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09/02/2021 - The ever popular Dodge HEMI® Challenge celebrates its 20th anniversary at the NHRA prestigious Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals, affectionately known as the “Big Go,” at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis this weekend.
09/04/2020 - No. 1 qualifier Stephen Yantus crowned as first new winner of Dodge HEMI® Challenge in five years at 2020 NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis
09/02/2020 - While a worldwide pandemic has made this year mostly forgettable, the 2020 edition of the upcoming Dodge HEMI® Challenge looks to be a memorable one for all the right reasons; a special guest of honor and some record-setting achievements are revving up NHRA sportsman-class fans.
08/27/2019 - Three-time and defending NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge champion James Daniels leads a group of 20 drivers at the popular NHRA Sportsman event during the iconic U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Aug. 28 – Sept. 2.
03/28/2019 - The Dodge//SRT brand will return as title sponsor of the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge, marking the 19th consecutive year of FCA US LLC sponsorship of the popular NHRA Sportsman event at the historic NHRA U.S. Nationals.
04/26/2018 - The Dodge brand announced title sponsorship of the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge, returning the fan-favorite event to the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals for the 18th consecutive year.
06/29/2016 - The Mopar HEMI® Challenge is set to return for its 16th consecutive season at the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals in Brownsburg, Ind., Sept. 1-2. Mopar-powered Super Stock/Automatic-HEMI (SS/AH) Sportsman class competitors will go head-to-head on the quarter-mile at Lucas Oil Raceway in 1968 HEMI-powered Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda machines, the original Mopar package cars.
09/05/2015 - The 15th anniversary edition of the Mopar HEMI® Challenge at the 61st annual NHRA U.S. Nationals saw a new winner crowned from the 22 classic 1968 Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Darts competing in the fan favorite vintage muscle car showcase on the quarter-mile Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis.
06/17/2015 - For a 15th consecutive season, Mopar will underscore its commitment to Sportsman racing competition within the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) with the presentation of the Mopar HEMI® Challenge. The ever-popular annual vintage racing event will be staged during the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana, with this year’s shootout scheduled to take place September 3-4 at Lucas Oil Raceway.
08/29/2014 - Charlie Westcott Jr. returned to his second home — the Mopar HEMI Challenge winner’s circle at the NHRA U.S. Nationals. Westcott Jr. raced his 1968 “War Fish” Plymouth Barracuda to the final-round win at the 14th Annual Mopar HEMI Challenge on Friday, defeating Wendell Howes to claim his third victory in four years and sixth in the last 10 at Indy.
05/29/2014 - The Mopar brand will highlight once again its commitment to Sportsman racing competition within the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) by holding the ever-popular HEMI® Challenge for a 14th consecutive season at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Ind., this August. This year’s edition will include a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the GEN II 426 Race HEMI as part of Mopar’s year-long commemoration of the iconic engine.
08/30/2013 - At the prestigious 59th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals on Friday at Lucas Oil Raceway, Mopar fans saw Rick Houser earn his second career Mopar® HEMI® Challenge in Sportsman competition, while Allen Johnson drove his Mopar Express Lane Dodge Avenger straight to the top of the Pro Stock score sheets to earn the provisional No.1 qualifier position.
08/06/2013 - The Mopar HEMI Challenge will once again have NHRA Sportsman enthusiasts revved up as Mopar-powered SS/AH class competitors prepare for a showdown on the quarter-mile drag strip at Lucas Oil Raceway for the prestigious U.S. Nationals Aug. 29-30, for a 13th consecutive season.
08/31/2012 - Charlie Westcott Jr. and Mopar® HEMI® Challenge mastery – the two go hand-in-hand. The Parma, Mich., native took his 1968 “Warfish” Plymouth Barracuda all the way to the bank on Friday at the 12th Annual Mopar® HEMI® Challenge at the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, defeating the 1968 Dodge Dart of Jim Daniels to complete his second straight sweep at the Indianapolis Mopar HEMI Challenge, seize his fifth overall victory at the venue and pocket the $15,000 winner’s purse from Mopar.
08/30/2012 - Charlie Westcott Jr. of Parma, Mich., powered to the No. 1 spot in qualifying on Thursday in his 1968 “Warfish” Plymouth Barracuda at the 12th Annual Mopar® HEMI® Challenge at the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. Westcott Jr. banked the Mopar top qualifier $500 bonus with his second straight pole at the Indianapolis Mopar HEMI Challenge event, and will look to capture his second straight Indy win on Friday and fifth overall at the venue.
08/27/2012 - The equation is pretty simple for Team Mopar NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson. Just qualify for the 16-car field in the regular season finale, the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, and the Team Mopar driver will be locked into the No. 1 position to open the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. The Mac Tools U.S. Nationals take place at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 29–Sept. 3.
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