Drag Strips

The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service is proud to announce the addition of the Quarter-Max Pro Extreme Exhibition Class for the final two races of the 2026 season at Tulsa Raceway Park on October 23-24, and Xtreme Raceway Park November 6-7. The new exhibition class is being introduced as part of the MWDRS’s continued commitment to growing the sport of drag racing while providing racers with additional opportunities to compete. The two-event tria

The young guns continue to dominate the resurgence of Outlaw 10.5 at Cecil County Dragway’s monthly Strange Engineering Outlaw Street Car Shootout Series. Multi-time PDRA Pro Street winner Ty Kasper was the latest winner at the heat-delayed July edition on July 11 when he defeated 2023 PDRA Pro Street world champion Bill Riddle in the final round. Kasper is now the second winner in the series, joining 2024 WSOPM Pro 10.5 winner “Quick” Nick Schroeder, who won the first two races.  Driving hi

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Big shoes to fill. His father’s son. The clichés that had only been words on the wind are now being delivered in real time, and Cody Anderson isn’t letting them get under his skin. Historically a man of very few words and a fellow that would really rather not when it comes to being the center of attention, the 27-year-old has stepped out of the shadow of his father – six-time world champion Greg Anderson, the most winning driver in the history of NHRA Pr

Since he was 15, Joey Martin has been fascinated with cars. It started out as tinkering on his own car, turned into others asking him to work on their cars, and evolved into building and driving some of the quickest Pro Mods and Pro Extreme cars in the world. But what started as a hobby turned into a 24/7 job. He got burnt out, stepped away from racing, and swore he’d never go back. But then he saw the DI Winter Series and got bit by “the bug” again.  [Editor’s Note: This story originally ap

he NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division 7 took center stage at Sonoma Raceway this week as competitors battled under sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s. Outstanding track preparation and ideal weather conditions produced competitive racing throughout eliminations on one of the premier facilities in the division. Kevin Carter of Surprise, Arizona, captured the Competition Eliminator title, defeating Westminster, Colorado’s Cali Neff in the final round. Neff also secur

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. Joe Grippo was on hand like every year, capturing amazing finds in the swap meet, cars on display in the car corral, and so many that showed up for the car show. It’s all here and you can see every bit of it only here at BANGshift.com. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest celebration of the Blue Oval went down a few weeks ago in Central Pennsylvania a

Here's your chance to own a great grassroots drag strip. Middle Georgia Sports Park is for sale and can be yours for three million dollars.View the full article

We’ve got more racing action from Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive! (Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2 checkpoint and racing photos as well. We dig big burnouts and you will too I’m sure. The variety of cars and trucks at this event is kind of cool. It’s not the biggest drag and drive with just 140 entries, but they sure are a dedicated bunch based on the fact t

It doesn’t matter whether you call it KD Motorsports Park, KD Dragway, or The Hill, everyone knows that some bad ass no prep races go on there and that it is one of the more unique drag strips in the country. I mean there are a lot of dragstrips across the country with uphill shutdown areas, but nothing quite like this. I mean you have to see this uphill shutdown to believe it. And on the one hand it seems like such a great idea, and yet we’ve seen some really sketchy stuff go down with cars tha

The ACE Triple $20,000 Races are live this weekend from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio, and we’ve got all the action coming to you live and free right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. Racing action starts Friday morning and will continue throughout the weekend. Each day is a separate $20,000 race and everyone is going to try to double up or triple up this weekend for even more! Check out all the action live below. Video Description: Three days, three $20,000 winners! The ACE Triple 20K’s

If you are fan of the up and comers in NHRA sportsman drag racing, then you are going to love the Right Trailers Jr. Eastern Conference Finals being held this weekend at the Thunder Valley in Bristol Tennessee. These are the heavy hitters in the Jr. Dragster world who have earned the right to represent their divisions and come out to see who will reign supreme. This event is always huge and the kids love being the stars of the show. We love Jr. Dragster racing as several of today’s top stars, an

Big Sky Race Week coverage continues thanks to Bill and the crew at BANGshift Billy. This time it is their Day 3 video from Helena Motorsports Complex in Montana. Can Bill hang on to 1st place on Day 3. And remember, the heat is still a big problem for all these racers and especially with these smaller race tracks. There has been a lot of weird weather in the last 12 months and it doesn’t seem to be getting any less crazy. With heat waves and storm fronts moving all over the country, you are se

