NASCAR Hall of Fame Snubs Pearson; CNet Runs Cool Tribute
David Pearson is one of the most respected and fondly remembered drivers in the history of Stock Car racing. That he was not a first ballot inductee into the innagural NASCAR Hall of Fame list...
Yikes! Tractor Trailer Crashes into Massachusetts Home; No One Seriously Hurt
Imagine pulling up to your house to see an 18-wheeler sticking out of it. Specifically the rear half of an 18-wheeler, as the front half is in your living room and kitchen. That was the scene that...
Wild Video: Holy Freaking Car Control
Legends cars are awesome. Essentially they are largish, front-engine go karts powered by four cylinder motorcycle engines. They compete on oval tracks, occasionally on road courses, and we’ve...
Jeremy Mayfield Refusing to Pay $86K Bill, Is Being Sued
The Jeremy Mayfield legal tree giveth again, this time in the form of a report from SceneDaily.com. According to the story, Mayfield is being sued for more than $86,000 by Triad Racing Technologies...
2010 Hot Rod Power Tour Dates and Locations
Hot Rod magazine has announced the city stops and the dates for the 2010 Power Tour, an event that has maybe even thousands of cars driving all across the country. We sure hope we can be there this...
SCCA Opens Runoffs to All Classes
In a move that we thoroughly approve of, the SCCA Board of Directors has voted to open the National Championship Runoffs up to several National level classes that were previously not included in the...
Another NASCAR Crewman Thrown Out For Violating Substance Policy
NASCAR’s substance abuse policy has shown another crew member the door. The ironically named Robert Good, a crewman on the number 26 NASCAR Nationwide Series car was suspended indefinitely from...
Travis Pastrana Will Try to Kill Himself on New Year’s Eve Live On TV
Travis Pastrana will once again try to take his own life on national television this year on New Year’s Eve. His creative attempt at reaching the after-life will involve him jumping a rally car...
Bizarre Fatal Crash at Sebring International Raceway
A man was killed Friday when he snuck onto the racing surface at Sebring International Raceway, in Sebring, Florida, and crashed his pickup truck. The man went into the track under cover of darkness...
The Top 11: Never Made Special Edition Ford Mustangs
If you are a BangShift.com forum dweller than you may be familiar with the posts of of Speedzzter. He’s always got interesting takes on the automotive world and is willing to engage in healthy...
Creepy Crazy Fun With a 1974 Dart
Dave Belau is a blogger and Mopar enthusiast over on the CarDomain.com blog. CD editor Rob Einuadi tipped us off to this great read from Dave. It seem to blur the lines of fact and fiction, is...
Mayfield Backing Down?
It looks like the defense has blinked first. Jeremy Mayfield who recently was courting top celebrity attorny Mark Geragos as potential legal representation, has apparently retreated from his...
Great Read: Ohio Man Reunited with Mopar Factory Racer He Bought New
Man this is cool! Harmon Friend walked into a Dodge dealer in 1965, threw down $4,600, and drove off with a genuine factory killer. It was a Hemi-powered lightweight Coronet. Ma Mopar built just over...
Book Review: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner is the latest in a very strong line of releases from Motorbooks. This book chronicles Newman’s career as a hard running...
