Drag Strips

Here’s the Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Three video and boy is it a fun one. We’re talking on the road, on the track and more! Day Three AND Four are both at Pueblo Motorsports Park and I can tell you that the action is hot, the drive was big, and there are a lot of folks who have some catching up to do. Check it all out below and use the link to watch LIVE right here on BANGshift.com. It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ve been live each race day afternoon and into the

NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars depend on the people who dive beneath 12,000-horsepower machines moments after a pass to prepare them for the next run. To recognize those often-overlooked crew members, NHRA and VizionOne Hand Cleaner, the Official Hand Cleaner of NHRA, are excited to announce the “Grunt of the Race” award program. The initiative rewards the bottom-end mechanics whose work is critical to the success of Top Fuel and Funny Car teams. Under the program, the divers on

We’ve got more fun junkyard inventory from our friend Chad Ehrlich at Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas. This week Chad is sharing these vintage GMC pickups, and you might be suprised by some of the differences between the 1953 and 1954. Since Chad knows them all, he’s going to walk us around these two, tell the story on how they came to the yard, and what makes each of them special. It’s a GMC comparison you won’t see anywhere else. Check it out below. Video Description: If you like old

Firetrucks are awesome, and so are RVs, so when you take a retired firetruck and put a wrecked RV body on it then you’ve got something that could be really, really, cool. In the video below, we get a rull tour of this beast and find out just how it all came together. I have to imagine that it goes through some diesel, but also that it probably is indestructible. It’s also going to be the most unique rv at any rv park you can go to. So what is it like owning and driving this big beast? Find out i

NDRC Pro Mod racer Adam Tassone walked away from a violent crash that saw his Camaro catch air and take flight.View the full article

Mustang Week 2026 introduces Street Kings, a new drag racing class for street-driven Ford vehicles. Learn more about the class right here.View the full article

The sights, sounds, and energy of NHRA drag racing were on full display for two Maryland lawmakers who joined representatives from Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and Performance Racing Industry (PRI) for a behind-the-scenes visit to the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals at Maryland International Raceway.  Maryland State Delegates Matthew Morgan and Kevin Hornberger spent two days getting a firsthand look at what make drag racing such a unique part of the motorsports landscape. 

When 2025 Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 honoree Austin Kardules’ name was drawn in the Lincoln Electric drawing during last year’s DI 30 Under 30 press conference at the PRI Show, Kardules couldn’t believe his luck. He’d grown up around talented fabricators and had recently started to explore learning how to weld. The Lincoln Electric prize package – which included a Lincoln Power MIG 220 welder, a Lincoln Welding Gear Ready-Pak, and a five-day course at Lincoln’s Welding School near Cleveland, O

The top nostalgia gasser drag racing that is the Southeast Gassers Association will rumble at Brainerd Motorsports Park for The Rumble in Ringgold presented by Harbin’s Mechanical Services. This race was postponed from its original date due to weather and will now take place June 12-13. Even with the postponement, SEGA at Brainerd Motorsports Park has proven time and time again that the rumbling action on the track is worth the wait.  A rumble that has remained reminiscent in the minds of SE

Friday night in Thunder Valley has always been a huge highlight of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. But there will be even more excitement – and a lot more on the line – when nitro at night comes alive in a major way this Friday at Bristol Dragway. The second round of qualifying – which starts at 7:30 p.m. in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Pro Stock and continues at 8:30 p.m. in Funny Car and Top Fuel – will also see the final rounds in Top Fuel and Funny Car of last weekend’s NHRA Ne

To commemorate the one-year anniversary of 6-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson’s historic 1,000th round win at the 2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, the 1000 Round Win Club is sponsoring Drag Race Bracket Bonanza (DRBB) for the Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend. The free-to-play bracket game that has become a weekly destination for drag racing fans across the country. Anderson joined John Force as the second member of the 1000 Round Win Club, which is arguably the most

John Force Racing could bring home a lot of hardware from Thunder Valley. Beckman or Vandergriff could double up at Bristol.View the full article

