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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: 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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Paint And Body 101: How To Eliminate Orange Peel So You Can Paint Like A Pro! Kevin Tetz Walks Us Through The Process

Kevin Tetz is a bad ass. We’ve said it multiple times, but some things are worth repeating. He’s been painting cars and trucks for decades, showing millions how to do it on tv for...

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CHEAPEST Lincoln EVER! Will $155 Make It Run and Drive? Free Lincoln, Plus Free Big Block, Equals FUN!

Dylan McCool knows how to take advantage of some good fortune. When he was offered a big boat of a Lincoln, for free, and had already been given a 460 big block Ford, for free, he knew that the...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera 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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NMCA Announces Xtreme Pro Mod Class – Eighth Mile Action And The Gloves Are OFF

Well here’s another interesting development in the drag racing world. Hot on the heels of their Factory Super Car class announcement last week, the NMCA has dropped another announcement that...

New Video Series: NHRA History Lesson With Lewis Bloom – The First Topic Is Pro Stock!

One of the things that the NHRA has been working really hard on this off season is revamping their approach to not only television, but their entire media side. Lots of people freaked out when the...

Battle Barge: This 1964 Chrysler Imperial Autocrosser Is Real American Royalty (Video)

(Words by Eric Rood) – The mid-1960s Chrysler Imperial holds a special place in motorsports history for its undisputed demolition derby capability (often leading to outright banning), but as...

eBay Find: This 1978 Olds Toronado XS Is In Crazy Good Shape And Is Kind Of Neat!

I was always one of those guys who harbored some sort of resentment toward the cars of the middle and later 1970s. Like most everyone else, my opinions have softened over the years when you realize...

This Freaky Truck Is For Sale In (Drumroll Please….) Florida: Midships Blown Big Block And All

Todd Aldridge is the man who sent us the Craigslist link for this truck and we’re not sure whether we should give him a high five for the tip or relocate our email address without telling him....

Dakar 2016: Sébastien Loeb Loses Lead After Crashing Out On Stage Eight

(Lead Photo: Motorsport.com) Sébastien Loeb’s first Dakar Rally was looking very promising. The 41-year-old driver, who has won in World Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, has...

Gary Meadors Celebration of Life Will Be Held February 14th At Blackhawk Museum. Hot Rods Welcome!

On December 27th we lost our friend, and hot rodding legend, Gary Meadors. It was tough news to hear for many many people around the world. And because of his huge reach, Gary’s family and...

2015 Photo Highlight Reel – Joe Grippo Reviews His 2015 In Only The Way He Can

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Well, I was just given a brand new 2016 Onion desk calendar for Christmas so that must mean it is time to look back at the previous year’s shenanigans....

The New Old Spice Rocket Car Land Speed Racing Commercial Is Bizarre And Funny

Ever see something, wonder what the hell you just watched and then watch it a second time? That’s exactly what I did on Sunday night while watching the Green Bay and Washington game. It...

Holley Announces Several Additions To The Flowtech Exhaust Lineup

From late model trucks and muscle to the classic Detroit iron of the 1960s, Holley has beefed up the already large lineup of products offered by their Flowtech division. From headers to cat and axle...

BangShift Project Files: A Rough Chevy Longbed Is Being Brought To Life By One Of Our Resident Mad Mechanics!

Many things are said to haunt the forests of Western Washington. If you are near the village of Olalla, you might hear the victims of Starvation Heights on a chilly night. If you hang around the Hoh...

Rumor Mill: FCA Has Green-Lighted A Wrangler Pickup. Don’t Rejoice Just Yet, But Get Ready…

Want a Jeep pickup truck? Have been thinking of nothing but a Jeep pickup truck since the Gladiator concept came out a few years ago? Well, we have some news. We will warn that there is still a grain...

Red Bull Frozen Rush 2016 Coverage – More Action From Sunday River!

Maine is exactly as I expected it to be: tranquil, beautiful, and cold. Sure, it’s not the -15 or so that Lohnes and Nutting got to experience last year, but there was snow on the ground and a...

Watch The Luv Grudge Truck Make A Header Flamin’, Nitrous Infected dyno pull – One Mean Small Block

(Video credit: NXGonzo channel) – The Grude/No Time drag racing world is become more popular by the minute. Young guys with insanely quick stuff running for cash sums that would make lots of...