Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320

Citing Need For More Time In Top Alcohol Dragster Troy Coughlin Jr. Has Resigned From His Driving Position At Kalitta Motorsports

In an unexpected announcement that was released on Saturday it was announced that Troy Coughlin Jr. has resigned from his driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. Coughlin was sitting in 10th place...

Watch New Hampshire’s Dan Page Win Top Alcohol Dragster At The 2016 NHRA US Nationals – Epic!

I am totally geared up for the 2017 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I was reflecting on my favorite moment from the 2016 race and one of my favorite moments from my nearly 20 years of...

BangShift Candidate Endorsement: Scott Palmer Needs Your Votes To Race In The Traxxas Shootout At Indy!

So here’s the deal, we like all three of the guys up for the 8th spot in the Traxxas Top Fuel shootout at the US Nationals. Terry McMillan, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Scott Palmer are the three...

Four Wide: The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Joins zMax Dragway As Second Four Lane Drag Strip In World

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. When The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as built about 20 years ago, it was intended to be a four lane drag strip. Anyone who has ever visited the...

Speed Week LIVE Audio Feed Link Here – Listen To All The Action and Keep Up With The Stories

We’re late on the trigger with this one but there’s a live audio feed of the announcers at Speed Week. You can listen to it by clicking the link below. This is absolutely the best way to...

Bad News: Three People Were Killed In A Shooting At Great Lakes Dragaway On Sunday

We take no pleasure in relaying news like this from a drag strip. Three people were killed in a shooting at Great Lakes Dragaway on Sunday. The historic track in Union Grove, Wisconsin was hosting an...

The Scoop! Danny Thompson Hammers Streamliner To 435mph! All Saturday Record Qualifiers Here

Here’s The Scoop! This is the place where we’ll post all of the cars that qualified to make a record run at the Bonneville Salt flats each day during Speed Week. There were 10 cars that...

Unveiled: Jeff Lutz’s “The ’57” Chevrolet – It’s One Wicked Mother!

Here’s a fun story: a couple of days ago I got to see the wrong end of the security team at Beech Bend. I had made plans to be down there to shoot photos of the Rustic Nail & Co. Dodge on...

Bad News: Irwindale’s Dead And The Last Date of Racing Has Been Announced

So as good as it was to see the news about Onondaga Dragway reopening we have to deliver the crummy news that the Irwindale Events Center has been given its death warrant. January 31, 2018 will be...

Great News: Onondaga Dragway Is Set To Reopen After Four Years Of Dormancy!

Here’s some good news from the world of drag racing. Onondaga Dragway, the historic drag plant that served as the career starting point for legendary announcer Jon Lundberg and was a place that...

Big News! Doug Chandler, Husband Of Late Terry Chandler Extends Infinite Hero and Make A Wish Deals Through 2020

Big NHRA news was released by Don Schumacher Racing yesterday with the announcement that Doug Chandler, husband of the late Terry Chandler has extended the Make-A-Wish and Infinite Hero “giving...

Take A Video Tour Of The Scrappers Top Fuel Team’s Pit Area – The Most Insane Top Fuel Pit In Drag Racing History

If you are a fan of NHRA top fuel racing you have undoubtedly heard the name Mike Salinas in 2017. The owner of the “Scrappers” racing team, Salinas has entered the top fuel area in a big...

Wow! Byron Dragway Seeking New Ownership – Historic Track Home Of Many Great Events

The house that Ron Leek built is seeking new ownership. Byron Dragway in Byron, Illinois is on the market. The track has been open for more than half a century and has been a hotbed of innovation and...

2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: We Just Cannot Stop Ourselves – More Photos!

(Words and photos by Bad Brad Klaassen) – So, if you’ve been following along, you’ve read about and seen what an amazing time is to be had by anyone that attends the Meltdown Drags just...