Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
Capps Closes In On 1st NHRA Funny Car Championship at NHRA Finals!
Ron Capps‘ dream season, as he characterized it, has been dominant in 2016. Capps is looking at his best shot ever for the NHRA funny car championship after four #2 points finishes. His five wins...
5.87! Jeff Lutz Resets All Time Street-Legal Quarter Mile Record – Cue Haters and Competitors
It happened yesterday at Orlando Speed World Dragway. Jeff Lutz punched his “Mad Max” Camaro down the quarter mile drag strip at the facility in 5.87 at a speed of 251.30mph. By doing...
Watch Kevin Fiscus Make Multiple 5-Second, 250mph Runs On Radials – Amazing!
The Fiscus/Klugger racing team had one hell of a weekend at the 2016 World Cup Finals at Maryland International Raceway just days ago. With Kevin Fiscus at the wheel, the infamous little blue Mustang...
Watch The Professional Final Rounds From The 1986 NHRA World Finals
Here’s a flashback to 30 years ago at Pomona. The final rounds of the 1986 NHRA Winston World Finals. This was a pretty great event with the biggest names in the sport slugging it out for the...
Relive The First Two NHRA National Event Wins Of Ron Capps’ Career – 1995 and 1997
Ron Capps is in the midst of an incredible drag racing career and this weekend at the 2016 NHRA Auto Club World Finals he has the chance to do something that he has been striving for since the first...
Drag Action Photos: Burnouts From The 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It is a late season tradition that has held fast for decades. The famed NHRA Dutch Classic at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania brings out some of the...
Honk If Parts Fall Off! Video Feature Of The Coolest 1967 Chevelle To Ever Attack Drag Week
Rick Steinke is either a mad man or a genius…or both. See, he’s the guy that built, owns, and races a 1967 four door Chevelle called Honk If Parts Fall Off. It looks ratty, it has a bench...
BangShift Feature Replay: Great Drag Racing Stories From Hero Announcer Jon Lundberg
Jon Lundberg’s name is no stranger to the lips of any drag racing fan who knows the history of the sport. While Dave Mac became the voice of the NHRA, Lundberg became the voice of virtually all...
IHRA Facts And Rumors: Edmonton Leaves, Is Mike Dunn Out, No Pro National Events?
Over the last few weeks there have been a bunch of rumors floating around regarding the IHRA and what their status, program, and direction will be for 2017. Some significant news was announced...
This Year’s Hess Truck Is A Funny Car Hauler, Complete With A Wheelstanding Flopper
For starters, I have no skin in this game. Just wanted to get that out of the way that I’m not hawking Hess Trucks (like they need our help?!) but rather pointing out the fact that this...
Action Gallery: More Awesome Cars and Action From The Southeast Gassers at Mountain Park Dragway
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the last report from the Southeast Gasser’s visit to Mountain Park Dragway. Couple of things I didn’t get many photos of includes Quain...
NHRA Expands SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown To Five Races For 2017
Great news for fans of the NHRA’s awesome and popular Factory Stock Showdown in 2017. The series will hit some different races and it will expand from four to five races during the 2017 NHRA...
Southeast Gassers Action Photos: These Cars Are Spectacular
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More badness from the Southeast Gassers at Mountain Park Dragway in Clay City, KY. The track first opened in 1963 and has been going strong ever...
NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series Expands To 12 Races For 2017 – West Coasters Be Ready!
It was an amazing 2016 season for NHRA pro mod racers with Rickie Smith snatching the championship from the dozens of racers chasing him and the good news is that the 2017 season will expand to more...