{"id":72410,"date":"2023-08-16T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T22:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=72410"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:19:27","slug":"roadkill-nights-powered-by-dodge-gets-faster-louder-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2023\/08\/roadkill-nights-powered-by-dodge-gets-faster-louder-for-2023.html","title":{"rendered":"Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge Gets Faster & Louder for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge held its eighth chapter this past weekend at a new location in downtown Pontiac, with a nicer section of road for the legal street racing program. In addition to all of the racing on Woodward Avenue, Roadkill Nights featured a \u201cCruise-In\u201d show area, a variety of Dodge and Ram thrill rides, a Dodge SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Demon virtual drive simulator, a selection of automotive vendors, a collection of food vendors and plenty of Dodge-based displays \u2013 ranging from a pop-up Dodge apparel store to free spray-on tattoos. Serving as a final exclamation point on the night was a live performance by rap legend Ice Cube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The eighth edition of MotorTrend presents Roadkill\nNights Powered by Dodge featured fresh new event elements, with a unique new\ndowntown Pontiac event location, a new team format that increased the smack\ntalk for the Direct Connection Grudge Race and an amazing performance by a\nworld-famous artist to wrap up the day,” said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand\nand Ram brand CEO – Stellantis. “The bar just keeps getting higher and\nhigher for our annual horsepower circus, because we know it’s what drives our\nBrotherhood of Muscle.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roadkill Nights 2023 drew more than 42,750 spectators to the\nnew location \u2013 a new Roadkill Nights record – to watch more than 120 racers\nduke it out for the total purse of $30,000. Mother Nature dampened things for\nabout an hour, but the track prep crew was quick to dry out the track as soon\nas the rain stopped and they got back to racing. As a result of the rain, there\nwere fewer qualifying runs than some had hoped, but the organizers were still\nable to complete all of the racing programs before the concert began at 7:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make for better viewing, there were long sections of\nelevated grandstands on both sides of the track along with a standing-room-only\nsection along the fences. This allowed more fans to get a better look at the\naction on the new, better racing surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lots of Dodge Seat Time<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n