Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
NHRA Nitro Spring Training Returns to Phoenix In 2016!
Oct 07, 2015Darr Hawthorne1
The 2016 preseason of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be bigger than ever with the addition of NHRA Nitro Spring Training at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Feb. 3-6. The event will...
This Saturday At Lancaster Dragway Is Pro Mod-A-Palooza – We’ll Be There! Pro Mods, Small Tire Cars, Brackets – HUGE SHOW
Oct 07, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Coming this Saturday to historic Lancaster Dragway is a late fall spectacular so freakin’ good I’m going to be there myself! That’s right, it is Pro Mod-A-Palooza at Lancaster...
NHRA Summit Racing Series Division 7 Final Results From Auto Club Dragway
Oct 05, 2015Darr HawthorneComments Off on NHRA Summit Racing Series Division 7 Final Results From Auto Club Dragway
Words by Eric Lotz – NHRA Photos by Bob Johnson – NHRA Pacific Division In the final results from the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals held at Auto Club Dragway in...
Terrifying News: Someone Shot Up The Midwest Street Cars HQ With Semi-Automatic Weapons!
Sep 29, 2015Brian Lohnes27
It does not matter what you think of the TV show Street Outlaws or the guys involved because this is just messed up. Someone approached their closed shop last night and unloaded with a semi-automatic...
Paul Lee To Pilot U.S. Male Charger Funny Car Tribute
Sep 28, 2015Darr HawthorneComments Off on Paul Lee To Pilot U.S. Male Charger Funny Car Tribute
The recent loss of “Nitro Nick” Bonifante hit the drag racing community right where they live and many are still smarting after his passing. In the truly cool fashion that drag racing...
John Smith Grabs First IHRA Ironman In “Jungle Jim” Funny Car!
Sep 27, 2015Darr Hawthorne3
Words by Shayna Keller/IHRA and Darr Hawthorne Photos by Big Bob Snyder for BangShift.com The San Antonio Nationals Fueled by Sunoco did not disappoint as fans witnessed a points lead change...
Tony Pedregon Will Race NHRA Maple Grove With Micro Strategies and Resource 1 On His Car
Sep 26, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Tony Pedregon Will Race NHRA Maple Grove With Micro Strategies and Resource 1 On His Car
In the cutthroat world of NHRA nitro funny car racing, it is tough to keep a team going through a 24 race season. No one knows that more than the Pedregon Racing crew who work and scrap week in and...
Lee, Dunlap And Generalao Win Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro!
Sep 24, 2015Darr HawthorneComments Off on Lee, Dunlap And Generalao Win Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro!
Words by Darr Hawthorne Photos by Mike & Jeff Burghardt and Rob Gibson The final of two Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro events finished over the weekend at Auto Club Famoso Raceway...
Top Fuel Tuner Alan Johnson Moves To Steve Torrence Racing!
Sep 23, 2015Darr HawthorneComments Off on Top Fuel Tuner Alan Johnson Moves To Steve Torrence Racing!
Top Fuel team owner Alan Johnson will work with Steve Torrence Racing as a consultant for the remaining five races of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Alan Johnson Racing...
Rowe Earns Charlotte NHRA Pro Mod Victory!
Sep 22, 2015Darr HawthorneComments Off on Rowe Earns Charlotte NHRA Pro Mod Victory!
Words by NHRA Communications Photos by Richard Shute/Auto Imagery Danny Rowe raced to his first victory of the 2015 season in the J&A Service Pro Mod portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals...
Shakedown At The Summit XIII LIVE RACING STARTS AT 10AM EASTERN
Sep 20, 2015Chad Reynolds3
It’s on! BangShift.com will once again be providing exclusive LIVE Streaming Video FOR FREE from the Shakedown at the Summit in Norwalk Ohio this weekend! LIVE Streaming starts on Friday at...
STOLEN! Help Us Find Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro And GMC Sierra!
Sep 19, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
We are just now getting word that Drag Week first-timer Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro and his late-model GMC Sierra tow rig were stolen. Tabscott, whose high-revving Street Race...
NMCA Announces 2016 Event Schedule: NMCA Classes And Special Events At Each Race!
Sep 17, 2015Chad ReynoldsComments Off on NMCA Announces 2016 Event Schedule: NMCA Classes And Special Events At Each Race!
Besides all the great drag racing you expect from NMCA, they are once again turning up the boost on another year with even more special events at each and every venue! From Sealed Stock shootouts to...
John Force Says Thank You To NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon At Charlotte Race
Sep 16, 2015Darr HawthorneComments Off on John Force Says Thank You To NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon At Charlotte Race
Words and photos by John Force Racing John Force’s memories of Jeff Gordon go back to the early 90’s when the two drivers were just getting started on their impressive championship...