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Goin' Big at the ‘Big Go’
Mopar®’s package cars of yesterday and today

Magic Mountain
When you think of a mountain, you think rock-hard. Solid. Unyielding and enduring.

Winning!
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series competitors imbued with Mopar® power and HEMI® DNA have been setting up shop in the winner’s circle, capturing NHRA professional class wins at four of the first eight events of the 2011 season.

The Kid Can Drive
Don’t let Vincent Nobile’s youthful looks deceive you—the fresh-faced 19-year-old rookie has talent to rival that of his veteran Pro Stock peers.

NASCAR® Veteran, Pro Stock Rookie
You might have heard of Kurt Busch—he’s kind of a big deal in the NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series.

A TERRIFIC 2010
Another season of racing is in the books, and an extensive list of Mopar®-powered drivers etched their names in the win columns of a variety of racing series during the 2010 campaign.

Drag Paks Dominate Tracks!
First introduced in 2009, Mopar® Challenger Drag Paks are invading racetracks—and racking up wins—across the country.

Westcott Jr. Wins Hot Rod Reunion Mopar HEMI® Challenge
Charlie Westcott Jr. added to his large collection of Mopar HEMI Challenge Race Series trophies with his victory at the 8th Annual Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion at historic Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky.

Just Like Riding A Bike
After a nearly 30-year retirement, 68-year-old Roy Johnson, engine builder for his son Allen Johnson’s J&J Racing team, picked up right where he left off.

Mopar®-Powered DSR Funny Car Trio in Thick of Title Fight
Year in and year out, you can count on Don Schumacher Racing’s Mopar-powered Funny Car contingent to be right in the middle of the championship battle.

A Dominating Debut
Team Mopar® driver Allen Johnson’s new 2010 NHRA Pro Stock Mopar Dodge Avenger is one mean machine—it’s taken him all the way to second in the Pro Stock standings.

Shape Up and Race Straight
How Did Nascar Superstar Kurt Busch Spend One Of His Treasured Off Weekends From The Sprint Cup Circuit? By Debuting His Mopar® Hemi®-Powered 1970 Dodge Challenger Super Gas Car At The NHRA Gatornationals.

Fire Up
An impressive lineup of Mopar®-powered competitors throughout a number of racing series are prepared to blast off in pursuit of titles and trophies during the 2010 season.

'09 Rewind
Facts are facts: 2009 wasn’t exactly a banner year for motorsports in general.

Up for the Challenge
Up for the Challenge

Drag Pak Fever
Drag Pak Fever

Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High

Striking Distance
Striking Distance

Leaders of the Pak
Leaders of the Pak

Mopar® Continues Commitment to Support Grassroots Racers with Contingency Sponsorship
Grassroots racers have a simple way to reap additional financial rewards—run with Mopar® parts.

Competitors to Partners to Champions
What can you expect from a kid who hung out at drag strips, spent every spare minute under the hood of a car and argued a lot with his father?

Time to Shine
Allen Johnson’s Team Mopar®/J&J Racing Pro Stock squad is earning long overdue recognition as one of the premier organizations in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.

Let’s Get it Started …
Team Mopar® drivers are hell-bent on bringing home more victories and championships as the 2009 racing season gets under way.

Birthing Process
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Team Mopar® Formula Drift star Samuel HÜbinette’s new “baby”—the Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger.

Flyin’ High at PRI
Mopar® garnered much attention at the 2007 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.

Can’t Wait For 08
Team Mopar®’s roster looks as formidable as ever in the USAC, World of Outlaws, NHRA POWERade and Formula Drift racing series, and will include a new powerhouse entry in SCORE Off-Road competition.

Nostalgia and the Wild Blue Yonder
Valiant dragsters delight nostalgia fans; Enders joins the Air Force for a day.

Heating Up
It didn’t take long for Team Mopar® HEMI® -Powered NHRA POWERade drag racers to put a “W” in the win column in ’08, as Jack Beckman and V. Gaines tattooed the competition with a 1-2 punch at the Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals in Phoenix.

Fresh Air
Meet the team that will take Mopar® power to the top of the “Trail” in off-road competition—Collins Motorsports!

Just Win, Baby!
Jerry Coons Jr. seized his third straight USAC crown with Mopar power and a pack of Team Mopar drivers piled up wins in an assortment of racing series.

Cool Canadian 'Cudas!
While the “Great White North” may be better known for its skilled hockey players and mild mannered citizens, Canada’s drag racing scene is also a thriving entity.

Hemi® Power Hits the Strip
Charlie Westcott Jr. continued his Mopar® HEMI Challenge Race Series domination at the sixth annual Mopars at The Strip event.

Mopar Lux Out
It was obvious. Something was missing.

Victory!
Mopar® power propelled Team Mopar drivers such as Jerry Coons Jr.—who dominated the competition on his way to a second straight USAC Midget title—to the winner’s circle in a wide-range of motor sports series throughout the 2007 season.

The Young and the Restless
Busy four-time NHRA champion and Team Mopar driver Gary Scelzi can’t tear himself away from the racetrack. He’s taken on yet another role, as a USAC team owner with 17-year-old phenom Michael Faccinto.

Championship Caliber
The ongoing success of Mopar within drag racing Sportsman ranks was exemplified during the 2007 racing season when 2nd generation brand racers Frank Aragona Jr., and Darren Smith both claimed prestigious NHRA Lucas Oil World Championship titles.

The "Crazy Swede" Goes South
Team Mopar® driver Samuel Hübinette headlined the inaugural Formula DRIFT visit south of the border as the series goes global.

Joined Together in Hemi Matrimony
Team Mopar® NHRA Funny Car drivers—and married couple—Tommy Johnson Jr. and Melanie Troxel give new meaning to the term “power couple.”

Go Fish
In what has become an integral part of the racing schedule for drag racing’s largest annual event attraction, the 2008 edition of the Mopar® HEMI® Challenge was yet another rousing success story.

Mr. Versatile
Defending USAC Mopar® Midget National champion and Team Mopar driver Jerry Coons Jr. is threatening to double up in 2008 with titles in both the USAC Mopar Midget National Championship and USAC National Sprint Car Series.

Mile-High Milestones
Team Mopar® drivers Allen Johnson and Jack Beckman just missed repeating as event winners in a Mopar Mile-High Nationals that made history as the first ever NHRA event to feature Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers racing to 1,000 feet.

Barracuda Buzz!
The deep tradition of Plymouth’s classic Barracuda body styling continues to stand up to the test of time. The 2008 drag racing season has produced more fantastic examples of its on-going popularity.