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The couple that races together stays together. Nick Cole-Mann and Sarah Jaeger have built two quick stick-shift GM trucks. View the full article

NHRA announced today that “Chasing Speed,” a six-part docuseries that recently aired on VICE TV, will debut in full on NHRA’s YouTube pageon Wednesday. All six episodes of the docuseries will be available immediately for fans, giving them an opportunity to watch all at once or at their convenience. It also marks the first time it will be available to NHRA fans internationally. The well-received show debuted on VICE TV on January 21, and a new episode aired each week heading into the kick

This weekend Fords, Chevrolets and Dodges competing in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series will converge on zMax Dragway for the 16th annual 4-Wide Nationals. The factory stock class is a fan favorite category, and the unique nature of the four-wide nationals ensures that racing will be fast and furious. Last years winner Jonathan Allegrucci will be looking for his first win of the 2026 season driving his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet and the prospect of going back-to-back has the driver from Sco

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country, then you need to watch the free livestream below. Darana Motorsports Park, aka Galot, is home to the Spring Fling and this event promises some really hot action this weekend. That’s right, it is Spring Fling time and that means some of the hottest bracket racers in the country are going to be battlin

I love new drag and drive builds, and because I’m going to Sweden this year for Street Week I am really excited that this new drag and drive build is being built at Auto Cut in Stockholm by Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication. This is going to be something special. Because they are in Sweden, they aren’t talking much in these videos and what they are say you probably won’t understand. We would crank up the Closed Captioning for the subtitles, but that wasn’t an option. We’re sharing the first tw

Spencer Hyde is ready to have a big weekend at zMAx. He has a new sponsor on the side of his Head Racing Funny Car for the event. View the full article

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy the best parts you can afford, regardless of where they come from. There are a lot of great performance parts being manufactured all over the world. But if you are here in the U.S. and wanting to know how your American Made intake manifold stacks up against some import models, check out this dyno testing video whe

This weekend the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will be running the only four-wide national event of the season, and the unique event will provide 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year, the opportunity to promote The Caine Group with a specialty wrap on his 12,000-horsepower Nitro Funny Car. Last year Hyde met executives from The Caine Group at zMax Dragway and over the past year the Canadian driver from Stratford, Ontario, has built a positive relationship that has led to this exciting opportunit

Some tracks just belong to certain people. For Fletcher Cox, Darana Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina, is shaping up to be that track. It was here that the former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle claimed his first-ever Pro Street victory when the rain-delayed PDRA event at Bristol Dragway was completed in Benson. And it was at the same strip this past weekend, at another weather-delayed race (this time the PDRA Carolina Nationals), that Cox went back and did it again. The win wa

Fresh off a historic championship season, reigning NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion Richard Gadson is continuing to make an impact far beyond the racetrack. The rider of the RevZilla/Mission/Vance & Hines Suzuki is once again partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), welcoming groups of “Bigs” and “Littles” to six NHRA national events throughout the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.   This marks the third consecutive year of Gadson’s initiative, which provides

I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it from a fate worse than Chevrolet. It never ceases to amaze me that people think an engine or wheels and tires can completely ruin a vehicle FOREVER. It’s weird that someone put a small block Chevrolet in it, but whatever. Derek at Vice Grip Garage is going to dive into this one and get it out of the field and into the shop.

Jr. Dragster racers are always looking for that extra edge. Harmonic dampers have reduced engine vibration and increased consistency. View the full article

The British Auto Racing Club is in full swing for the 2026 racing season as weather in the UK is getting nice. They put on races all over the UK and feature a ton of variety when it comes to race cars and trucks. Yes I said trucks. They race everything from big rigs to minis at these BARC races, so you’re always in for some fun. Check out the racing action from last weekend’s Cadwell Park race as we welcome all kinds of fun machines to the race track again. Video Description: The British Autom

Dubbin Motorsports heads to zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the second stop on their 2026 campaign. Making their third appearance at the 4-wide format, the Minnesota-based A/Fuel Dragster team arrives with unfinished business after a razor-thin .005-second first-round loss at the Gatornationals. That losing margin – 30 times less than the blink of an eye – has Kirk Wolf and the Dubbin crew focused and looking for a win at Charlotte. “We just got behind

Two-time PDRA Pro Boost world champion Jason Harris overcame a 50-pound weight penalty on the centrifugal supercharger combination after the season-opening Carolina Nationals to win in front of his home crowd Saturday night at the Summit Racing Equipment East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at Darana Motorsports Park, formerly known as GALOT Motorsports Park.  Driving the Harts Charger-boosted Southern Diamond Company “Party Time” ’69 Camaro, Harris moved first in the final round ahead

