Marcus Smith Offers a $20,000, Winner-Take-All Match Race For Force and Pedregon
Marcus Smith, son of Bruton Smith and the President and GM of Lowe’s Motor Speedway and the guy who over sees zMax Dragway, has offered $20,000 to the winner of a special grudge race to take...
Watch Out, The Smog Police Have Gone Mobile!
Here in California, we’ve come to realize that if the state can do something shocking in regard to emissions testing, it will. So while most of the state plans and programs are enraging, they...
Mayfield Sues His Stepmom Over The Death of His Father; He’s Got Lawsuit Troubles
Whew! We were starting to think that the Jeremy Mayfield saga had reached a stalling point. Luckily for us, Mayfield just filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his cat-loving stepmother Lisa...
Event Gallery: Lead East 2009
Lead East 2009 by all accounts, was a smashing success. Luckily for us, BangShift.com forum member Arrowhead, known in real life as Tom, hit the show and sent us a great gallery of nearly 100 photos....
Craigslist Fail of the Week: Big Block Mopar 455!!!!
Wow. We have to thank our buddy Jon Sandahl for the tip on what could be the biggest fail of a Craigs:ist ad we’ve seen in some time. This guy has everything but the actual brand of the engine...
Event Gallery: Orange County Cruisin’ Association’s Great Labor Day Cruise 2009
For the past 26 years, Labor Day weekend has meant thousands of hot rods, customs, muscle cars, and street machines congregating at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa for the Orange County...
Bernstein Announces New Sponsor: Not A Tasty Adult Beverage
One of the big downer stories in NHRA drag racing this year was the loss of Budweiser as the team sponsor of Brandon Bernstein’s Top Fuel ride. They have been partners for decades and...
Not a Suprise: Danica is Coming to NASCAR
The Associated Press, among other sources, is claiming that Danica Patrick is on her way to the world of NASCAR Stock Car racing. Teams are apparently scrambling the lure her in with good deals and a...
Prepared for Launch: 49-State, 9-Day Drive Kicks off at Midnight on Wednesday
Dave Schaub will be attempting to drive his 1932 Ford roadster (pictured) through 49 States in 9 days. He’s doing it for charity which is good, but aside from that even we think that this is an...
Pedregon and Force Have Explosive Confrontation at US Nationals; We Share Our Thoughts
This is one for the books and it is just getting fired up. John Force had an explosive near brawling confrontation with Tony Pedregon after he was defeated by Robert Hight at the US Nationals on...
Event Gallery: The 2009 Endless Mountain Truck Show
We have to thank reader Jeremy George for this killer gallery from the 19th Annual Antique Truck Club of America Endless Mountain Truck Show. Inside you’ll find everything from pickups to...
Event Coverage: 46 Photos of OCCA’s 2009 Great Labor Day Cruise
Every Labor Day weekend for the past 26 years the Orange County Cruisin’ Association has put on the three day Great Labor Day Cruise, and the 27th running of the event promised even more fun...
Event Gallery: Radir Wheels Dead Man’s Curve Wild Hot Rod Party 2009
The Radir Wheels Dead Man’s Curve Wild Hot Rod Party 2009 is the unofficial kick off party for Lead East, the rollicking 1950s-themed celebration/car show/concert that essentially takes over...
