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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Start Right Here: David Whealon Was On Hand And Brought Us All The Good Stuff!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Coverage: This Show Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got All The Drag Racing Showcase Photos!

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. And as...

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More Small Town Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Race Cars, And More From The Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got another gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed any...

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World’s Quickest Car: Corvette ZR1X vs Sapphire vs “Fast” Cars — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race Replay

So you think the new ZR1 is fast, but know the ZR1X is an absolute beast? We’ve all been hearing all about what they are both capable of doing, and it is nothing short of amazing. For decades...

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Video Car Feature: Check Out Bill’s Ironworks Speed And Kustom Built, LT4 Powered, Pro Touring 1966 Chevelle.

We’ve featured several Ironworks Speed and Kustom built cars here at BANGshift over the last couple of years, and with good reason. Roger and the crew at Ironworks Speed and Kustom have been...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible Would Make An Awesome Power Tour Cruiser

I’m a fan of convertible muscle cars. I grew up in a family with a couple of convertibles and always loved them. I have fond memories of riding in my mom’s daily driver 1969 Riverside...

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Day At The Drags: Somernites Cruise To London Speedway

I spent this Saturday out in Somerset, Kentucky attending the Somernites Cruise weekend. I’m really liking the layout, and that they change up what the Saturday morning event is going to be....

Richard Petty Brings 1967 Plymouth Stock Car To Goodwood To Make Beautiful Noise With

Richard Petty brought out his 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.  Out of all of the cars in the Petty Museum to bring to the track, King Richard picked the...

Rough Start: The Two-For-One Australian Special!

So, here’s what happened with today’s Rough Start: I made a crack in the report on the Mad Max vehicles about searching the Aussie Craigslist for a Valiant ute like the one in the picture for the...

Watch Mike Ryan’s First Post Wreck Interview From Pikes Peak 2014 – How Did The Truck End Up In The Woods? He’ll Tell You

You know how much we love Mike Ryan’s huge Freightliner around here, right? Chad has made hot laps sitting next to Mike, I have dreamed of actually sitting in the thing for years and we have...

Watch Funny Car Veteran Bob Bode Handle A Massive, Flaming Explosion Like A Boss – Hot Night In Chicago

As a couple of you have probably noticed, my name was nowhere near the blog this past week. No, there wasn’t an ugly board of directors meeting where Chad and I fired each other, I took the...

Nitro Cars Test For Famoso’s Saturday Night Nitro

In the third year, Saturday Night Nitro at Auto Club Famoso Raceway has become an awesome event for west coaster nitro racers and fans of the exotic racing fuel.  Reminiscent of battles at Saturday...

Here’s A High-Revving Fairmont Standing On The Bumper For Your Saturday

I’m out in Somerset, Kentucky, preparing to head out to the dragstrip. Actually, I’m not sure if I’ll be heading out to the dragstrip or to a river with a Christmas Tree in the...

Check Out Our Cool Photos From The American Sprint Car Series At Wheatland, MO

We dig Sprint cars around here. Winged or non-winged, they are all fun to watch. Keep in mind, while these cars are really similar with and without the wings, the two of them do amazing things for a...

Here Is Our Final Gallery Of Car Show And Swap Meet Photos From Fords At Carlisle

We’ve had a week that has included an insane amount of photo galleries, and thanks to Joe Grippo we’ve had hundreds of Fords at Carlisle photos to include in them. But, all good things...

SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Racing Photos From The Dry Lakes Are Right Here

When our buddy Zane McNary, of LandSpeedPhotos.com, sent us an email after last weekend’s SCTA Meet at El Mirage, asking if we wanted photos from the event, my only respose was...

Electric-Glide: A First Ride On Harley-Davidson’s Project LiveWire Prototype All Electric Motorcycle

The first thing you think of when you think “Harley-Davidson” isn’t a highly technical, zero-emissions, completely silent motorcycle. The faithful just won’t stand for it,...

First NASCAR Sonoma Road Course Win For Carl Edwards In A FORD

On the west coast, wild and crazy NASCAR races on road courses go way back to the now closed Riverside Raceway, kind of an off road race and a driving challenge for teams to use up their racecars in...

Photos From Back To The Fifties In Minnesota, One Hell Of A Huge Show

Rodney Prouty, Rodney Mason, and some of the other Ridetech Gang were at the Minnesota Street Rod Associations “Back to the ’50’s” Car Show and Cruise this past weekend and it...

More 4-Cylinder Briggs And Stratton Build Videos: This Sucker Is Amazing And Is Almost Done

It’s Day 3 of our series on the build of what we assume to be the only 4-cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine in the world. These guys have taken 4 Briggs engines, and chopped, cut, welded,...

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