{"id":72463,"date":"2023-08-21T18:04:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T22:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=72463"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:19:27","slug":"jay-leno-gives-mopar-career-automotive-program-cap-student-grace-beeler-a-thrilling-ride-in-his-new-demon-170-at-woodward-dream-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/press-room\/2023\/08\/jay-leno-gives-mopar-career-automotive-program-cap-student-grace-beeler-a-thrilling-ride-in-his-new-demon-170-at-woodward-dream-cruise.html","title":{"rendered":"Jay Leno Gives Mopar<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Career Automotive Program (CAP) Student, Grace Beeler, a Thrilling Ride in his  New Demon 170 at Woodward Dream Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Legendary\ncomedian and TV host Jay Leno made a lasting impression on a young college\nstudent Saturday when he drove his all-new Dodge Challenger SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Demon 170 \u201cLast\nCall\u201d special-edition machine with Grace Beeler in the historic Woodward Dream\nCruise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leno, a longtime Dodge\/Mopar<sub>\u00ae<\/sub> enthusiast, came to the Motor City to receive his 1,025-horsepower, 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 street car and introduce his new \u201cJay + Direct Connection Car Care Collection\u201d product line in a special presentation with Dodge Brand CEO Tim Kuniskis. Kunsikis presented the keys to his Octane Red Demon 170 to Leno, the first customer to receive delivery of Dodge\u2019s final special edition muscle vehicle as part of the brand\u2019s \u201cLast Call\u201d lineup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a\nhuge fan of Dodge\u2026.. to me it\u2019s a great American road car,\u201d said Leno, who\ndrove his new Octane Red Demon 170 next to Kuniskis\u2019 Pitch Black Demon 170 up\nWoodward Avenue to Birmingham Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beeler,\nin her second year at Kirtland Community College in Grayling, Mich., has been a\nleading student in the Mopar College Automotive Program (CAP) as she prepares\nfor a future employment as a technician at a Dodge dealership. Beeler was\nchosen out of a large group of CAP students to ride with Leno from the historic\nVinsetta Garage, on a cruise up Woodward to a Dodge luncheon as part the famous\nWoodward Dream Cruise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so\ngrateful for this opportunity to ride with Jay in his new Demon 170,\u201d said\nBeeler. \u201cI never thought something like this could happen to me. I had such a\ngood time! And I want to thank the CAP team for this chance. I\u2019ve learned so\nmuch in the program and I\u2019m looking forward to this year\u2019s classes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mopar CAP partners with 100 colleges and technical schools\nthroughout the nation in a curriculum to guide students into the automotive\nindustry in a variety of applications. There are more than\n5,000 active students enrolled in Mopar CAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By incorporating the Mopar CAP curriculum, schools give students the ability to turn their passion for automotive activities into a career and assist them in gaining training and fundamental knowledge needed to work with some of the hottest vehicles in the industry including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo Brands. Giving students a competitive edge, MOPAR CAP combines hands-on experience and classroom instruction from certified educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe need for these automotive technical skills\nis intense and the statistics show that demand will only increase over time\nespecially with the shift to electrification,\u201d said Keith Yancy, Director of\nPerformance Institute and Head of Mopar CAP. \u201cThe support and partnership Mopar\nCAP receive from the Dodge Brand at NHRA events, Roadkill Nights and events\nlike this one, show our students how serious we are about helping them reach\ntheir potential, and we in turn support our dealers with the technician\nshortage.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At selected NHRA national drag racing events,\nmany Mopar CAP students have the opportunity to meet and talk with\nNHRA drag racing stars Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan of Tony Stewart Racing as\nwell as to network with many Dodge dealership associates who are seeking future\nauto technicians for their companies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary comedian and TV host Jay Leno made a lasting impression on a young college student Saturday when he drove his all-new Dodge Challenger SRT\u00ae Demon 170 \u201cLast Call\u201d special-edition machine with Grace Beeler in the historic Woodward Dream Cruise. Leno, a longtime Dodge\/Mopar\u00ae enthusiast, came to the Motor City to receive his 1,025-horsepower, 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 street car and introduce his new \u201cJay + Direct Connection Car Care Collection\u201d product line in a special presentation with Dodge Brand CEO Tim Kuniskis. 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