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US Street Nationals Testing: LIVE Testing Action From Bradenton Motorsports Park. It’s Time For The Drag Illustrated Winter Series!

It’s time for the Drag Illustrated Winter Series in Florida to continue! The US Street Nationals are on this weekend, and while the rest of the easter half of the country will be freezing, the...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: More Of The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Here’s Photo Gallery #2 from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the first gallery, we’ve got a link below to...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 IMSA Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at Daytona International Speedway | Race 1 | Daytona Beach, Florida

There is so much racing that is going on in Daytona this week, leading up to the famed Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona which starts on Saturday. There have been a full week of races and practice so far,...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Joe Grippo is one of BANGshift’s longest running contributors and has covered everything from junkyards to car shows and drag races to drag and drives, and so much more. He drags his lovely...

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IHRA ANNOUNCES THE LEASING AND OPERATIONS OF THE PULASKI COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK, FORMERLY THE MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY

It feels like forever since IHRA announced a new track purchase, but they haven’t been sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Nope, yesterday they made the announcement that they had signed a...

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Vinny LaRosa Got All Four Wheels Off The Ground At No Mercy 9 And Then Spun The Car A Couple Times For Good Measure!

Big wheelstands are always fun to watch at the dragstrip, always. The ones we usually gravitate towards are the long, smooth, not so high ones that go for hundreds and hundreds of feet. When there is...

Photo Coverage Of The Season Finale Of The NMCA West AutoX Series In Fontana.

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Southern California Autocross fanatics descended on Fontana’s Auto Club California Speedway this month for the final event of the 2018 NMCA West AutoX series. Talking...

If You Are Fabricating Anything From Sheetmetal These Fun And Easy Punch Flare And Bead Dies Are A Must Have

Bomber seats, interior panels, boxed sheetmetal structures, furniture, you name it, these Punch, Flare, and Bead Dies are a welcome addition to the toolbox. They make parts stronger, cooler looking,...

This Incredibly Nice 1990 Chevrolet Crew Cab Ramp Truck Has Just Been Gone Through And Is A Must Buy

This truck needs to sell this weekend, which has me wanting to call and give a ridiculously low offer on the thing since I’m poor and have no business buying something new. With that said, I...

Compact Car Demo Derby Action: The 2018 Grand Valley Stock Mini Demo Derby Smash Looks Like Fun.

Anyone who’s every given your buddy a gentle nudge from one car to another, or flat out shoved others around in junk trucks, knows that the thought of bashing your car into another is tempered...

This 1968 Chevelle Is Drag Radial Goodness. Add Some Boost And Head To South Georgia!

I love 1968 and 1969 Chevelles. They are my favorite big Chevelle and they look awesome as drag cars. This one is the right color, has the right stance, and is fully built and ready for some Drag...

Which Of These Pro Stock Legends Would You Like To See Come Out Of Retirement For NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock?

Back in the day, NHRA’s Pro Stock class was some of the most exciting drag racing in history. Ultra vocal rivalries, claims of cheating, starting line burn downs and staging duels, and some of...

Vintage Kart Racing Looks Rad! This Video Has Us Wanting To Sign Up!

It is weird to find someone that doesn’t like Go Karts. I mean who doesn’t like going fast just an inch off the ground in a car that requires nothing but one or two of three inputs. All...

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BLASPHEMI: 1320 Video Takes And Inside Look At Finnegan’s Bitchin Blown Hemi Gasser

A 1955 Hemi powered Chevrolet Gasser is not something you see everyday, and especially not on the street. But that’s exactly what Mike Finnegan has and does with his. In fact, instead of just...

Watch Andrew Johnson’s Short Flight And Hard Landing At No Mercy 8 – Car Came Back And Raced!

Andrew Johnson had one of the most interesting weekends of any Radial vs The World competitor at No Mercy 8 in 2017. Why? It was the first time he had ever bolted radials to his car that normally...

Geoff Turk Pockets Win & NMCA Championship In His Mopar Dodge Drag Pak Challenger!

(Photos Courtesy of MOPAR Media Relations) – Geoff Turk made history when he drove his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak to the first 7-second clocking in the history of drag racing for a factory...

2018 Michelin GT Challenge Action Photos: Cool, Fast Cars, at Virginia International Raceway

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with some awesome road racing action photos from our pal David Whealon. These images that feature Mazda Prototype Challenge action along with the...

2018 Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Coverage: From Eddie Munster To Sweet Supras, This Show Was Packed

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back with more from the annual Cynthiana Rod Run.  This year the number of cars topped 1,600 registered and we saw plenty come and go without heading to...

Historic Car Photos: Maine’s Seashore Trolley Museum Is An Awesome Look Into The Past

(By Greg Rourke) –  I don’t need much of an excuse to go on a road trip. So when I was offered co-pilot to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, I threw a few tee shirts...