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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Saturday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Sessions LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Like Trailers Made From Cars Or To Look Like The Car?

While recently looking for a small utility trailer for cheap, which does not exist by the way, we found a few of them made from pickup beds. That got us thinking about the ones that guys have that...

Would You Change A Thing? Perhaps The Cleanest Pro Touring Nova We’ve Ever Seen

By now most of you have seen this Nova, aka ResurreXion, which was built by the guys over at Speed Tech. We ran across this photo of the car on AutoMeter’s Facebook page and decided it was...

See All Of Our Columbus Goodguys PPG Nationals Photos Right Here.

This is it folks. Every single photo from the 2013 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus Ohio. There are hundreds of great photos here from Justin Oney and Brian Wagner and we appreciate their...

Video: Who Knew An Edsel Could Kick Ass At A Burnout Contest?

We didn’t until Seppo Kokko from Finland told us so. Who in their right mind builds a bitchin FE, puts it into an Edsel, and then goes out to the Finnish Ford Nationals burnout contest? Timo...

Caption These Photos: Jason Greenwood’s Nostalgia Top Fuel Oil Evacuation And Cleanup

When Jason Greenwood oiled down the track at the National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green last month, the first thing he saw once he wiped the oil from his visor in the shutdown area was the smiling...

Sign Up Now For The Holley LS Fest Engine Swap Challenge! We Know The Cars!

Do you want to participate in the famed Holley LS Fest Engine Swap Challenge but don’t have a car to use or spend money on to get there? Don’t fret, because this year Holley is supplying...

Event Photos: Meltdown Drags At Byron, Including Cruise In Photos From Sams Drive In

(Words by Bob Chiluk, Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) “So while Greg Rourke and I were covering an event earlier this summer the cats from Meltdown Drags suggested we check out an event...

Drag Gallery: The 2013 Beaver Springs Dragway Nostalgia Nationals – Bitchin’ Strip And Cars!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The Muscle Car Madness and York US30 Reunion was a primarily a static display of racing and muscle hardware and after two days of hanging around all those...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Car Or Truck Model Name Ever?

With cool names like Rocket, Spitfire, Mustang, Super Chief, El Camino, Cheetah, and Stingray, along with many many more, the ’50s and ’60’s car model names were all about image,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “455 Rocket” Kathy Mattea (1997)

Country singer Kathy Mattea was on the expressway to fame in 1997 when she released “455 Rocket” on here just released album Love Travels. It’s a cool tune, and one that was...

Legendary Drag Race Team Owner Paul Candies Dies

One of the great drag racing team owners has passed on to the great strip in the sky. Paul Candies, one half of the legendary Candies and Hughes team that still persists to this day has left this...

Video: The Redneck’s Prevail! How To JUST Fit A Samurai Into A Box Truck.

After all the loading fail videos we’ve had today, plus the cheater who used a forklift, it’s somehow awesome that the rednecks did it best. The fit here is like blonde one close, and...

Video:Tow Truck Loading Gone Wrong. My German Is A Little Rusty But I Know What He Says

I’ve traveled to Germany before, but I’ve never taken German as a language class. I probably know 10 words if I think about it. But universally speaking, this dude right here is saying...

Video: The Quickest Way To Load A Dead Car Onto An Open Car Trailer

Apparently a winch, or some buddies pushing, is not the quickest way to load a dead car onto an open trailer. Not even close. And although there is a part of me that is completely scared to see what...