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For myself, Dodge's return to NASCAR Cup competition in 2001 came at the perfect time to create a lifelong superfan. 10 years old, the son of Dodge Dealer, glued to the TV every weekend they were on track. Constantly filling sketch books with drawings of the Dodge Boys hotrods. Twenty years...

While the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancelation of just about every event planned around the 2020 Woodward Dream Cruise, the Modern Street Hemi Shootout’s ThiTek “Hemi’Nsanity” will still be held on August 16 at Lapeer International Raceway. Roadkill Nights by Dodge, the actual Woodward...

There are arguably no modern Mopar road racing program that is better known than that of Wesley Motorsports . The team’s Bilstein-sponsored blue-and-yellow Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody race car has proven its mettle in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb and on the GridLife circuit. The team...

The early stages of the 2020 Modern Street Hemi Shootout schedule have been ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many drag strips around the country were forced to close to delay the start of their 2020 racing season and unfortunately, that includes several of the tracks where the MSHS was...

When Dodge introduced the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye and the 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody to the media, the company did so at a road course. Although modern muscle cars traditionally haven’t...

This weekend, the quickest and most powerful drag cars, trucks and SUVs packing a Hemi V8 will roll into No Problem Raceway in New Orleans for the first event of the 2020 Modern Street Hemi Shootout series schedule. The opening event of the 2020 MSHS season is sponsored by Legmaker Intakes...

Back in mid-August, the Modern Street Hemi Shootout series headed to Detroit, Michigan for ThiTek HEMI’nsanity, which is the most elaborate event on the MSHS schedule. In addition to the thrilling racing program that was held at Lapeer International Dragway for the first time, the MSHS also...

On September 13 th and 14 th , the 2019 Monster Muscle Car Weekend will be held at World Wide Technologies Raceway in Madison, Illinois and while it is open to all American muscle cars – Mopar is the most well-represented and supported group within the event. The Monster Muscle Car Weekend...

Last month, the world’s quickest modern Hemi-powered machines rolled into Cecil County Dragway for the 5 th event on the Modern Street Hemi Shootout schedule for 2019, sponsored by High Horse Performance, and as one of the quickest tracks in the country, Cecil didn’t disappoint. Clear skies and...

The Modern Street Hemi Shootout has had a rough go of things this year, with their first event in Georgia being rained out while the second stop on the schedule was hampered by foolish west coast track rules. Fortunately, when the field of the quickest modern Hemi-powered machines in the world...

Dodge and Mopar have joined with Pennzoil to double the number of their event title sponsorships in the 2019 season.  The races will be: April 12-14, 2019: Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil, Baytown, Texas  April 12-14, 2019: Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals...

Dodge, SRT, and Mopar are extending their drag-racing partnership with Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) for several years, extending a relationship that began in 2003. DSR’s Mopar-powered teams have claimed 12 championships in the Funny Car, Top Fuel, and Factory Stock Showdown classes, starting...

It may seem obvious, but while the Dodge Challenger Hellcat can get really close to 200 mph (where the Charger Hellcat takes over), it’s not a good idea to film yourself doing it on a public road. According to the Raleigh News & Observer , William Jefferson not only took his car up to 198 mph...

A new Dodge contest invites National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) race fans to “race“ in the simulator-based Drag Strip Showdown. The  four drivers with the best elapsed times will win trips to the Dodge//SRT Bondurant Drag Racing School. Demon simulators as they are now The four winners will be...

It’s not really major news that Dodge will be the title sponsor for the NHRA US Nationals — since this will be their 18th year as a title sponsor. This time, though, the NHRA Dodge Hemi Challenge will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mopar-powered Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Dart Super...

Prefix Corporation is official engine supplier for Stevens-Miller Racing’s fleet of Hemi-powered Dodge Challenger Trans-Am race cars for the 2018 season. Joe Stevens, owner of Stevens-Miller Racing, said, “We allow racers to leverage our experience and equipment at a lower cost compared to...

Tommy Johnson Jr. advanced to the final round at the NHRA Arizona Nationals on Sunday in his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car. Johnson’s runner-up finish came after his Don Schumacher Racing crew worked hard to get his car ready following an explosion under the hood during Saturday...

Denver’s major drag-racing event will be titled the 2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar. This will be the 30th year that Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, and FCA US brands will sponsor the race; Mopar is joining Dodge as a presenting sponsor. The challenging high-altitude NHRA...

In addition to running a Mopar Dodge//SRT NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, Leah Pritchett will steer a supercharged Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak in the full slate of 2018 SAM Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown events. Pritchett’s 354-cubic-inch HEMI® engine-powered Drag Pak will be prepped and...

Mopar and Dodge/SRT will have a massive 4,800-square-foot exhibit at the NHRA Winternationals, combining each brand’s rig to form one of the largest displays on Manufacturers Midway. The display rigs will be positioned head-to-head, joining fan-friendly exhibits and show vehicles together under...