AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
July 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ --
- Ninth edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by
Dodge set to return to M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, on Saturday, August 10
- Tickets start at $25 with a
variety of ticket packages available now for purchase at
motortrend.com/roadkillnights
- Dodge NHRA Funny Car champ Matt
Hagan, plus European Dodge brand ambassador and Top Fuel
racer Ida Zetterström, will drive 11,000-plus horsepower racecars
on Woodward Avenue strip
- MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights (RKN) Powered by Dodge
brings legally sanctioned drag racing back to Woodward Avenue,
including the Direct Connection Grudge Race for the fourth
year
- Grudge Race competitors will use Direct Connection HurriCrate
engines, derived from the high-output 3.0L Hurricane Twin Turbo
engine, as building blocks of their drag-car builds
- Seventh Grudge Race competitor added as automotive builder and
media personality, Mike Musto will
compete in a HurriCrate engine-powered Dodge Hornet GT
- Action-packed RKN main event schedule includes street-legal
drag racing in Big Tire and Small Tire classes, muscle car
cruise-in, Dodge Thrill Rides and much more
- More information on Direct Connection available at
DCPerformance.com
- Additional information on Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge
available at DodgeGarage.com
Tickets are available, the date and location are locked in and
the Dodge Brotherhood of Muscle is geared up to gather for the
ninth edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered
by Dodge, set to return to M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. Enthusiasts can
reserve a spot to watch adrenaline-pumping, legally sanctioned drag
racing on Metro Detroit's famed Woodward Avenue and choose from a
variety of available ticket packages at
motortrend.com/roadkillnights.
Tickets for Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge start at
$25 for general admission.
Pontiac residents with a valid ID
can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $20 at the gate. Children 12 and under receive
free admission, and employees presenting a Stellantis ID badge
at the gate will also receive free admission, along with free
admission for up to one guest.
This year's event will pack more performance than ever before.
Four-time Dodge NHRA Funny Car champion Matt Hagan and European Dodge brand ambassador
Ida Zetterström, who will make her NHRA Top Fuel debut later this
year, will unleash their respective 11,000-horsepower and
12,000-horsepower drag cars on the temporary Woodward Avenue drag
strip on August 10. Hagan's Tony
Stewart Racing teammate and fan-favorite Dodge racer Leah Pruett will also be in attendance and will
participate in an autograph session with Hagan and Zetterström.
The Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge main event on Saturday will
also host the Direct Connection Grudge Race, now back for a fourth
consecutive year. Automotive builders with legions of online
followers were given Direct Connection HurriCrate engines,
derived from the high-output version of the 3.0L Hurricane Twin
Turbo engine, to use as building blocks in their drag car build
projects.
A recent addition to the list of competitors is media
personality and Hemmings Director of Programming Mike Musto, who together with builder and
fabricator Suppy Wejpanich, will install a HurriCrate engine in the
world's only widebody Dodge Hornet GT. Musto will race the modified
Hornet GT against six previously announced competitors, battling it
out for Grudge Race bragging rights online and on the strip.
The HurriCrate-powered Hornet build will be showcased on
the first season of a new ongoing video series that will follow
Musto and Wejpanich as they swap the same engine into a variety of
different vehicle builds to demonstrate the HurriCrate's
versatility.
Direct Connection is the Dodge performance parts brand, offering
factory-backed performance parts through the Dodge Power Brokers
dealer network. All competitors will be linked with a Dodge Power
Brokers dealer to assist with their build projects. Competitors
will also receive VIP access to the Direct Connection Tech hotline
at (800) 998-1110 for assistance. More information on Direct
Connection and Dodge Power Brokers is available
at DCPerformance.com. Information on the full lineup of Direct
Connection Grudge Race competitors is available at
DodgeGarage.com.
MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge –
Schedule of Events:
The action-packed Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge main event
schedule on August 10 will
include:
- Street-legal drag racing in Big Tire and Small Tire
classes
- Classic and modern muscle car cruise-in
- Dodge Thrill Rides
- Dodge Demon drag race simulators
- Dodge vehicle displays, including the all-new 2024 Dodge
Charger Daytona R/T and 2024 Charger Daytona Scat Pack
- Direct Connection performance parts
- Vendor midway
- Entertainment
- Food trucks
- Appearances by Roadkill's David
Freiburger and Mike
Finnegan
Information on additional event activities will be shared closer
to the event.
MotorTrend Group
MotorTrend Group, a Warner Bros. Discovery company, is the world's
largest automotive media group dedicated to introducing, inspiring,
and intensifying people's passions for the motoring world.
Comprising more than 50 iconic brands including MOTORTREND, HOT
ROD, ROADKILL and more, MotorTrend Group is the ultimate source of
entertainment and information for both auto enthusiasts and car
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over 70 million social followers. Featuring world-class automotive
entertainment across the No. 1 television network for automotive
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resources for new car shoppers, MotorTrend embodies every corner of
car culture. From electric vehicles to timeless classic customs,
MotorTrend Group brings the latest motoring trends to fans of all
generations.
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit
of brothers John and Horace Dodge.
Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with
a lineup that delivers unrivaled performance in each of the
segments in which the brand competes while moving forward to a
future that includes electrified muscle in the form of the
next-generation, all-new Dodge Charger.
The next-generation Dodge Charger electrifies a legend, with the
Charger retaining its title as the world's quickest and most
powerful muscle car led by the all-new, all-electric 2024 Dodge
Charger Daytona Scat Pack. The all-new Dodge Charger will also
offer performance choices via multi-energy powertrain options
including the 550-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK H.O.,
powered by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane High Output engine.
Dodge also keeps its foot on the gas as a pure performance brand
with the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most
powerful SUV ever, and best-in-class standard performance in the
compact utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet.
Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading
global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more
information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit
www.stellantis.com.
Follow Dodge//SRT and company news and video on:
Company blog: http://blog.stellantisnorthamerica.com
Media website: http://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com
Dodge brand: www.dodge.com
Direct Connection: www.DCPerformance.com
DodgeGarage: www.dodgegarage.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dodge
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dodgeofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dodge and @StellantisNA
YouTube: www.youtube.com/dodge,
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