{"id":16470,"date":"2018-05-22T08:48:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=16470"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:25:06","slug":"todd-srtmush-and-his-wife-drag-things-out-at-nmca-bluegrass-nats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2018\/05\/todd-srtmush-and-his-wife-drag-things-out-at-nmca-bluegrass-nats.html","title":{"rendered":"Todd \u2018SRTMush\u2019 and His Wife Drag Things Out at NMCA Bluegrass Nats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been following the exploits of Todd \u201cSRTMush&#8221; on YouTube, you\u2019ll notice he\u2019s on a mission to go faster in his 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Demon every time he rolls into a drag strip. Todd is always trying new things to lower his car&#8217;s ET with the hopes of being the first SRT Demon to go into the eight-second zone. That\u2019s quite a feat, even with aftermarket parts thrown in for good measure. Not only does the supercharged 6.2L HEMI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> have to be hitting on all eight, but the weather and track conditions have to be just right to get that eight-second time slip. For Todd, this is something he\u2019s very determined to accomplish and with support of his lovely wife Laura (who, BTW, drives a wicked fast 2016 Charger SRT Hellcat), he\u2019s on his way and always looking for new racing venues to race his SRT Demon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16496 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-02.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-02-614x220.jpg 614w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-02-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-02-700x251.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the NMCA Bluegrass Nationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this past weekend, Todd and Laura drove up from their home in Nashville, Tennessee. They both wanted to check out the fun and make some laps in both their supercharged HEMI-powered SRT Dodge vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis past weekend, we attended our first NMCA event,&#8221; said Todd. &#8220;I had no idea what we were missing. This event is any muscle car fanatic&#8217;s dream. From Extreme Pro Mods to street cars, vintage and modern, it had it all. The races themselves ran smoothly and organized, despite the rain trying to spoil our fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16497 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-03.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-03-614x210.jpg 614w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-03-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-03-700x240.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cleared through the staging lanes quickly and kept the classes moving. If I had to pick one race to participate in, it would have to be NMCA. And if I had to suggest to someone that&#8217;s never been to a drag race before, I&#8217;d have to suggest NMCA as their first event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16498 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-04.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-04-614x262.jpg 614w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-04-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-04-700x299.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Todd and his wife, their first NMCA event was a busy one as the folks from <i>Grudge Race<\/i> recruited the both of them to race their Challenger SRT Demon and Charger SRT Hellcat. If you\u2019ve never heard of <i>Grudge Race<\/i>, it&#8217;s produced by the same creator who brought us <i>PINKS<\/i> and <i>PINKS All Out<\/i>. It\u2019s the same premise, <i>Grudge Race<\/i> brings real racers with long-standing grudges to a racetrack for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to settle their feud in front of the world. Hosted by self-proclaimed Mopar<sub>\u00ae<\/sub> gearhead Willie B, both Todd and Laura had fun talking smack about each other\u2019s rides and drag racing skills in front the camera crew from <i>Grudge Race<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16492 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-05.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-05-614x262.jpg 614w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-05-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-05-700x299.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we were originally there for the HEMI Shootout, we got a lucky opportunity to participate in the filming of <i>Grudge Race<\/i>, a TV show where two racers settle their grudge on the track to find out who is the better racer. My wife and I were tapped to race each other, Hellcat versus Demon in one mean battle of the sexes, battle of the spouses, battle of the Mopars. It was an amazing experience to participate in something like that and see how a show such as that is put together. And we had such a fun time doing it. The big downfall to all of this, waiting for the next NMCA race,\u201d exclaimed a smiling Todd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16493 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-06.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-06-614x262.jpg 614w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-06-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-06-700x299.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not going to tell you the outcome of Todd and Laura\u2019s epic match-up on <i>Grudge Race<\/i>, you\u2019ll have to tune into NBCSN&nbsp;later this summer and find out.<\/p>\n<p>But, here\u2019s a hint &#8211; the supercharged HEMI Dodge won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been following the exploits of Todd \u201cSRTMush&#8221; on YouTube, you\u2019ll notice he\u2019s on a mission to go faster in his 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT\u00ae Demon every time he rolls into a drag strip. 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Not only does the supercharged 6.2L HEMI\u00ae have to be hitting on all eight, but the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":16494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[528,905],"class_list":["post-16470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-drag-racing","tag-nmca"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nmca-srtmush-thumbnail.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16470"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43950,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16470\/revisions\/43950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}