Brooks To Become Crew Chief For Snap-On Funny Car
The NHRA silly season continues and yesterday some major news was made when Cruz Pedregon announced that he had hired Aaron Brooks to take the role of crew chief for the Snap-On funny car. Brooks has...