The 200-mph excitement of Pro Stock Motorcycles will return to action this weekend at the NHRA 4-WIDE Nationals at spectacular zMAX Dragway. Steve Johnson will be competing in the second of 14 races for the two-wheeled contingent on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour, the first of back-to-back race weekends for the class.   The veteran Suzuki Hayabusa pilot began his historic 40th season with a pair of holeshot victories in Gainesville last month to earn the 51st semifinal f

Elite Motorsports is continuing its expansion in NHRA Championship Drag Racing announcing Sportsman racer Mike Lomas as the newest addition to its multi-category program. Lomas joins an Elite lineup that competes across Top Fuel, Pro Stock, Pro Mod and Sportsman categories. Following a successful 2025 season where he picked up his first NHRA victory, Lomas will make his Elite Motorsports debut at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway just outside of Charlotte joining Royce Lee Freeman in

Mike Beland’s annual “Cash Days” race at Shelby, North Carolina’s Shadyside Dragway is THE hot date on the gasoline-burning, Harley-Davidson, motorcycle drag racing calendar. Now in its fourth year as the focus of the trash-talking Bagger drag racing community, Cash Days 4 will once again put $25,000 in the hands of winning racers. Classes include Pro Bagger, Street Bagger, True Street Bagger, Non-Bagger, and ET bracket racing. Note: all makes of motorcycles are welcome to bracket race.

Vergotz Racing has announced the expansion of its program with the addition of a second race car, as Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 alumnus John Vergotz Jr. has acquired a 1941 Willys from Blake Housley. Vergotz Jr., who has been active in the racing scene since the age of eight, has been preparing for this next step while tuning the team’s 1969 Camaro, “The Dark Knight.” During recent testing at Dragway 42 in Ohio, Vergotz hopped behind the wheel of the Dark Knight to get some runs under his

Fuel additives are some of the most criticized products you’ll see at an auto parts store. Most people feel that fuel and oil additives are a lot of snake oil, and honestly it’s understandable. Without being able to see what they do, and without real test results, normal people are skeptical and when you see the claims that many of these make it’s no wonder. The more outrageous the claims, the harder it is to believe, but then it also makes people skeptical of all of them. So what kind of scient

Lone Star Roundup is one of those car shows that is a destination for hot rodders all over the world. I know several folks who regularly drive down for the Roundup from Canada, and from all corners of the United States, plus folks from all over the world. It brings a huge crowd to Austin Texas each year and has been for decades. Check out our friend John Jackson from Not Stock Photography as he takes in the show. Video Description: #LonestarRoundup #carshow #austin I hadn’t brought the corva

A year ago, Blake Denton earned his first career win in Pro Street at the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech. Now in his second full season in the class, Denton is eager to pursue a Pro Street world championship to go along with his 2023 season title in Super Street.  He put his first win of the season on the scoreboard Saturday night at Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC, delivering a meaningful birthday victory for engine builder Pat Musi behind the w

Following a 2025 season that resulted in a No. 2 finish in the Super Street points standings, Austin Vincent and the Vincent Performance team went to work over the offseason converting their nitrous-fed ’88 Mustang over to a FuelTech EFI setup. Those efforts paid off this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC, where Vincent earned a decisive win over reigning world champion and No. 1 qualifier Connor McGee i

One of the largest Pro Nitrous fields in recent history came down to a unique final round at the Summit Racing Equipment East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, pitting three-time PDRA Pro Nitrous world champion and series co-owner Tommy Franklin against Keith Haney, who’s the owner of the Mid-West Drag Racing Series as well as a multi-time champion in that series.  When the tree dropped Saturday night at Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC, it appeared to be Haney’s race as he left fir

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Springspeed Nationals! If you want to enjoy two days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. This is a National Drag Racing Championship event, with a huge variety of race cars and bikes that will keep the track action packed all day long. Watch and enjoy. The post Santa Pod’s Springspeed Nationals 2026 LIVESTREAM: Sunday Racing Action #livedragracing appeared first on BangShift.com. 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 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Check it out and let us know what you think! Video Description: Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Fro

If you missed the awesome on the road engine build and swap in Finnegan’s Limo Squarebody truck, then you missed a lot and are going to want to use the link below. They literally built a brand new engine in the back seat of the truck and then made a stop and swapped it into the truck to replace the worn out big block that was under the hood. So here is the dyno session with the truck to show just how much power this beast makes. CLICK HERE IF YOU MISSED THE ON THE ROAD ENGINE BUILD Video Descr