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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 Best of 2025: Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photos From Joe’s 2025 Highlight Galleries. Racing, Hot Rods, Customs, And More!

Here’s another great Photo Gallery 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 previous gallery, we’ve got a...

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Vintage Funny Car Video: Check Out This Cool 1972 and 1973 Funny Car Action Video – Before They Were Nostalgia Cars!

Funny Cars! We love funny cars around here, and if you don’t it kind of makes you weird to be honest. They are some of the most extreme drag cars on the planet and over the years they have...

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Tool Testing: Beating The AMAZON BASICS Cordless Screwdriver took buying New DeWALT, M4 Milwaukee, and More!

It’s tool test time and this time it is cordless screwdrivers that are going to battle it out for science. These are not high powered impact drivers, or drill drivers, but rather the around the...

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Arne Toman’s Cannonball Garage Shop Tour: Touring an Expert POLICE EVADER’S Car Collection

Check out this great shop and collection tour from Arne Toman’s Cannonball Garage. Arne is the current Cannonball Run record holder and in this video you’ll get to check out his car...

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The Caddy Is Back! Finnegan Continues To Make Big Progress On This Epic Drag And Drive Machine!

We shared major progress and changes to this car a few weeks ago and are so thrilled that the work is continuing! One might hing it has taken a step back since the body isn’t on it in this pic,...

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Video: Pro Stock Legend Jim Yates on the Service Central Pro Stocker of Shane Gray

Two-time NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Champion Jim Yates is regarded by many to be one of the top tuners in the Pro Stock category, and according to wife Toni, one of the top talkers as well. We have...

Video: We talk to Ron Capps about the 2011 NHRA Season, Singing, and more…

We dig Ron Capps. Not only is he one hell of a normal guy, but he also still loves to drive race cars. That is a reoccurring theme with us here today on BangShift.com. Guys that really love what they...

BangShift Poll: Bigfoot or Grave Digger, Which is the Greatest Monster Truck Ever?

Since we had our brains on monster trucks briefly today already, we figured that a poll question settling an age old debate was in order. Arguably, the two most famous monster trucks in the world are...

Kirk Dabney Sets Monster Truck Speed Record at More than 90-MPH

Monster truck builder and racing legend Kirk Dabney established a new world speed record for monster trucks on Sunday at the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam at State Capital Raceway last weekend when he...

Video: Greg Stanfield talks about his new Camaro Pro Stocker, his Top Fuel Career, and More.

Greg Stanfield may have driven more classes of drag car than any other current Professional driver. Starting off with Stock Eliminator back in the ’80’s Stanfield mad his way up the ranks...

Video: We talk to Matt Hagan about his team, the championship, and 2011.

Matt Hagan, who came in 2nd to John Force in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car Championship, is a good old country boy. A country boy who has the drive to kick ass and take names. Hagan has been...

Nitro Carnage: Jay Turner Wrecks a Nitro Harley at 160mph and Races the Next Day

Admittedly, I was wrong. I thought that one needed to be crazy to ride a Nitro Harley, apparently you just need to be invincible. During the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam last weekend legendary nitro...

Video: John Force talks about racing, testing, and grand kids.

This marks the beginning of a week full of NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing interviews and action here at BangShift.com. And who more appropriate to start off the week than John Force himself....

Breaking News: Barry Grant out of business.

As of 12pm Eastern Time, Friday February 18th, Barry Grant Fuel Systems has ceased operations. The economic downturn was cited as the reason for the closure. As we get more information, we’ll...

UPDATED Video: NHRA Motorsports Museum Low Flyers Car Club Panel Discussion

We are proud to be partnering with the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum to bring you all the history of drag racing and hot rods you can handle in 2011, presented by The Auto Club of Southern...

Louisiana Will be BangShift Central This Weekend, IHRA Nitro Jam at State Capital Dragway

We’re putting the BangShift bat-signal up this weekend for any BS readers in the greater Baton Rouge area! Brian Lohnes will be announcing the IHRA’s Nitro Jam event at the legendary...

Amazing Survival Video: Jay Upton Crashes a Top Fuel Bike at 193mph and Lives

Jay Upton is a Top Fuel motorcycle rider down in Australia. He rides a wild 1500cc Honda machine that wears a totally streamlined body. It is one fearsome looking rig, especially when under power and...

Bitchin’ Nostalgia Pro Stocker Project Announced, Totally Rules

Just yesterday we ran a video item showing the kick ass, one night only revival of old school Pro Stock racing from Thompson Dragway last year. We openly questioned why no one had stepped up and...

BangShift Poll: Is the Forthcoming V6 EcoBoost Powered Mustang Cool?

Yesterday, Bill Ford leaked the fact that Ford will be coming out with a version of the Mustang powered by the EcoBoost V6. We’re not sure if that car will be badged as an SVT model, or how it...