{"id":49003,"date":"2021-03-05T13:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T18:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=49003"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:21:34","slug":"mopar-and-dodge-srt-renew-support-of-nhra-in-70th-anniversary-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2021\/03\/mopar-and-dodge-srt-renew-support-of-nhra-in-70th-anniversary-season.html","title":{"rendered":"Mopar®<\/sub> and Dodge\/\/SRT®<\/sup> Renew Support of NHRA in 70th Anniversary Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prestigious\nU.S. Nationals joins lineup of five event title sponsorships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> and Dodge\/\/SRT\u00ae<\/sup> (Street and Racing Technology)\nperformance brands are bolstering their relationship with the National Hot Rod\nAssociation (NHRA) as the series gets set to celebrate 70 years of drag-racing\nhistory with the start of the 2021 Camping World Series season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two partnering brands, long known for their involvement in\nmotorsports, will expand their support of the premier drag-racing series to\ninclude the title sponsorship of the Dodge\/\/SRT U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis,\nthe 68th edition of the NHRA\u2019s prestigious cornerstone event and world\u2019s\nbiggest drag-racing competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mopar and Dodge\/\/SRT brands are also extending their title\nsponsorship support of national events at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, the\nlongest running sponsorship in NHRA and one of longest in all of motorsports,\nand Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania, while reprising their\nsponsorship of the Houston and Las Vegas races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2021 NHRA season\u2019s 21-race calendar will see Mopar and\nDodge\/\/SRT divide title sponsorship duties at five NHRA national events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • May\n 21-23 \u2013 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented by Pennzoil\n (Houston)<\/li>
  • July\n 16-18 \u2013 Dodge\/\/SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil (Denver)<\/li>
  • Sept.\n 1-5 \u2013 Dodge\/\/SRT U.S. Nationals (Indianapolis)<\/li>
  • Sept.\n 10-12 \u2013 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil (Reading,\n Pennsylvania)<\/li>
  • Oct. 29-Nov. 1 \u2013 Dodge\/\/SRT NHRA\n Nationals Presented by Pennzoil (Las Vegas)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe performance legacy of Dodge and SRT is forever intertwined\nwith the NHRA and taking on title sponsorship of the U.S. Nationals further\nenhances that connection to our roots,\u201d said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge Brand Chief\nExecutive Officer – Stellantis. \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing Dodge\/\/SRT\nperformance-car customers have in common, it\u2019s a passion for the feeling you\nget when you experience NHRA racing for yourself. We try to build a part of\nthat experience into every Dodge\/\/SRT Hellcat Charger, Challenger and Durango\nyou can buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cNHRA drag racing is a great example of how on-track performance\nis translated by our engineers to the benefit of our Dodge\/\/SRT performance\nvehicles,\u201d added Kuniskis. \u201cDodge literally sells the same cars you\u2019ll see\nracing in the NHRA\u2019s Sportsman classes. And much of what we learn in the\nseries\u2019 premier classes finds its way into our Dodge\/\/SRT Chargers, Challengers\nand Durangos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAs the ultimate exhibition of horsepower for passionate\nmotorsports enthusiasts, NHRA drag racing is the perfect place to showcase the\nMopar brand,\u201d said Mark Bosanac, North America Vice President, Mopar Service,\nParts & Customer Care. \u201cAs the defending NHRA Funny Car world champions, we\nlook forward to adding to our extensive list of accomplishments and wins. In\naddition, we are pleased to announce that Mopar Express Lane will return as the\ntitle sponsor for the national race event in Reading that kicks off the NHRA\nCountdown to the Championship.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Decades-long Legacy in the NHRA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Since the NHRA\u2019s founding in 1951 by Wally Parks, the family of Mopar and Dodge brand vehicles and parts has forever left its mark, not just in NHRA record books, but in the hearts of drivers, tuners and fans captivated by their performances. The drag strip is where the brands built their reputation, which began in 1963 with the domination of the 426-cubic-inch Max Wedge V-8 engine in the Stock and Super Stock classes. Next came the introduction of the legendary 426 HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> engine, whose basic architecture has been used in Top Fuel and Funny Car classes for decades and continues today. The history of success in the pro ranks of Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock includes a combined total of 1,280 national event title wins and 79 NHRA