Dodge Motorsports today revealed the Dodge Challenger as the “New Car” for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and announced an expansion of its partnership with Penske Racing beginning in 2010. Dodge will provide support for Penske Racing’s two-car operation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, in addition to Penske’s three teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Archives for October 2009
3 Races Left in The Chase – Busch & Kahne Ready for Talladega
Posted on: October 30, 2009 - 2:00 pm
The Dodge team is looking forward to Talladega and it’s 2.66 miles of pure speed after this weekend’s tough outing at Martinsville. Kurt Busch is currently 6th in the Chase standings after his 17th place finish in Martinsville and Kahne is 11th after his 32nd place finish.
The last time NASCAR ran at Talladega in April, Busch finished 6th, [...]
Road Trip of the Week: The Florida Keys
Posted on: October 30, 2009 - 1:34 pm
People will tell you that in Key West, time stands still. But that’s what you expect at the end of the road, right? Key West is just that: the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. The Keys are an intricate 1,700-island network of inlets, beaches, and coral reefs sprawling over 130 square miles through sparkling, [...]
Park a Car on Your Computer Screen
Posted on: October 29, 2009 - 7:41 pm
Miss your muscle car when it’s in the garage? Park your own Dodge or your favorite model on your computer screen with downloadable wallpaper from Mopar Muscle Magazine. With cool background scenes, you can dream about taking the 1970 Duster out for a spin in the desert.
Want a more modern look? Download backgrounds from the Dodge [...]
First Look: Detonator Yellow
Posted on: October 27, 2009 - 5:59 pm
You wanted it, you got it: A sneak peek at the new Detonator Yellow Challenger (as requested in some of the comments). More and better pictures are coming, but you get the idea. We’re sure you’re salivating anyway. Info on ordering and another image after the jump.
RAM takes Award at Texas Truck Rodeo
Posted on: October 26, 2009 - 5:34 pm
The Texas Truck Rodeo has been a tradition for the past sixteen years. Just outside of San Antonio each October, journalists from the Texas Auto Writers Association put twelve categories of trucks, SUVs, and crossovers head to head in a series of on- and off-road tests. They then evaluate the vehicles based exterior aesthetic, off-road [...]
How The ‘69 Daytona Changed NASCAR
Posted on: October 24, 2009 - 11:51 pm
From the inception of NASCAR in 1948, GM, Ford, and Chrysler waged an ongoing, full-fledged battle for stock car supremacy. But the war reached fever pitch in the 60s as engineers, designers and even aerospace experts were drafted by the manufacturers to pursue the ultimate racing machine.
“Stock” cars, of course, are just that: cars offered [...]
Meet the 2010 Charger: Coolest Cop Car on the Planet
Posted on: October 24, 2009 - 11:06 pm
When watching wild police chases on those 24-hour-crime cable channels, ever notice how it’s always the perp’s car that’s first to suffer a blowout or blown engine? That’s because police cars are superior automobiles: As noted police escapee Elwood Blues once aptly pointed out, they’ve got “a cop motor, cop tires, cop suspensions and cop [...]
Dodge Colors Brighten The New York Times
Posted on: October 24, 2009 - 5:24 pm
Dodge is punching up the Challenger’s colors with the return of colors like HEMI Orange and, as we reported on October 15th, Plum Crazy. Last week, Ray Wert of Jalopnik brightened The New York Times’ Automobiles section with a story about the new vibrant trend in auto colors generally. Plum Crazy and the Viper’s Snakeskin [...]
The Ten Best Drives Left in America
Posted on: October 24, 2009 - 9:48 am
If you love taking it out on the open road, with breathtaking vistas unblocked by office buildings and mini-marts, the following list of great unspoiled stretches of American highway can serve as the ultimate to-do list. Better hurry, though: They’re about to put a new strip mall right…there.
1. Natchez Trace Parkway
Stretching south from the bright [...]

