Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News

Listen Up: Cruz Pedregon and Erica Enders Are On This Week’s NHRA Insider Podcast

Erica Enders and Cruz Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The conversations are wide-ranging and cover not only the success of both drivers on the track but...

Wilkerson, Enders, Torrence, and Krawiec Score NHRA US Nationals Victories At Indy!

It is a place that seems to take more than it gives each year. It takes hopes and dreams, aspirations, visions, and desires, blends them up, and for most people, dumps them in the gutter. But for a...

Sportsman Drag Racing Photos: Ohio Valley Kentucky NHRA National Open Action

(Photos by Darrell Russell) Thanks to our friend Darrell Russell, we’ve got some killer photos from the recent NHRA National Open at Ohio Valley Dragway in Louisville Kentucky. We’re...

Burndown Breakdown: Here’s The Definitive History Of The Greatest NHRA Burndown Ever, Carbone vs Garlits 1971

As the drag racing world still buzzes over the Mason McGaha/Bruno Massel starting line show at Topeka a couple weeks ago, NHRA’s Phil Burgess decided to do a deep dive into the greatest...

Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast – The Young Racers – Blake Alexander and Aaron Stanfield Talk Shop!

Blake Alexander and Aaron Stanfield join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. Alexander, who races with Jim Head in the nitro funny car category has seen positive successes...

Watch Ron Colson Get Booted From The 1978 NHRA US Nationals In The Most Embarrassing Way Possible

The old adage that there are, “a million ways to lose a drag race” is true. Just when you think you’ve seen them all, new ones seem to just pop up from nowhere. No one knew this...

NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Videos: Leah Blows Up, Hagan and Torrence Win, Justin Bond Hammers The Wall

The NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals were one heck of a good time in Brainerd, Minnesota. The track surface at the place is about the best that exists in the the world, the weather cooled off, and the...

NHRA Insider Podcast: The Starter Speaks and A Funny Car Champion Pontificates

NHRA Chief Starter Brad Hardy and multi-time funny car world champion Matt Hagan join Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider Podcast. The conversations are both very different. Starting with Hardy, he...

Brittany Force, John Force, and Dallas Glenn Take Home The Wins At Topeka. Video Highlights And All The Results Are Here.

History was made on Sunday in Topeka as Brittany Force and John Force were both in the Winner’s Circle for the NHRA Nationals. They have never won at the same event before, so this was pretty...

NHRA Insider podcast: Justin Ashley and JR Todd Talk Pressure, Heat, and The Will To Win

Justin Ashley and JR Todd join the NHRA’s Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. They talk about their personal experiences at what was a dramatic running of the NHRA Lucas...

Lost No More: This Semi-Final and Final Round Footage From The 1976 NHRA US Nationals Is Epic!

Some would call it the most massive upset in NHRA history. Others would simply call it the magic of the NHRA US Nationals. You are about to see semi-final and final round action from the 21st running...

License Day: This Behind The Scenes Video Featuring Jason Rupert Getting His NHRA Funny Car License Is Awesome

We’ve long been Jason Rupert fans here at BangShift.com. During our years of streaming events like the March Meet, California Hot Rod Reunion, and others, we saw a lot of him. Typically we saw...

NHRA Photos: Funny Cars, Funny Cars, And More Funny Cars. Plus Header Flames Galore!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Nitro is a riot to watch at night, and especially when it lights up the sides of a nitro burning Funny Car like the ones pictured in our gallery below. This is the first...

Ron Capps, Leah Pruett, Greg Stanfield And Matt Smith Close Out Hot Racing Action At Too Hot Pomona Winternationals!

    (Photos by Mike & Jeff Burghardt) – If I told you it was hot at the annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, it was hotter for the drivers and...