Team Big 3 Racing is ready to take on the $10K Drag Shootout. This team has no problem dealing with tight timelines and budgets.View the full article

Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon has spent more than three decades competing in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and will look for his first Sonoma Raceway victory in nearly 30 years at this weekend’s 38th annual DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge. Pedregon, a Southern California native, pilots the 12,000-horsepower Snap-on Tools Dodge Hellcat SRT and the Funny Car veteran has many memories from the Northern California facility, including his two wins

The DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway marks the start of the second half of the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series schedule for the two-car team of Tony Stewart Racing. Leah Pruett will debut her Mobil 1 Top Fuel dragster livery while Matt Hagan returns to the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car, the scheme he’s managed to pick up both of his 2026 wins in. Returning to driving duties in 2026 after stepping out of the seat to start her family, Leah P

Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the United States, renewed its partnership with Kalitta Motorsports, the team announced today. The three-car Kalitta Motorsports team races in the National Hot Rod Association’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series with races contested throughout the United States. Aflac (NYSE: AFL) will be the primary partner on two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Doug Kalitta’s car at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge J

The Kalitta Motorsports drivers are pushing hard for more magic at Sonoma. Each team is preparing for the Countdown that's coming up soon.View the full article

Jay Leno’s car and motorcycle collection is something truly special, a collection like it exists nowhere else in the world. He’s got several buildings at his place next to Burbank Airport, and they are full of amazing displays of automotive and motorcycle history. All are ready to ride or drive and are maintained regularly so that he can do just that with whatever strikes his fancy. When Jay was on the Tonight Show back in the day, he would drive to the shop in the morning in one of his many car

Big Sky Race Week coverage continues thanks to Bill and the crew at BANGshift Billy. This time it is their Day 2 video from Lost Creek Raceway in Montana. Bill crushed it on Day 2, but we’ll let him tell you all about it in the video. And remember, the heat is still a big problem for all these racers and especially with these smaller race tracks. There has been a lot of weird weather in the last 12 months and it doesn’t seem to be getting any less crazy. With heat waves and storm fronts moving

The John Force Racing drivers are ready to kick off the Western Swing. Here's how the teams are preparing for Sonoma Raceway.View the full article

We’ve got more racing action from Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive! (Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2 checkpoint and racing photos as well. We dig big burnouts and you will too I’m sure. The variety of cars and trucks at this event is kind of cool. It’s not the biggest drag and drive with just 140 entries, but they sure are a dedicated bunch based on the fact t

Here’s our third gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest celebration of the Blue Oval went down a few weeks ago in Central Pennsylvania and of course, we were there. The 2026 edition of the Carlisle All Ford Nationals was the second most attended event ever in the history of Carlisle Events, only bested by the 2025 Ford Nats. 3500 plus of Fords Family of Fine Cars packed

I cna’t imagine having to choose which runs are going to make the highlight videos for the Goodwood Festival of Speed each year, because there are so many awesome cars and people at the event. Luckily, the on “track” action was epic this year and that means the video below is full of sideways, tire smoking, action and more. Some of these cars are the most extreme, famous, or fast that you’ll find at Goodwood 2026, and some might actually surprise you. Check out the action below and let us know w

The puns just write themselves when it comes to a Shop Vac testing video. I mean isn’t the point of a shop vac to suck? Anyways, in the video below you’ll find a bunch of your favorite brands, along with some generics you probably never heard of, going head to head in a battle of wet/dry shop vacs. These things are absolutely essential in a workshop whether to clean the car or to clean up messes. I personally think that there are a lot of times when a shop vac is the right too for the job, but w

The NHRA Western Swing kicks off at the Sonoma Nationals. Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan want to start it off strong this weekend.View the full article

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! 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 Racing, where wheels-up action is the norm, then this is the racing for you. We’re talking Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Alcohol classes, and more right here from Sonoma! Check it out and let us know what you think! The post FREE SPORTSMAN DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: NHRA Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing fr

Chad and Hunter Green are looking to land in the final round at Sonoma. The father/son duo have found more performance after testing.View the full article