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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Sportsman Nationals At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Sportsman, Nostalgia Classes, and More!

Enjoy all the racing action from Santa Pod’s Sportsman Nationals this weekend, as Nostalgia Drag Racing and National Championship drag racing competitors battle it out head to head to see...

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FREE Bracket Racing Livestream: 8th Annual Spring King Of The Creek Bracket Racing Is LIVE Right Here – Saturday

Maryland International Raceway is home to the King of the Creek, and this weekend’s spring event is as big and competitive as always. With classes for everyone, and some of the Mid-Atlantic’s...

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The Lake Effect Showdown at Kuhnle Motorsports Park Is Small Tire Drag Racing Greatness! Lil Gangstas, Small Tire

The Lake Effect Showdown brings the excitement of small tire racing to Lil Gangstas’ racing to Kuhnle Motorsports Park on Saturday June 13th, 2026! This unique event will be a first for the area on...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: STREAMING VIDEO From The 21st Annual Ultimate 64 Bracket Race From Darana Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

Kil-Kare Raceway is home to some awesome events, including the 21st annual Ultimate 64 Big Money Bracket Races this weekend. This is one of the older events in the mid west and racers flock to this...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Continues Today as We are Heading for The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Part 8: Putting a HISTORIC Gasser Back on the Track Feels Oh So Good!

Tommy and the kids are back at it, and it’s a runner! They are hitting the dragstrip to bring this project full circle, so check it out. The big block should be fun with all the new parts that...

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Nitro Racing Legend Bobby Lagana Sr. Needs Your Positive Vibes

With all of the recent talk about multi-million dollar NHRA sponsorships drying up and money funneling away from top level professional drag racing, it is easy to forget that there are guys out there...

Video: Ron Capps Huge Engine Explosion Blows Body Off Napa Funny Car

The Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway are a site to behold, both for the on track and off track action. The famed Zoo is known for lots of “interesting” happenings...

Barnstormin’: The Bonneville Edition

By now you’re probably sick of seeing the photos of cars running on the salt or reading our stories about cars, motorcycles, and contraptions I can scarcely identify doing the same. Our goal...

Pro Mod Photos: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods Invade Virginia Motorsports Park

(Photos and Text by Benoit Pigeon) Apart from Pro Extreme, all other Pro Modifieds can compete together pretty much anywhere in the U.S. and in fact anywhere in the world where they are represented....

Video: A Tour Of Larson Race Cars, A Look At The Killer Projects, The History Of Larry, His Nova, and Drag Week Dominance!

When my friends at Hot Rod called and asked if I’d be interested in hosting an episode of their YouTube show Hot Rod Unlimited at Larson Race Cars in Oak Grove, Missouri I was excited....

Drag Strip Rebirth: The Cool Story Of Accelaquarter Raceway In Harrisburg, Illinois

Often times we find ourselves reporting on dreary or dismal news regarding drag strips but this is a feel good story of big time proportions. BS photos ace Greg Rourke tipped us off to the awesome...

Tuesday Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2013: Carnage, Spins, And Records Oh My

Tuesday at the 65th running of Bonneville Speed Week was a very interesting day that included lots of spins, some serious carnage, and plenty of records. Plus there are 17 cars that sat in impound...

Video: Speed Demon 410mph Run At Bonneville Speed Week From The Push Truck

We were lucky enough to ride along in the Poteet and Main Speed Demon Push truck earlier this morning with Ron Main and Kenny Duttweiler and have video from the push truck for you to check out....

Bonneville Speed Week Saturday Racing Photos Gallery Number One

(Photos by Chad and Brian) Within minutes of racing starting here at the 2013 Bonneville Speed Week, records were falling and we had already shot a bunch of photos. Once the cars started moving we...

The World’s First 200 MPH Stock Bodied ’55 Chevy! Bob Johnson, Kent Waters, And Keith Dorton Do It!

August 15, 2013 UPDATE: THEY HAVE DONE IT!!! BOB JOHNSON, KENT WATERS, and KEITH DORTON MAKE A STOCK BODIED ’55 CHEVY RUN 200+ AT BONNEVILLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. Last week we told you that...

Quick Videos: The Sights Ad Sounds Of Nitro On the Salt At Bonneville Speed Week

One of the things that really blew me away on the salt was the sheer number of cars running nitro and how much of it they were running. This wasn’t some weak suck 30% load that guys were...

Update: Speed Demon Runs 451 MPH! Now Has Highest Speed Record In SCTA Record Book

Update Friday August 16th, 10am: After qualifying yesterday with a 436 mph 5th mile speed, and exit speed of 448, the Speed Demon backed it up this morning with a 438 mile per hour 5th mile and 451...

The Parting Shift: Take A Ride Underneath A Screaming Super Stock/L Stick Shift Mustang!

We’ve featured the slick shifting Bobby Fazio on the pages of BangShift before but never like this! In one of the more unique angles you’ll ever see stick shift super stocker run down the...

Summer Show Action Gallery: The 2013 National Street Rod Association Nationals – Louisville, Kentucky

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – The first weekend of August has been the time for the NSRA Street Rod Nationals for  quite some time. It’s one of the biggest car shows in the country,...