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In 2005, the Chrysler-sponsored SRT won the luxury class (and took sixth place, overall) with a slightly-modified Chrysler 300C SRT8 driven by SRT
employees David Zelkowski (powertrain engineer) and Erich Heuschele (dynamics specialist). Heuschele
said, "We beat nine of 10 Porsches, seven of nine Corvettes, all
eight BMW M cars, both Acura NSX-R supercharged racecars, both
Superperformance Cobra Daytona Coupes, all five WRX STis/Mitsubishi
Evolutions, and the Lotus Elise." Second place overall was taken by a Hennessey 650 Dodge Viper; fourth place overall by a Dodge Ram
1500 tube-frame racecar that won the SUV class; and eight place was taken by Dan Seeley's Dodge SRT4 with Mopar Stage 3 engine and
suspension kits (which won the mid-priced
class).
(Thanks, MoparMarc)
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- Neon racing successes
- The rally K-car
- Dodge racing, 1997-98: NASCAR Truck, Viper sweeping LeMans GT2, Neons sweeping SCCA, and Avengers in NHRA
- Slant six racing series?
- For more racing of the 1950s and 1960s, visit the "Insider's History of Plymouth" series.
- Shelby 3.3 liter Dodge Can Am cars and the 1965 McKee Plymouth Hemi
- Visit our general Mopar racing forum!
- Daily-driver Road Runner vs 300C SRT-8 on the strip
- In 2006, the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe won the very first FIA-sanctioned GT3 Championship race, which featured 43 entries (including eight Vipers from three teams); competitors included Aston Martin, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Porsche. Second place was taken by a Ferrari 430.
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Once...as Jerry Olesen wrote..."The cars were production line models, which were reinforced at key points...These days, they race 'cars that never were,' so to speak, and much of the relevance to actual automobiles has been lost. "
The semi-stock car years
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1990 and beyond
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2005 season: 11 poles and 3 wins in 36
races.
Neon
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