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LIVE: The IHRA Fendt High Stakes Pro Pulling League Visits 300 Raceway in Farley Iowa For Night 1 Pulling Action LIVE

It’s time for some Pro Pulling Series action from the IHRA Fendt High Stakes Pulling shootout at 300 Raceway in Iowa, and if you love dirt flinging pulling action then this is the livestream for...

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Easiest Chop Top Ever? It Looks So Simple When Mackey and Machine Do It! Complete Top Chop In 15 Minutes. Watch.

Anyone who’s been around here much knows that we love chop tops and love videos showing tops being chopped. We’ve featured a ton of video from Bello’s Kustoms over the years, but...

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IHRA Triple Crown Qualifying LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- THURSDAY

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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 Sportsman Drag...

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Free Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA’s National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky Is LIVE Right Now!

Holley’s NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is just one of the big events going on every year in Bowling Green Kentucky. With Nostalgia Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters taking wack at Beech Bend...

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KABOOOOOOM!!!! Check Out Doug Kalitta’s MASSIVE Explosion At The Lucas Oil Nationals

There is nothing more explosive on the drag strip than Nitro and that was readily apparent yesterday at Doug Kalitta sent all the parts and pieces flying from the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster. After...

Did Finnegan Buy “THE WORST DODGE DAYTONA WING CAR EVER”?

Worst is a relative term, just like best. You see it depends on what the perspective is, what is being measured, etc. Since this Dodge Daytona “wing car” right here has been on the...

STEVE TORRANCE, TASCA III, AND RICKIE SMITH RACE TO WINS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS IN BRAINERD

Steve Torrence Top Fuel Winner Capco Contractors/Toyota Top Fuel dragster 3.866 seconds, 322.04 mph NOTE: Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence claimed his first win of the 2022 season when he took out...

Watch These Guys Cut Up A Ship’s Crankshaft Then Re-Forge And Machine It Into Another Crankshaft!

Now this is some recycling going on right here! I mean seriously, this is badass. These dudes are in Pakistan and are using a torch to cut through what appears to be 24 inch journals on a crankshaft...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Building A Custom Intake From Scratch

In this latest episode, Matt is designing and building a custom intake manifold, fuel rails, and more for his streamliner. It’s got to work with weird airflow, it has to work with high...

Project Allegro Part 2: This Sleeper K20 Powered Allegro Is Going To Be Something Else

Here’s Part 2 of this cool new project build. We are kind of excited about this one and can’t wait to see it all come together. We love project vehicles around here and are always looking...

Murder Nova’s Street Outlaws EndGame Build Part 2: The Body Is Coming Off This Thing Now

This is Part 2 of the Caprice Convertible build for the new Street Outlaws Endgame and Shawn and the crew have been getting after it. Check out all the progress as they take this thing apart some...

Ignition How To: How to Install The HyperSpark Ready-To-Run Distributor v4

A few days ago we told you about Holley’s HyperSpark Ready-to-Run distributors that allow your Holley EFI to control spark as well as fuel for a more complete EFI experience. And when we told...

Ouch! Starting Line Explosions And Top End Crashes From Brainerd

We never like seeing people tear up their race cars, and especially don’t like seeing anyone get hurt, but NHRA certainly got some spectacular footage of some carnage at Brainerd this weekend....

HAGAN AND B. FORCE SECURE NO. 1 POSITIONS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS IN BRAINERD – Full Qualifying Results

Brittany Force Top Fuel No. 1 Qualifier Monster Energy / Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet Top Fuel Dragster 3.685 seconds, 333.49 mph NOTE: Top Fuel points leader Brittany Force extended her lead when she...

We’ve Lost A Good One: God Speed Pat Ganahl, Hot Rodding Grew And Flourished With Your Help

Like many, I woke to the news that Pat Ganahl had passed away in a racing accident of all things while driving his beloved Ike Iacono dragster. I say of all things because while he loved this...

Is Free Worth It? We’ll Have To See! Can We Fix a FREE 48-ft Flatbed Trailer?

It’s human nature to want something if it is free, even if it isn’t worth having. We are HORRIBLE about it. I know as a car guy I’m almost always wanting to take or keep a car part...

Budget Harbor Freight Off-Road Trailer Build Part 6: Side Table, Tire Carrier, And More

This project is moving right along and looking cooler all the time. Building a spare tire carrier for you off-road rig is hard enough, but how do you make sure it’s right on an expedition...

Columbus Goodguys: More Classics, Customs, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More

Here is our third gallery of photos that we have to share from Bob at the Goodguys show in Columbus. (Photos by Chiluk) If you are a regular here on BANGshift, then you know that Bob Chiluk has been...