Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage

KRIS THORNE CLAIMS FIRST CAREER FUELTECH NHRA PRO MOD SERIES VICTORY AT INDY AT RACE POWERED BY PROCHARGER

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 4, 2023) – Defending world champion Kris Thorne won the world’s biggest drag race in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Justin Bond in the final round...

BROWN, CAPPS AND M. SMITH REPEAT AT DODGE POWER BROKERS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS; HARTFORD CLAIMS FIRST INDY WIN

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 4, 2023) – Antron Brown and Ron Capps swept the 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals for the second straight year, winning in Top Fuel and Funny Car,...

HIGHT WINS PEP BOYS FUNNY CAR ALL-STAR CALLOUT; TORRENCE, HIGHT HARTFORD AND HERRERA QUALIFY NO. 1 AT DODGE POWER BROKERS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS – SUNDAY

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 3, 2023) – Robert Hight claimed his first Funny Car specialty win at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Sunday, defeating Matt Hagan in the final round of the Pep Boys NHRA...

VIDEO: HIGHT, TORRENCE, HARTFORD AND HERRERA GET PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT DODGE POWER BROKERS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS – Saturday

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 2, 2023) – Robert Hight powered to the provisional No. 1 spot on Saturday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, going to the top during the final qualifying session at the...

Chained Fury: Watch This Injected Hemi Gasser Roar On The Dyno – What Type Of Horsepower Do These Cars Make? Watch This

We all know and love the Quan Stott formed and operated Southeast Gassers Association. The cars, the period accuracy, the manual transmissions, and the RPM. All of that stuff is killer and the side...

CAPPS, KALITTA AND ANDERSON RACE TO PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 18, 2023) – Defending Funny Car world champion Ron Capps powered to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday at Brainerd International Raceway as he looks to win the 41st annual...

James Day Covers Nitro Funny Car Field In Q1 Of 52nd Nightfire’s At Firebird Raceway!

(Photos by Kim Fuller) • The 52nd edition of the famed Nightfires drag race at Boise’s Firebird Raceway continues to attract some of the best NHRA Heritage Series-types west of the Rockies and...

Steve Torrence, Tim Wilkerson & Gaige Herrera Grab Wins At NHRA Seattle Northwest Nationals

(Photos by Kim Fuller) • Four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence (near lane) moved into the points lead on Sunday at Pacific Raceways with his first win of the 2023 season, powering past...

NHRA Drag Racing Photos: THE FINAL NHRA NATIONAL EVENT AT BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY. NHRA MILE-HIGH NATIONALS PHOTOS

(Photos by Kim Fuller) This weekend was the final Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway and thanks to Kim Fuller we’ve got a few galleries of photos from this iconic event. We race at...

Blown Alcohol Thunder & Northwest BB/Funny Cars Bring Qlispé Raceway Park Back To Life!

Two years ago, it was looking bleak for Spokane drag racers and fans as Spokane County Raceway was on the real estate market looking for a buyer. Locals were predicting the end of the storied track,...

Drag Racing History Video: The Story of Fantasia – The Most Insane Willys Ever Built

This is the story of Fantasia, the most insane, evil, and oddly engineered Willys drag racing car ever. It was NOT a gasser. This was a full on AA/Fuel Altered that had the engine straight out of a...

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 Official Updates: 1320Video Recaps, Car Features, And More From Day 2 And 3!

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 is on and it’s already been a riot. Here is the Day 2 and 3 Update after the drive from Kearney to Bandimere and then race day number two of Rocky Mountain Race week....

Father-Daughter Duo Take on Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 in Beautiful 1989 Trans Am with LOW MILES!

You know how much I love Drive and Drag events, and we’ve been covering them here on BANGshift.com since the beginning. We were on the very first in 2005, have been to too many to count, and...

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 Official Updates: RMRW AND 1320Video: 300 Racers Take On 1000 Mile Rocky Mountain Road Trip! Day 1!

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 is on and it’s already been a riot. Here is the Day 1 Update from Kearney Nebraska for the start of Rocky Mountain Race week. If you aren’t up to date on...