Founding NASCAR Racer Frank Mundy Dies at Age 90
The last remaining attendee of the famous 1947 meeting at Daytona Beach which resulted in the formation of NASCAR has died. Frank Mundy of Atlanta, Georgia, was that man, and his passing really...
Carnage of the Week: Rally Car Rolls 15 Times!
Rally racing is cool stuff with cars flying through the air and hurtling over all sorts of terrain at high rates of speed. This particular car happens to be driven by the crazy nut Travis Pastrana....
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: What It Feels Like to Be a Drag Strip Manager
This odd photo is of one Glenn Grow, the former track manager of Lebanon Valley Dragway. Glenn was a great guy and the first track manager I worked for on a weekly basis as an announcer. I’m...
Petty/Andretti Qualify for Indy 500
After crashing the car badly a little more than a week ago, John Andretti was able to bump the Richard Petty Indy 500 entry into the field with only 6 minutes left in last weekend’s traditional...
Site of the Week: RacingJunk.com
CraigsList is good, eBay is better, but RacingJunk.com is in a league all by itself. The place is dedicated to selling nothing but racing parts, cars, trailers, equipment, you name it. All the genres...
Video: Muscle Car Burnouts and Launches from the 2009 March Meet
Here’s another entry in the 2009 March Meet drag racing action videos that we introduced to you here. This installment features burnouts, wheelies, and launches from the doorslammers of the...
Mike Ashley to Run a Top Fuel Dragster for Second Half of NHRA Season
In a surprising announcement on Monday, Mike Ashley proclaimed that he’s headed back into the drivers’ seat and this time it will be in a Top Fuel car. Previously, Ashley has been...
The 2009 GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout is Coming
We just got confirmation via email that the GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout drag race will return to Memphis for the third time in October. The official press release says it best: 3nd Annual GM...
Book Review: Top Fuel Wormhole, the Cole Coonce Drag Strip Reader
Part travel log, part history lesson, part social commentary, sometimes frustrating, always thought provoking, and ultimately an awesome read, Top Fuel Wormhole; The Cole Coonce Drag Strip Reader is...
Video: 1,000-Plus Horsepower Blown Big-Block Chevy
Here at BangShift.com, we’re tuning up our video skills to bring you more action more often. One of the things we’ve been doing is hanging out more often at the Westech Performance Group...
Video: 2009 March Meet Action!
Way back when it was fresh news, we brought you six big photo galleries of the scene at the 2009 March Meet at Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California. At the time we also shot a bunch of video,...
eBay Pick, Bonus Edition: 1970 Cuda Funny Car
We stumbled upon this nugget of cool on eBay after we had seen the Monte Carlo with the insane asking price. It, too, is a bit pricey, but it’s a truckload cooler than the Monte. The owner of...
eBay Pick of the Week: 1971 Monte Carlo, Still High
Back in January we told you about a guy selling a former Hot Rod project car and the asking price was insanely high. The good news is that the price is come down, but it is still insanely high....
Monday Time Killer: Mazi Racing
Dawn and Mark Hovsepian are great drag racing photographers who hail from New Hampshire. Back when Goodguys had a racing series of its own, Dawn and Mark were the official photographers. Dawn’s...
