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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(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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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! 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...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! 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...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Sideways, With Rodney Prouty: I Knew What I Wanted Before I Knew What I Wanted…

In this edition of Sideways, Rodney addresses the fact that he knew what he wanted out of his hot rod even before there was a name for it. Just like all of us, he built a car in his mind based on...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: How Important Is Paint To You?

After seeing a lot of cool cars with fantastic paint in the Detroit Autorama gallery earlier today and then the little mini-feature on the 1954 Chevy we say at Famoso, today has been filled with...

Mini-Feature: The Wildest Paint Job We’ve Ever Seen On A Car That Actually Gets Driven

While walking through the grove at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield last Friday during  the rain, BangShifter Randal Burns and I spotted the most amazingly painted 1954 Chevy I have ever seen…and...

Detroit Autorama 2013 – More BangShift Approved Iron From The Autorama!

(Photos by Justin Oney) – So far we’ve showed you galleries from the 2013 Detroit Autorama submitted by BS lens slingers Ken Cox and Dom Damato and now it’s Justin Oney’s time...

Detroit Autorama 2013 – 100% BangShift Approved Cars, Trucks, Funny Cars, and Hot Rods Gallery!

(Photos by Dom Damato- DRD Photos) – We told you that we were going to bring you Detroit Autorama coverage from a bunch of BangShift contributors, so here’s our second collection of...

Roadkill: Freiburger and Finnegan Set Out For Alaska Again In The Ranchero!

Our favorite masters of masochism are at it again! Freiburger and Finnegan have loaded up their “Raunchero” and made tracks for the great white north again. As you may remember, the two...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Event Are You Most Looking Forward To Attending This Year?

After a great weekend of action at the 2013 March Meet, one of the things I was most excited to do is in the books. It’ll be a busy year for us here at BS with event season really starting to...

Power Gallery: Injected Engineering Dyno Day – Hot Cars And HUGE Horsepower!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It’s time to get back in the swing of things, as the car show and drag racing season gets started. Injected Engineering, a performance shop in Kennesaw,...

Rocket Racing Wheels Releases New Catalog – Bitchin’ Wheels and Photography Inside!

Our pals over at Rocket Racing Wheels released their new catalog the day before we left for the March Meet, which was perfect timing for us because we then went on to see dozens of hot rods, customs,...

Wreckage Videos: Some Flaming Wall Bangers From ADRL Rockingham – Major League Impacts!

While we were at the March Meet, some drag racing history was being made down in Rockingham, North Carolina. This was the first race of the new Kenny Nowling era of ADRL drag racing. By all accounts...

2013 Detroit Autorama – Load In Day Gallery

(Photos by Ken Cox) – While we were out in California at the March Meet Ken Cox (and a couple of our other photo contributors, as you’ll see!) were in Detroit for the famed...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Hey Little Cobra – The Rip Chords (1963)

After five days at the super famous Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California both Chad and I are back at our respective homes now and missing the smell of  nitro! We were in the thick of it at the...

Wild March Meet Photo Sequence – An Altered Launches Itself Completely Airborne!

One of the wildest runs at the 2013 March Meet came during Sunday eliminations and it involved the altered below. The blown, alcohol burning big block Chevy makes some big power and when all of that...

MARCH MEET 2013 – Video Replay – Click Here To Watch All Of Our 2013 March Meet Video

The race is in the books, but we’ve got the replay! BangShift will be broadcasting the 2013 March Meet, March 7-10th from world famous Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. In what has...