<h1>Dodge Expands Sponsorship of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Competing Series Event at Maple Grove Raceway; Increases In


AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 7, 2017/ PRNewswire/-- Dodge has actually extended its contract as the title legal rights enroller of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Competing Collection occasion at Maple Grove Raceway for the 2017 season, Dodge and also NHRA revealed today.

2007 expedition grill The 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will certainly be held Sept. 21-24 and serves as the 2nd race in the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. The event will be a crucial stop for racers who are fighting for a world champion at the final thought of the season.

" The Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway is among the best events on the NHRA Drag Competing Collection calendar," claimed Brad Gerber, NHRA vice head of state as well as chief advancement officer. "The fan base in the region is just one of the most devoted in the nation and also followers will certainly witness leading NHRA racers battling during the countdown to the champion."

Dodge's commitment to the sporting activity of NHRA Drag Competing continues to be solidified as those who take on Dodge cars in the Super Stock as well as Stock courses in the Lucas Oil Drag Competing Collection will be qualified for additional bonus offer money during the program of the year. Newly presented for 2017, the Dodge Top Finisher honor awards $500 each to the Stock as well as Super Supply drivers in a Dodge or Plymouth automobile that advance the farthest throughout removals at each of the 24 NHRA National events.

" Expanding the Dodge collaboration with the NHRA and Maple Grove Raceway is an easy decision. Dodge belongs at the drag strip," claimed Tim Kuniskis, Head of Auto Brands-- Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and also FIAT, FCA - North America. "The raw horsepower as well as energy that shakes the championship-winning Dodge Battery charger R/T Funny Automobile at NHRA weekends inspires the horsepower and performance really feel found throughout the complete line of Dodge automobiles."

A brand-new Dodge exhibition will certainly likewise be shown on Suppliers Midway at 15 occasions this year. In addition, the second yearly Mopar Huge Block Celebration cost-free fan-admission occasion will happen on Thursday, Sept. 21 together with the Dodge NHRA Nationals.


NHRA provides 24 national occasions featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Competing Collection, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Competing Collection and also NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA provides competition opportunities for motorists of all levels in the NHRA Top Racing Collection as well as the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Design offered by AAA. NHRA also provides NHRA Jr. Road program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Competing Organization for youth ages 5 to 17. Additionally, NHRA has and operates 5 racing centers: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Gainesville Raceway in Florida; National Route Raceway in Ohio; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and also Vehicle Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern The Golden State. To find out more, log on to NHRA.com, or check out the main NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

About Dodge and SRT Brands
The Dodge brand is America's mainstream performance brand name. With the purification of the brand and also consolidation with SRT, Dodge is concentrating on its performance origins with every single model it uses. The Dodge and also SRT brands supply a total schedule of efficiency vehicles that stand apart within their very own sectors. Dodge is the mainstream performance brand as well as SRT is placed as the supreme efficiency halo of the Dodge brand name, with each other producing a total and balanced efficiency brand with one vision and also one voice.

From muscular tissue vehicles to minivans, crossovers and full-size SUVs, the Dodge brand name's full schedule of 2017 models deliver best-in-class horse power, class-exclusive technology, unrivaled capacity and a variety of awesome features, such as LED headlamps, Dodge trademark racetrack tail lamps, energetic exhaust, cold-air induction, 8.4-inch touchscreen Uconnect infotainment facilities and 7-inch personalized scale clusters, to name a few. For the 2017 version year, the Dodge brand name lineup includes the 25th wedding anniversary Viper, Durango, Grand Caravan, Trip, Charger and Challenger, consisting of the brand-new Battery charger Daytona and also Opposition T/A, along with the 707-horsepower Opposition SRT Hellcat, one of the most powerful and fastest muscle cars and truck ever and also the Charger SRT Hellcat, the quickest, fastest and also most powerful sedan on the planet.
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