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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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Video: The Best Of 2012 – The NASCAR Crashes You Just Can’t Miss

Earlier we showed you the best of 2013 so far, but that’s not a complete year worth of crashes to compare. This however is the best from 2012, including some incredibly huge ones that drivers...

Video: How Hendrick Racing Decides Who Gets Which Engine Come Race Day

We’ve always wondered how a multi-car team decides who gets which engine for a particular race. Do they duke it out SUMO style? Do they foot race across the parking lot? On tricycles? Drinking...

Video: 2013 NASCAR Crash Compilation. They All Lived, But Their Junk Is TORE UP!

I swear half the NASCAR Cup fans are in it for the crashes. Probably the same percentage for Nationwide series fans too. But at least 75 percent of the Truck Series fans have got to love the crashes....

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Let’s Race” By Mark Kaye “The Endorser”…NASCAR Grammy Coming Soon

We usually hate these kind of songs. And this one is no exception. But it does fit for a Sunday where all our content is NASCAR centric. Click play, and learn to dislike it as much as we do.  

Swamp Buggy Saturday Video: Vintage Swamp Buggy Racing Action

We’re unabashed fan boys of Steve Evans and we’ve made that point well known. The man rocked, and outside of the NHRA coverage, his best work was done covering the unique vehicles and,...

BangShift Saturday Daily Tune Up: Romping Through The Swamp – Dave Van Ronk (1967)

Since today is my turn for Saturday blog action, my theme will be Swamp Buggy Saturday. Every item will be about, around, or related to swamp  buggies of all shapes and sizes. Knowing that, you...

The Parting Shift Video: Quain Stott’s Wheels Up WIlly’s Gasser On Board And Outside The Car

This has got to be one of the best Parting Shifts we have had in quite some time. When Quain Stott sent us this video on Tuesday, there was no doubt it was going to be our Parting Shift for this...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: More NASCAR Racers Headed To Federal Court – No Meth But Another Insane Story

Here’s one that will make you want to go home and drink in celebration of your own life and to be happy about the fact you aren’t a guy named Mike Harmon who races in the NASCAR truck...

Wheels Up Video: Watch Mike Bilina’s Bitchin’ ’56 Chevy Yank Two Sky High Wheelstands On The Same Run!

Know what’s better than watching a gasser style ’56 Chevy yanking huge ass wheelstands? Watching a gasser style ’56 Chevy yanking huge ass wheelstands on a Friday! If this video (or...

Hemmings Find: The Raybestos Racing Giveaway GTO Is Already For Sale! Come On People!

Despite all the incorrect information in the ad, this car is super bad ass. It was built using all of Raybestos’ cool NASCAR race brakes, a kick ass 700 hp Chevy Performance LS454, a Tremec...

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Car Show Gallery: The 2013 Dayton, Tennessee Community Car Show – Mechanical Diversity Defined!

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – There’s one thing about a small town car show, especially one located in the South—you’re almost guaranteed to see some pretty cool stuff. Even if...

Would You Drive It: A Volkswagen Bus Bodied Studebaker Weasel

I know that the answer to this for Brian is a resounding “Hell Yes!”, because it is not only a tracked vehicle but also a Studebaker tracked vehicle which just makes it weird, and...

Big Oly Baja 1000 Truck For Sale: The Trophy Truck We Have Been Lusting Over For Years Could Be Yours

When Allen Frye sent us the tip that Big Oly was for sale on Ebay, I just about crapped myself. Once I realized it was the “new” version of Big Oly, my rectum calmed down but only a...

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Major Wreckage Video: 84-Year Old Willard Kinzer Wrecks His Awesome Twin Turbo Cobalt Hard In Atlanta

Willard Kinzer is a name you should know. The man is a certified 84-year old BangShift hero who races anywhere and virtually anything he can get his mitts on. We last saw him in person at the late...