Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320

Drag Action Photos: Northstar Dragway’s Pre-Season Test Had Everything From Radials To Nitro

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – It was a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon with seventy degree weather in north Texas, so why not load up the hot rod, hit the track and knock a little...

Wrinkled Tires and Wonderful Wheelies at US60 Dragway – Action Photos!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Third and final article from this event.  This gallery is full of wrinkled tires, red lights, and wheelies big and small.  I have a thing I like to call...

Another Drag Strip Closing: Texas Raceway Is Shutting The Gates For Good

(Photo: Don Cook/Fort Worth Star-Telegram) We never like to see a racetrack calling it a day, but we found out yesterday evening that the 1/8th mile strip in Kennedale was closing down for good...

Retro Gallery: 2016 Good Vibrations March Meet Photos: Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, And Fuel Altereds!

OUR LIVE STREAMING BROADCAST OF THE 2017 GOOD VIBRATIONS MARCH MEET STARTS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. TO GET YOUR JUICES FLOWING WE’RE SHARING SOME PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR! Nitro, baby! It is the thing...

Relive The Crazy, Cool, and Awesome Finals Of NHRA Phoenix ’92

In the annals of NHRA drag racing history, few races (if any) can match NHRA Phoenix ’92. It is referenced as an inside joke among lots of us on various race weekend and because so much crazy...

NHRA Sells National Trail Raceway To Ownership Group That Operates Heartland Park Topeka

The National Hot Rod Association has sold one of the tracks that they own. National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio was sold to Shelby Development, the group that bought and now operates Heartland Park...

Want To Race A Nostalgia Funny Car? This Dodge Daytona Funny Car Rolling Chassis Is Ready To Go!

It isn’t everyday that you find a Funny Car just sitting on Craigslist, waiting to be sold. It’s also not everyday that you find a 1980s Dodge Daytona listed, either. Most of...

Barnstormin’: Lights Out 8 – A Space Odyssey

I knew working at Lights Out 8 was going to be something. I knew it was going to be crazy. I knew it was going to be long days and very short nights, but even I could not conceive of what I would see...

2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals! Here’s Our Final Big Blast Of Photos

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We have finally reached the end of the line with our 2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals photos. That’s good timing because I’m currently on an airplane...

Drag Action Gallery: Burnouts and Cool Cars At US60 Drag Strip

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Burnt rubber.  Just a little.  With this being the last event of the year many were willing to pull out all the stops for one last go at it and I also...

Billy Glidden Crash Video: The Full Fury Of The Crash Can Be Seen Here – This Is Rough

(Video credit: GRS1 Motorsports Facebook page) – Video has been released of the violent crash that hospitalized Billy Glidden yesterday. You will see his retro wrapped Mustang come off the...

Cool Drag Gallery: Late Season Action From US60 Dragway!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So we missed the 2nd US60 Nostalgia Nationals back in Sept ’16 due to a schedule conflict.  We did make it out on November 5th for the last blast of the...

NHRA Heritage Series Champ Krabill Debuts New Car & Sponsorship For Good Vibrations March Meet

It was a long time coming for the Austin & O’Brien team and driver Kris Krabill in winning the 2016 NHRA Heritage Series Nitro Funny Car Championship. A winning season, starting out the...

Billy Glidden Testing Crash News and Updates Here – Injured But Stable After Wreck

It was a traumatic day for Billy Glidden on Tursday. While making a test run in his 2010 Mustang pro mod at Orlando Speed World, Glidden was involved in a crash that injured him and largely damaged...