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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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Lone Star Throwdown Video: This Show Is Epic, And Now Instead Of Just Having Photos We’ve Got This Great Video Of All The Cool That Was On Hand In Texas!

I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this year, and as usual was blown away by the turnout. Lone Star Throwdown, or LST as it’s often referred to, is one of the premier custom truck shows...

Steve Magnante Wagon Week Continues! Junkyard Find Gee Wagon. One Of The Coolest Chevy Vans You Can Find “Scooby Van”

If you don’t like a cool custom van, then we probably can’t be friends. It doesn’t have to be a disco style van, because all of them are cool as hell, but I like any cool old van...

Stock Cars On The Strip: This Video From The 1967 USAC NASCAR Yankee 300 At Indianapolis Raceway Park Rules

Ok, this is utterly and totally awesome…especially if you are a dork like me. You are about to see video from the 1967 USAC NASCAR Yankee 300 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. See, there are two...

Remember The Time Mike Joy, Shirley Muldowney, and Bill Stephens Called A Drag Race On Tv? Neither Did We!

Ok, we never knew that Mike Joy, Shirley Muldowney, and Bill Stephens announced a drag race together but they did! This video posted by the DragTimes2 YouTube channel is pretty amazing because it...

The Most BangShifty Rube Goldberg Machine Ever! This Steam Powered Can Crusher Rules

Let’s be honest with each other here, gearheads are very talented at complicating things for fun. I’m not saying that as a bad thing but rather as a badge of honor. The best...

Gearhead History Americana: More Photos Of Machines, Factories, Cars, Trucks, and More From The Past

(Photos from the Detroit Library Digital Collection) – I love this stuff. So my addiction to crawling the digital stacks of the Detroit Public Library has hit a fever pitch and today I found...

“The ROWDIEST TRACK we’ve EVER Filmed at!” 1320 Video Visits Yello Belly Drag Strip For Small Tire Gangstas Struggle City 2024

Yello Belly Dragstrip is located just a few minutes outside of downtown Dallas Texas, and is an outlaw race track to be sure. Often referred to by locals as “The Gut”, it’s a place...

Puddin’s Fab Shop Model A Project Update: PUDDIN FOUND RUST! BUILDING CUSTOM SHEET METAL FLOORS TO MAKE THE MODEL A NICE AGAIN

Puddin’s new Model A project sure is a good looking car, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some issues hiding below the skin. We’re looking forward to seeing this thing go from being a...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pro Stock And Mountain Motor Pro Stock Photos: Bad Ass Door Car Action Shots From Charlotte’s Four-Wide Nationals Did Not Disappoint!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Tortillas Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Building A True Dual Exhaust Befitting Of A Hot Rod. This Thing Sounds Killer!

With all the work that has gone into this thing to make it run and drive for the first time in 50 years, it is great to see that the IronTrap boys are also making sure it sounds like the hot rod that...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Is Getting Dual Shocks Out Back To Match The Front!

In this video from the Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear suspension get some...

Office In The Sky: This 1960s United Airlines Pilot Recruitment Film Is Really Cool

In terms of jobs that have some historically romantic appeal, the idea of being an airline pilot in the 1960s is pretty high on the list. Snappy uniforms, three guys in the nose of the plane, a far...

Check Out This 1971 6×6 Mercedes LG-1213 Brazilian Army Truck Take On A Tough Trail – Needs Lockers!

We have featured some cool old Brazilian army trucks before and today it is this restored 1971 6×6 Mercedes LG-1213 Brazilian army truck truck that we have the spotlight on. These rigs were...

1970s Car Ad Break: Selling Wild Cats and Japanese Cars Branded German But Sold In America

I guess I am on a 1970s kick today, but whatever. These two car ads, one from 1976 for the 1977 Mercury Cougar offerings and the other from 1978 touting the Opel brand of GM are funny for different...