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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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This Teaser Footage For The Upcoming Film, The Last Great Road Race – About La Carrera Panamericana Is Excellent!

While events like Drag Week, One Lap of America, and other feats of speed and endurance are hardcore, we don’t think that they hold a candle to the still going wildness that happens during...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 Is Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 Is Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton! The AMBR Trophy, or America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014, goes to Wes Rydell who’s Foose...

Watch Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli Suffer One Of The Worst Crashes In Daytona Rolex 24 Hours History (Both Men Stable)

This absolutely titanic crash involving Memo Gidley and Metteo Malucelli at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona will stand as one of gnarliest in the history of the race. It is important to note that both...

This Quick Video Of A Red Bull Dakar Support Truck Making An Insane Jump Is Awesome

We’ve showed you lots of great videos featuring the amazing Dakar support trucks that teams use to help them through the race. The crazy thing is that said support trucks are actually racing in...

Rolex 24 At Daytona – Ride Along LIVE With BangShifty Road Racing Hero Jim Pace — WATCH NOW!

The sun is up and there’s about seven hours left of racing at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. We got tipped off last night that the Autism Speaks team that Jim Pace is driving on has a live...

2014 Grand National Roadster Show Saturday Cruise In Photos. SoCal’s Hot Rods Come Out To Play.

Getting in to the Grand National Roadster Show on Saturday, with your hot rod, is a pretty big deal. The Grand Daddy Drive-In allows hot rodders to drive into the Fairplex grounds and park all around...

Watch The 24 Hours Of Daytona Live Stream NOW!! Selectable Views On Multiple Cars — This Rules

The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is on like Donkey Kong and you can watch live at the link below. Here’s what makes this deal really cool. Fox has multiple cars equipped with cameras and you can...

2014 Grand National Roadster Show: Bare Steel And Hot Iron In Building Four

We’e going to continue to bring your around the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show building by building this weekend. Chad and some pals are shooting their brains out there in Pomona and the...

2014 Grand National Roadster Show: Bonneville A Century Of Speed Exhibit – Incredible History and Incredible Cars

One of the most anticipated parts of the 2014 Grand National roadster show has been the exhibit called, “Bonneville A Century Of Speed” and by all accounts it lived up to the hype. The...

Here Are The Contenders For The 2014 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Trophy

It was more than 30 years ago that I went to my first Grand National Roadster Show, back when it was home in Oakland California, and the electricity and excitement I felt as a young kid is still...

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The 2014 Grand National Roadster Show: Click HERE For All Of Our Photos And Coverage

The 2014 Grand National Roadtser Show is in full swing at the Pomona Fairplex in California. This show is one of the most historic and prestigious hot rod gatherings in the world. By the end of the...

Ride On The Roof Of A Cool Blown MG GT – 9.60 Run A Santa Pod – Through The Hood Zoomies!

The math has been the same since the beginning of the automotive industry in the early 1900s. Take a big motor, jam it into a little car and get the hell out of the way. English hot rodder Perry...

The Most Epic Roadkill Yet! The Boys Fight The Elements, Swap A Motor, Cruise 2,400 Miles Home!

In my eyes, this is the new episode where all other Roadkills will be measured by. This one combines so many killer elements from the hellacious trip just to get to where the thing is supposed to...

Watch The 2014 U.S. Street Nationals LIVE Right Here!

The 2014 U.S. Street Nationals are on and LIVE right now for you to watch FREE. All the great door car drag racing you can stand, all weekend long, right here. Be one of the cool kids, and grab a...