Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Santa Pod’s Dragstalgia Looks Like a Riot – Check Out This Highlight Video
As Europe’s first permanent drag racing facility, Santa Pod Raceway carries the torch for big muscle and small ET’s across the pond and this year finds Santa Pod celebrating 50 years of...
Justin “Big Chief” Shearer To Run His CrowMod In Pro Mod At The 2016 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals
(Photos by Jeffers Race Cars – Jason Nubs Dunn) – In news that one year ago would seem like an April Fool’s Day prank, Justin “Big Chief” Shearer will be racing in the...
Great Air And Fast Friday Qualifying At Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals
(Photos by Mike Burghardt – Words and video courtesy of NHRA Communications) Reigning Funny Car world champion Del Worsham sprinted to the provisional top qualifier in record setting fashion...
Leah Pritchett Delivers With Papa John’s Pizza Sponsorship
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett received an extra-large boost this weekend when Papa John’s International Inc. announced it will sponsor her Don Schumacher Racing Top...
Monster Mopar Coverage: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Was Filled With Chrysler Power!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Frequent Bangshifters will know that while I embrace any hunk of metal that burns gas and spins tires, my heart truly lies with Mopars. As a result, this...
Video: Alexis DeJoria Suffers Fractured Pelvis In Sonoma Wall Banger Crash – 2016 Return Questionable
Last weekend at the NHRA Mello Yello series national event in Sonoma, California, Alexis DeJoria who drives the Tequila Patron nitro funny car suffered a pretty nasty wall banging wreck which...
EVENT REPLAY: THE 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Drag Race Is Here!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2016 NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL! The kings of the radial drag racing world will be at the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl in just a couple of weeks. The event will be taking place at Rt...
Drag Race Coverage: The Paradise Drag Strip Summer Show and Go Was A Blast
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Some of the most entertaining and satisfying days you will ever spend at a drag strip are at events like the recently held Summer Show and Go at Calhoun,...
Drag Racer Craig Owen Passes After Horrifying Crash At Ware Shoals Dragway – Fans Injured
Last weekend Ware Shoals Dragway in South Carolina was the scene of a horrible crash that took the life of racer Craig Owen and wounded at least one spectator. Owen was traveling down the track at a...
NMCA Pro Stock – What You Can Expect To See This Weekend And The Aussie Star Making His US Debut (Video)
When the NMCA announced the creation of a new NMCA Pro Stock category lots of people around the sport of drag racing perked up and took notice. With a rather unique rules package that allows for a...
ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage! Cars, Trucks, and Bikes Ripping Down The Mile Under The Ohio Sun
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The June ECTA meet was full. Tons of runs, lots of spectators, and a bucket-load of racers came out for what was suspected could be the last Ohio Mile...
More Good Drag News: New And Improved Crossville Dragway Readying To Open! Win!
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We published a story on Bangshift about the purchase of I-40 Dragway last year, and we could see that the new owners had big plans for the facility....
Drag Action Coverage: Southeast Radial Wars At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you rewind the clock about 20 years, the whole “outlaw” street car thing was really starting to take off. It was packing the stands, and carving...
(Good) News From The Strip: Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Is Under Enthusiastic New Management
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We’ve shown you some wild eighth-mile drag racing coverage from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip, located in Ringgold, Georgia on many occasions. The track...