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Kasey Kahne Takes Seventh at The Brickyard

Kasey Kahne posted his fourth top 10 in the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races with a solid seventh-place finish in Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It was his fourth top-10 finish in six outings at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kahne raced in the top 10 through most of the 160-lap event at the 2.5-mile [...]

Yamaha Team to Drive Challenger SRT8 in Grand Prix Races

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MotoGP Fiat Yamaha Team riders former World Champion Valentino Rossi (right) and Jorge Lorenzo (left) switched gears to the 425-horsepower 6.1-liter HEMI engine of the Dodge Challenger SRT8 as they prepare for the MotoGP Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix races in Laguna Seca, California. While it’s not as nimble as their MotoGP bikes, the modern [...]

Weekend Preview: Defending Champ Kurt Busch Looks for Repeat at Loudon

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LOUDON, N.H., (June 25, 2008) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the 1.058-mile oval of New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301. The event kicks off the “Race to the Chase,” the 10-race stretch that ends at Richmond in September where the 12-driver field for the 2009 Chase for [...]

NASCAR Wrap: Kurt Gets 8ths, Penske Racing Places Three Dodges in Top 17 @ Texas

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FORT WORTH (Sunday, April 5, 2009) – Penske Racing had three fast Dodge Chargers Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. All three teams had top-10 finishes in their sights much of the afternoon, but two of the three encountered setbacks in the final 100 laps to diminish those hopes. The trio still finished among [...]

Weekend Preview: Allmendinger Looking To Make Texas Race A ‘Fun Afternoon’

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FORT WORTH (April 2, 2009) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Lone Star state this weekend for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The event is the seventh of 36 on the Sprint Cup Series’ regular-season schedule. Seven Dodge Chargers are guaranteed spots in a field of 43 for [...]

Release: New 2009 Dodge Challenger SE Rallye Earns Its Stripes

New 2009 Dodge Challenger SE Rallye Earns Its Stripes
With six-cylinder fuel efficiency delivering 25 highway mpg and an adaptive five-speed automatic with Auto Stick—new Challenger SE Rallye builds on the excitement of the new Challenger R/T Classic
* Dodge Challenger SE Rallye features unique design cues including dual body stripes, chromed [...]

NASCAR Preview: Busch Hopes to ‘Clip’ Competition in Martinsville

BUSCH LOOKS TO BRING ‘AL’ COMPANY WITH MARTINSVILLE WIN
All Seven Dodge Teams Guaranteed A Starting Spot In Sunday’s Race
MARTINSVILLE, Va., (March 26, 2009) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolls into southern Virginia for this weekend’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at the demanding flat short track of Martinsville Speedway. This weekend’s event is the [...]

NASCAR PREVIEW: Dodge Teams Ready for ‘MARCH MADNESS’ @ Bristol

UPDATE: ALL SEVEN DODGES QUALIFY
Qualifying Results
Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
1. Mark Martin
2. Ryan Newman
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Greg Biffle
5. Kasey Kahne – Dodge
6. David Reutimann
7. Reed Sorenson - Dodge
8. Dave Blaney
9. Jamie McMurray
10. Jeff Gordon
(Other Dodge Teams)
22. Elliott Sadler
25. Sam Hornish Jr.
26. AJ Allmendinger
29. David Stremme
32. Kurt Busch  
 “As far as the strategy behind my success, I learned [...]

NASCAR Preview: Dodge Teams Head to Atlanta Focused On Consistency

HAMPTON, Ga. (March 5, 2009) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the Kobalt Tools 500, the fourth of 36 point-paying races on the 2009 schedule. The event on the 1.54-mile track leads into a rare open weekend on the schedule followed by back-to-back races on the [...]

Dodge Circuit: Is It the Future of Dodge Performance?

It’s hard to talk about the future of Dodge without mentioning their next-generation performance vehicles, and the Circuit EV could very well be a glimpse into that future.
The newly revealed Circuit offers some impressive performance and efficiency numbers, not to mention instant access to torque, yet it’s very different from the muscle cars we’re used [...]