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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! 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...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Start Right Here: David Whealon Was On Hand And Brought Us All The Good Stuff!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Coverage: This Show Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got All The Drag Racing Showcase Photos!

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. And as...

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More Small Town Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Race Cars, And More From The Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got another gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed any...

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World’s Quickest Car: Corvette ZR1X vs Sapphire vs “Fast” Cars — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race Replay

So you think the new ZR1 is fast, but know the ZR1X is an absolute beast? We’ve all been hearing all about what they are both capable of doing, and it is nothing short of amazing. For decades...

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Video Car Feature: Check Out Bill’s Ironworks Speed And Kustom Built, LT4 Powered, Pro Touring 1966 Chevelle.

We’ve featured several Ironworks Speed and Kustom built cars here at BANGshift over the last couple of years, and with good reason. Roger and the crew at Ironworks Speed and Kustom have been...

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No, We Did Not Forget About AMC! We Celebrate The 401 V8 Here!

AMC is one of those companies that artfully misses most of the “gearhead months” around here at BangShift because their engine displacements don’t fit. 343? No. 390? Not so much....

Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Photos Continue Right Here. Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Custom Trucks, And More.

Thanks to Rob Bennett, a BANGshifter who is a photo snapping machine, we’ve got even more photos from the Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals. Customs, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Trucks, And More...

NOS Nitrous Unveils Biggest Nitrous System In History! The Moonshot Is Capable Of 3,500 Horsepower!

That’s right folks, in a move that follows along with recent Holley firsts, you can now buy ready to install NOS nitrous systems that are capable of supporting unreal power levels. To get...

We Want The Van: The Hyundai Staria Is A Weirdly Awesome Machine That Needs To Hit American Shores

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the recent announcement of the Kia Carnival minivan coming to America, there’s also room for its cousin, the spaceship-looking Hyundai Staria. With a 3.5-liter V6...

64 Funny Cars, Make That 70 Funny Cars At The Texas Motorplex For Funny Car Chaos!

(Photos by Randy Anderson and Dave Stoltz • Words by Darr Hawthorne) – As a teenager, funny cars have been that major draw keeping me coming back to the drags. Today’s Big Show cars...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Greg and Guido – Inside the Hearts and Minds of Champion‪s‬

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Greg Anderson and Dean Antonelli, lovingly known as Guido join Brian Lohnes on the show to talk about their early-season successes and careers. Guido and...

Alex Taylor Is Aiming For The 6’s In A Street Car, But It Won’t Be In Her Camaro

Alex Taylor has been going quicker and quicker in her leaf sprung, street driven, twin turbo LS powered Badmaro these past couple of years, but when she decided that she wanted to really step it up...

Size Matters: But How Big Is Too Big? Or Big Enough? Sizing Fuel Injectors For Any Power Level

Sizing fuel injectors for your latest hot rod or racing powerplant isn’t terribly difficult, after all there are plenty of suppliers who will tell you what to buy and why, and yet somehow folks...

How To Install A Burst Panel On A Holley Lo-Ram Intake – Big Boost Safety

Holley’s Lo-Ram Intake for LS engines is the no holds barred boost ready intake that every LS swapper has influenced. When Holley took all the feedback from users of their famed Hi-Ram and...

Can’t Hide Money: The Upcoming Mercedes Mercedes-Benz EQS Adds Hyperscreen To Its Resume -Interior Jumbotron Fun!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Mercedes-Benz, a company known for pioneering the whole car industry, has sort of taken a break from innovating in the past 5 or so years, but it appears they’re back at...

Ultimate Street Cars Back In Action: The Best The West Has To Offer Invade Las Vegas!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) Season eight for OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, tipped off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20th and a full field of...

2022 Kia Stinger Revealed: More Power, More Styling, Still The Same Crazy Bargain Compared To The Competition

(By Tom Lohnes) – A few months ago, Kia was considering not reviving the Stinger in America for the upcoming facelift. Well, after a recent surge in sales, they have reconsidered, and here it...

The Most Decorated NHRA Top Fuel Final You Don’t Remember: Hall Of Famers Side by Side by Side by Side

This nitro time machine was a fun one to make. Why? It is a little different than the rest in the sense that we’re only going back a couple of years and the vast majority of the people involved...

Redline Rebuild: Here Is The Long Awaited Cadillac V8 Time Lapse Video!

We have been giving you the blow by blow video series installments of the latest Redline Rebuild from Hagerty. The engine is a vintage 365ci Cadillac V8 and it has been a fun thing to watch it get...