{"id":80532,"date":"2024-08-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=80532"},"modified":"2024-08-14T11:14:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:14:41","slug":"2024-roadkill-nights-drag-racing-new-site-familiar-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2024\/08\/2024-roadkill-nights-drag-racing-new-site-familiar-winners.html","title":{"rendered":"2024 Roadkill Nights Drag Racing: New Site, Familiar Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge moved from downtown Pontiac back to the M1 Concourse, but that wasn\u2019t the only change for 2024. In past years, when the event was held at M1, racing took place on historic Woodward Avenue. This time, racing was held on the long straightaway of the road racing facility. This allowed the event organizers to place the racers\u2019 pits in a place where attendees could check out the racing vehicles while checking out the Cruise-In area, whereas in past years, the area where the race vehicles were parked was off-limits to spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn its ninth year, MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge continues to evolve and get better and better,\u201d said Matt McAlear, Dodge brand CEO &#8211; Stellantis. \u201cFrom the public debut of the all-new Dodge Charger Daytona and its Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system, to the Direct Connection Grudge Race, to first-ever Dodge Hornet Rally Rides and drag-racing action inside M1 Concourse, it was another weekend for the history books for the Dodge Brotherhood of Muscle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG002-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG002-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG002-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There were two main drag racing classes at 2024 Roadkill Nights \u2013 Big Tire and Small Tire \u2013 with a $5,000 prize to the winner of the Quick 8 shootout in each class. More than a hundred race vehicles registered to compete for those 16 shootout spots. There was also an additional $5,000 prize for the quickest Dodge product in each of the two main classes, so in total, the racing program had a payout of $20,000. Here are a couple examples of Mopar<sub>\u00ae<\/sub> racing at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1970 Plymouth Cuda AAR racing a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye at Roadkill Nights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AFhX56-mo0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Roadkill Nights: Dodge Super Bee Vs Plymouth Road Runner\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPgc0LdWx-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Big Tire class, Jim Kline and his 1966 Pontiac Acadian won for the second year in a row, but Kline has also claimed the Roadkill Nights Big Tire class in past years as well. Kline made short work of every competitor in the Quick 8 bracket, running a 4.85 in the finals to take the win and the $5,000 prize.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG003-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG003-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG003-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Roadkill Nights Big Tire Final\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVwugD0lhDY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Small Tire class, Mikael Borggren and his legendary 1987 Volvo 240 station wagon also won for the second year in a row, narrowly beating a supercharged Ford Mustang in a very close drag race.\u00a0Borggren was in the 5.1x range when he claimed the $5,000 prize for his class.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG004.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG004-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG004-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG004-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Roadkill Nights Small Tire Finals\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2B3WlSdTeIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, while neither of the quickest Dodge products were in either of the class finals above, two familiar names took home the $5,000 prize for the quickest Big Tire and Small Tire Dodge entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quickest Small Tire Dodge \u2013 for an incredible sixth year in a row \u2013 was Peter Bokedon in his 1972 Dodge Dart. For those wondering, this car is powered by a 408-cubic-inch Mopar V8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"656\" data-id=\"80538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG005-992x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG005-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG005-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG005-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG005.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"656\" data-id=\"80539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG006-992x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG006-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG006-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG006-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG006.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Big Tire class, the title of the Quickest Dodge went to Tom Bailey and his record-setting Dodge Durango. Bailey has claimed the Roadkill Nights Big Tire class in past years in his Sick Seconds Camaro, but this year, he was racing his Gen 3 HEMI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> engine-powered Durango. In doing so, he was the quickest Dodge driver in the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" data-id=\"80540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG007-992x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG007-992x744.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG007-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG007-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"702\" data-id=\"80541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG008-992x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG008-992x702.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG008-576x408.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG008-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG008.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in addition to the Big Tire and Small Tire classes, 2024 Roadkill Nights had the Hurricane Grudge Match program, which was won by Morgan Evans and her 1987 Dodge D150 pickup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Roadkill Nights Hurricane Grudge Match Finals - Dodge D150 vs Dodge Demon\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NNKRHRW1LZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe worked so hard over the last two months, and I can\u2019t believe we got here and we ended up winning. The truck worked incredibly, and I couldn\u2019t have asked it to do better,\u201d said Evans. \u201cWe built a 1987 Dodge D150 with the new HurriCrate twin-turbo inline six. I love that thing. I can\u2019t get over how well it performed. It\u2019s twerky, and it spools fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"656\" data-id=\"80542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG009-992x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG009-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG009-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG009-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG009.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"656\" data-id=\"80543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG010-992x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG010-992x656.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG010-576x381.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG010-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RacingResults_IMG010.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, 2024 Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge drew more than 40,000 attendees, with more than 300 Cruise-In vehicles joining the 100+ drag racing vehicles and the collection of exhibition vehicles \u2013 including burnouts by Matt Hagan and Ida Zetterstrom in their Top Fuel cars and a pair of Dodge Challenger SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Demon 170s from Radford Racing School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170s from Radford Race at Roadkill Nights 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gylJQ3ITD78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all of the winners at 2024 Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge and thanks to everyone who contributed to make the ninth year of the event successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge moved from downtown Pontiac back to the M1 Concourse, but that wasn\u2019t the only change for 2024. In past years, when the event was held at M1, racing took place on historic Woodward Avenue. This time, racing was held on the long straightaway of the road racing facility. This allowed the event organizers to place the racers\u2019 pits in a place where attendees could check out the racing vehicles while checking out the Cruise-In area, whereas in past years, the area where the race vehicles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":80544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[497,1921],"tags":[528,685],"class_list":["post-80532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-video","tag-drag-racing","tag-roadkill-nights"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RoadkillRacingResults_Feature.jpg","social_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RoadkillRacingResults_Social.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\/80532"}],"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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80532"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80554,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80532\/revisions\/80554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}