world championship titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Much of Mopar and Dodge brands’ most recent success in the NHRA\nhas been earned in the more than 10,000-horsepower nitro-fueled (Funny Car and\nTop Fuel) classes where competitors reach speeds in excess of 330 mph. The\nreturn of HEMI-powered machines to the track in March will signal the start of\na 19th season for Mopar and Dodge\/\/SRT brands\u2019 long-standing relationship with\nDon Schumacher Racing (DSR), the winningest organization in NHRA history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After securing the 2020 Funny Car World Championship, a third with\nMopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye driver Matt Hagan (2011, 2014, 2020) at\nthe helm, Mopar and Dodge\/\/SRT are extending their relationship with DSR\nthrough 2021. Their association first blossomed in 1971 when rookie driver Don\nSchumacher drove a HEMI-powered Funny Car for the first time at the U.S.\nNationals and won the national title, was formalized with the DSR team in 2003,\nand has since yielded 13 NHRA world championships and 278 event wins (161 Funny\nCar, 111 Top Fuel, three Pro Stock and three Factory Super Stock). Mopar and\nDodge\/\/SRT primary paint schemes will be featured again on Hagan\u2019s Funny Car\nand Leah Pruett\u2019s Top Fuel dragster throughout the 2021 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Supporting Legions of Grassroots Racers in Sportsman Class<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Continued Mopar and Dodge\/\/SRT brand support in the Sportsman\nclasses continues into the NHRA\u2019s 70th anniversary season, beginning with the\n52nd annual Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Florida, March 12-14. The\nMopar Contingency Program continues its long-running presentation of monetary\nawards to recognize wins or runner-up finishes for grassroots racers running a\nMopar contingency decal and using specified parts, including the brand\u2019s valve\ncovers, intake manifolds and cylinder heads. Similarly, the Dodge Top Finisher\nAward will provide cash prizes to Stock Eliminator and Super Stock drivers of a\nMopar-powered Dodge, Chrysler or Plymouth race car, which advances the furthest\nin eliminations at each 2021 NHRA national event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The brands\u2019 Sportsman class support will also be highlighted by\nthe return of the Dodge HEMI Challenge, a fan-favorite showcase of iconic 426\nHEMI-powered Super Stock 1968 Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas battling\nhead-to-head, set celebrate its 20th anniversary during the 2021 Dodge U.S.\nNationals, Sept. 2-3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mopar and Dodge\/\/SRT will also debut the much anticipated\nfourth-generation Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak this NHRA season in the\nFactory Stock Showdown, an eight-race series in the Sportsman class, with\nDSR-prepared entries driven by Pruett and Mark Pawuk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, Mopar, Dodge\/\/SRT and NHRA have teamed up for a multi-year full media package that will include NHRA on FOX commercials and integration. In order to share the brands\u2019 enthusiasm with fans attending races, Dodge\/\/SRT and Mopar offer a massive 4,800-square-foot exhibit, one of the largest displays in the NHRA\u2019s Manufacturers Midway. Among the exhibit\u2019s interactive features are Dodge Challenger SRT Demon simulators for competitive NHRA fans to virtually race themselves, as well as the opportunity to see and feel the experience of drag racing from the driver\u2019s seat aboard an actual Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Car simulator. To follow Dodge\/\/SRT and Mopar during the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, visit DodgeGarage, a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Prestigious U.S. Nationals joins lineup of five event title sponsorships The Mopar\u00ae and Dodge\/\/SRT\u00ae (Street and Racing Technology) performance brands are bolstering their relationship with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) as the series gets set to celebrate 70 years of drag-racing history with the start of the 2021 Camping World Series season.  The two partnering brands, long known for their involvement in motorsports, will expand their support of the premier drag-racing series to include the title sponsorship of the Dodge\/\/SRT U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, the 68th edition of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":49013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[849,547,615],"class_list":["post-49003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-dsr","tag-mopar","tag-nhra"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/feature.png","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49003"}],"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\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49003"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49015,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49003\/revisions\/49015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}