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 428 “THE CAROLINA KID & THE KING OF SWAG” SOME GUYS CAN DRIVE. SOME GUYS CAN TALK. THIS WEEK WE GOT ONE OF EACH. This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re bringing together two guys who know how to put on a show, whether it’s in the driver’s seat or in the spotlight. First up, Travis Harvey, the Carolina Kid, fresh off a huge IHRA Pro Mod victory. If there’s a faster way to make a living than driving race cars, Travis hasn’t found it yet. Put him i

The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown series will roll into Bristol Dragway this weekend, June 12-14, with history on the line for points leader Jonathan Allegrucci and his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. The driver from Scott Township, Pa., is looking to win his third consecutive race in a row in the ultra-competitive factory stock class. Through the first three races, the drivers wheeling Cobra Jets, Chevrolet COPO Camaros and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks have battled it out on tracks across the country. T

Ron Capps wants to tighten his Funny Car points lead at Bristol. Maddi Gordon is ready for her first Bristol nitro experience. View the full article

Oooh yeah! Elk Creek Dragway is something special, and with racing like this we understand why. In this video you’ll see Killer Street 275/28 and more as the 5.30 and 6.30 index classes take center state along with the 28/10.50 class. This is small tire greatness and it is no wonder that this racing has become more and more popular. Will anyone care about big tire racing in a year? Or do they care now? We all know that drag racing is cyclical so I’m sure at some point we’ll be talking about how

The Factory Stock Showdown class is going to be action-packed this weekend. Jonathan Allegrucci could pick up a historic third win at Bristol.View the full article

Just a couple of weekss after the famed Indy 500, the IndyCar Series was back at it for another weekend of racing. This time it was at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. Back on the oval after running Detroit’s street circuit, this was the first time out on the oval for many drivers who didn’t finish the Indy 500 to be turning left all weekend. Watch the full event replay right here and let us know what your favorite moments are. Video Description:

I talked to Mike the other day and he said that they are seriously working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. Sure, there is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the interior to come together. If a few of us are going to be able to hop in this thing and road trip for our favorite drag and drive then it has to get running and driving, but not before a few critical pieces come together. With the floors finished in a previous video, it wa

Bristol could be a big weekend for Elite Motorsports. Greg Stanfield is ready to use the event to kick off a championship run. View the full article

We’ve livestreamed a few city sanctioned street race events over the years, and have heard of a few others, but it never gets old to hear that folks want to see Cash Days street races to go down in their towns. But instead of sneaking around in the dark, on some lonely road, the city of Memphis would rather have it be official and invite people to come race in their town. This is an awesome video from Grudge at the Gate 2026 from Kyle, Fred and the crew of 1320Video. Video Description: This vi

Right angle impacts have really made a splash recently, and if you are like me and think they are just an over hyped cordless ratchet, you’d be wrong. Yes, I said it, I was wrong. I love me some cordless tools, but I’m a guy on a budget so I have to pick and choose which ones I’m going to buy based on which ones are going to do the work I really need to do. I can’t afford to be the guy with a toolbox drawer full of cordless tools I never use. I’m assuming you guys are in the same boat, so that’s

The New England Nationals never disappoints. Check out our massive photo gallery that captures the feel of this event. View the full article

Team Z now offers an aftermarket steering column and door hinges for the 4th Gen F-body. Here's a look at these new products. View the full article

Ron Capps, the winningest NHRA Funny Car driver in Bristol Dragway history, has been named the 2026 honoree for the prestigious Legends of Thunder Valley, historic Bristol Dragway’s Hall of Fame. Capps, 60, will be officially inducted into the Legends of Thunder Valley during pre-race ceremonies for the 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 12-14, round No. 9 of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. He becomes only the third driver to be inducted while still an active

This year marks 25 years of incredible NHRA action at scenic Bristol Dragway, as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series celebrates its 75th anniversary in style at the highly-anticipated 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Bristol Dragway has enjoyed an incredible history of thrilling NHRA drag racing action, and with a picturesque backdrop, along with the rumble of 340-mph, 12,000-horsepower nitro machines in Thunder Valley, it remains a must-see, destination event for

The first team for season four of the $10K Drag Shootout has been selected. The Preston brothers and Team Next will join the show.View the full article