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Ron Capps won his second race of the Countdown to the Championship portion of the NHRA season this past weekend, beating Jonnie Lindberg and extending his lead in the battle for the title with just 3 events left this season.

If you have a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat or a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and you would like to have your supercharged Mopar muscle car beefed up by one of the biggest names in the history of American motorsports, Petty’s Garage can increase the output up over a thousand horsepower.

Ron Capps and his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny car took the class win this past weekend at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Pennsylvania, beating the Chevrolet Camaro of Courtney Force for his 7th win of the season and moving him into 1st place in the championship run with just four races left.

This past weekend, David Crockett and his 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 rocketed down the quarter mile in just 9.53 seconds during the Modern Street Hemi Shootout event at Virginia Motorsports Park – setting a new world record for the quickest modern Challenger with a 6-speed manual transmission.

Production numbers for the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat have arrived online and while they are not official numbers, the lack of official numbers of a particular trimline leaves us to rely on these unofficial numbers for the 707 horsepower Mopar muscle car – just like we have done for the 2015 and 2016 model years.

The internet is ablaze today with news of a possible Hellcat Hemi-powered Chrysler 300 SRT, but I really don’t expect that we will see a Hellcat 300 in the United States – even though creating such a vehicle would be relatively simple for the FCA engineers.

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat owned by Malcolm Zack recently laid down a 10.47 quarter mile without any power-adding modifications and while he does have steeper gears, a stronger driveshaft and a healthy dose of weight reduction inside and out – this supercharged Mopar monster was able to run 10.40s with factory power.

Last month, I was one of the people who bought a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, helping the brawny Mopar lead the muscle car segment in August sales, and today I want to talk about why I opted for the supercharged Challenger after spending time in many of the market’s spiciest performance cars.

The very last Dodge Viper rolled off of the Connor Avenue assembly line last month, ending the 5th chapter in the book of the Viper and leaving many people wondering what the future holds for the Dodge supercar program – and why the Viper was killed off to begin with.

While the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat don’t get any major changes for the 2018 model year, there are some aesthetic differences which will likely draw in more buyers who want a slightly different 707 horsepower muscle car.

The second attempt by the fan-funded Dodge Viper ACR Nurburgring record team resulted in a new best for the Mopar supercar, but it still fell short of the Porsche 918 production record and worse yet – one car ran into mechanical issues and the other crashed.

August 2017 sales numbers from around the industry are in and for the 2nd time this year, the Dodge Challenger has outsold both the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro – allowing the brawny Mopar muscle car to pull into 2nd place in the annual muscle car segment sales race.

FCA has announced a recall for select 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat models over a concern that one of the oil cooler lines could fail, possibly leading to a serious oil leak and – in the worst case scenario – engine failure.

Since late last week, the Dodge Viper ACR teams attempting to set the Nurburgring production road car lap time record has been hard at work at the famous German road course, but so far, the team has only been able to equal their previous record of 7:03.

The team of Dodge Viper lovers who previously traveled to Germany to attempt to set the Nurburgring record for the quickest production road car is heading back across the pond sometime this week for another attempt – this time with an extra driver and an idea of how to tune even more speed into the Mopar supercar.

The Celebrity Hellcat Shootout at the 2017 Roadkill Nights by Dodge event near Detroit was punctuated due to hard rains late in the evening, but in settling for a split title, NHRA driver Matt Hagan and YouTube show host Tony Angelo each contributed $5,000 to their charities – while also making a couple good, strong runs in the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

Forza Motorsport 7 will introduce the next generation of racing simulators this October and today, we bring you a look at the Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Eagle, AMC, Ram and SRT models of the new game – with the stars of the current FCA FM7 lineup being the new Viper ACR and the Hellcat Challenger.

The group attempting to set the production road car record at the Nurburgring with the 2017 Dodge Viper ACR will be going back later this month for another run at the record, thanks again the contributions from Viper fans around the world.

Those Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat fans and Mopar diecast collectors have a new item to watch for in stores, as the Greenlight Collectables new Anniversary Collection Series includes a Mopar-themed Hellcat Charger, a Jeep Wrangler and a handful of vehicles from other automakers.

Although the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 are due to be replaced in the next few years, sales of the large, rear wheel drive sedans from FCA remain strong, with year over year sales growth for both of the biggest FCA cars.

We previously brought you the news of the new Dodge Viper ACR running a lap time of 7:03.45 at the Nurburgring and today, we bring you a chance to ride along for that blazing-fast trip around the 12.9-mile road course.

After the Dodge Challenger topped the muscle car segment sales race in June, the Ford Mustang surged back ahead to lead the race in July, with both of those performance cars outselling the slow-selling Chevrolet Camaro.

The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody is a relatively simple package, but after driving the meatier Mopar muscle car on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and roads around the track, there is no question that the bigger Challenger makes for an even greater Hellcat.

Collectors of Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat toys had better put on their internet hunting hat, as the newest miniature Mopar muscle is car made by the company Siku and this Sublime SRT Hellcat is only planned for sale in Europe.

After turning in a time of 7:03.45 yesterday, the Dodge Viper ACR piloted by Dominik Farnbacher hit the track today for one more shot at the Nurburgring production road car record, but an odd mechanical issue coupled with more rain put an end to this attempt at the 6-minute range.

The first solid lap time for the current record run attempt by a pair of Dodge Viper ACRs has been announced and with a lap of 7:03.45, the new American Club Racer is the 4th quickest production road car – and the team plans to make more runs before heading back to the US.

We have already brought you the basic pricing model for the 2018 Dodge Durango SRT but today, we bring you a detailed look at the option pricing for the 475hp SUV – which you can order from your local Dodge dealership right now with the first units arriving this fall.

The 2018 Dodge Durango SRT offers more high performance ability than any other 3-row SUV in America, but more importantly, it will tow 8,700lbs – making it the perfect tow vehicle for a Hellcat Challenger or Charger owner who wants to tow their Mopar muscle car to the track with another high performance Mopar machine.

Robert Hight and his John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro funny car finally put a stop to the 10-race win streak by the Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny cars and Hight did it at the Mopar Mile High Nationals – giving the John Force team its second win of the season.

A few weeks back we brought you the news that for the second year in a row, Dodge will sponsor legal street racing on Detroit’s Woodward Ave as part of the Roadkill Nights automotive festival and to help make this year the best ever, racers who want to participate have to fill out an application and be chosen by the Roadkill crew – and I think that it is a great move.