MORRISON, Colo., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Dodge//SRT and Mopar Also Announce New
Motorsports-dedicated Instagram Channel During Pre-race Press
Conference at Bandimere Speedway
- New Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody graphics for
Matt Hagan's NHRA Funny Car revealed
during pre-race press conference for Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Presented by Pennzoil
- Hagan to run 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Funny Car
at Bandimere Speedway near Denver
on July 19-21
- New Funny Car graphics commemorate recent expansion of
high-performance Dodge Charger production vehicle models for
2020
- Hagan's Funny Car also to carry logo and mark formal launch of
www.instagram.com/dodgemoparmotorsports, a new racing-focused
Instagram channel from Dodge//SRT and Mopar
Matt Hagan's 11,000-horsepower
NHRA Funny Car already goes big, but it's getting an even more
aggressive makeover just in time for the Dodge Mile-High NHRA
Nationals Presented by Pennzoil. Hagan will debut a new 2020 Dodge
Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody graphics package with a flared-out
feel at the Denver area event,
scheduled to take place July 19-21,
2019.
Dodge//SRT and Mopar took the wraps off Hagan's new
Mopar-powered 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody NHRA Funny
Car today during a pre-race press conference at iconic Bandimere
Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.
His special Funny Car graphics uniquely recreate the look of the
production Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody vehicle's new, wider
integrated fender flares, which add 3.5 inches of body width to the
production vehicle, creating an even more aggressive, planted
stance. Hagan will carry the Widebody Package "flare" graphics on
his Funny Car for the remainder of the 2019 season.
The Widebody Package, first announced by Dodge//SRT in late
June, is standard on the Charger SRT Hellcat and also available on
the Dodge Charger Scat Pack. Powered by the 6.2-liter HEMI® Hellcat
V-8 engine, the production version of the 2020 Dodge Charger SRT
Hellcat Widebody boasts a best-in-class 707 horsepower and 650
lb.-ft. of torque and delivers a top speed of 196 miles per hour
(mph), maintaining its reign as the most powerful and fastest
mass-produced sedan in the world.
Dealers will be able to order 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
Widebody and Scat Pack Widebody models this fall, and new Charger
Widebody models will start arriving in Dodge//SRT dealerships in
early 2020.
"NHRA fans are passionate about power and performance, so we
decided to transform Matt Hagan's
Funny Car into a HEMI-powered showcase for our new Dodge Charger
SRT Hellcat Widebody," said Tim Kuniskis, Global Head of Alfa Romeo
and Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA –
North America. "At Dodge, we push
the envelope, but even we couldn't get this one approved, so for
now Matt Hagan has the only Charger
SRT Hellcat Widebody that has more than 707 horsepower."
"Last year, I had the honor of debuting the Mopar Dodge Charger
SRT Hellcat Funny Car body at Denver, and it's cool to be able to follow
that up this year by revealing new Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody
graphics," said Hagan, a two-time NHRA Funny Car champion, who has
raced in a Dodge Funny Car for his entire 10-year-plus career. "The
graphics really mimic the flared appearance of the Charger
Widebody, and I think fans are going to dig the look. It's great
having a sponsor like Dodge//SRT, a brand that is really committed
to using NHRA to reach out to the performance enthusiasts who fuel
our sport."
Brands Debut New @DodgeMoparMotorsports Racing-focused
Instagram Channel at Denver
In addition to new 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody
graphics, Hagan's Funny Car will also carry the colors of the
Dodge//SRT and Mopar brands' new race-centric Instagram channel,
www.instagram.com/dodgemoparmotorsports.
Hagan's Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody will feature the
@DodgeMoparMotorsports logo on its hood as part of the channel's
formal launch during race weekend. The @DodgeMoparMotorsports
Instagram channel will share content capturing Dodge//SRT Mopar
drivers in action in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA
Sportsman grassroots racers competing in classes such as Factory
Stock Showdown, Stock and Super Stock, as well as additional
motorsports series such as the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody
Concept's recent run in the Pikes Peak International Hill
Climb.
Event Info: Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by
Pennzoil
The Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil is
scheduled for July 19-21 at Bandimere
Speedway, with qualifying Friday and Saturday, and elimination
rounds on Sunday. Qualifying coverage will air live on FOX Sports 1
(FS1) from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET and
during a special one-hour qualifying recap show on Saturday, July 20, from 10
to 11 p.m. Three hours of eliminations coverage will air
live on the national FOX Network starting at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 21.
About Dodge//SRT
Dodge//SRT offers a complete lineup of performance vehicles that
stand out in their own segments. Dodge is America's performance
brand and SRT is positioned as the ultimate performance halo of the
Dodge brand, together creating a complete and balanced performance
brand with one vision and one voice.
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the
spirit of brothers John and Horace
Dodge, who founded the brand in 1914. Their influence
continues today. New for 2019, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Redeye is possessed by the Demon. Its 797-horsepower supercharged
HEMI® high-output engine makes it the most powerful, quickest and
fastest muscle car, reaching 0-60 miles per hour (mph) in 3.4
seconds, and the fastest GT production car with a ¼-mile elapsed
time (ET) of 10.8 seconds at 131 mph. It also reaches a new top
speed of 203 mph.
Joining the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye is the 2019 Dodge
Challenger SRT Hellcat, with its more powerful 717-horsepower
engine, and the Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody, featuring fender
flares from the SRT Hellcat Widebody, which add 3.5 inches of width
to the 485-horsepower Scat Pack's standard body. Also new for 2019
is the Challenger R/T Scat Pack
1320 with exclusive drag strip technology from the iconic Dodge
Challenger SRT Demon. The Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 is a
drag-oriented, street-legal muscle car and a blank canvas for the
serious grassroots drag racer. The 2019 Dodge Durango SRT,
America's fastest, most powerful and most capable three-row SUV
with a best-in-class tow rating of 8,700 lbs., completes the
brand's performance lineup. These visceral performance models join
a 2019 brand lineup that includes the Durango, Grand Caravan, Journey, Charger and
Challenger — a showroom that offers performance at every price
point.
About Mopar
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) is the
service, parts and customer-care brand for FCA vehicles around the
globe. Born in 1937 as the name of a line of antifreeze products,
the Mopar brand has evolved over more than 80 years to represent
both complete care and authentic performance for owners and
enthusiasts worldwide.
Mopar made its mark in the 1960s during the muscle-car era, with
Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road
and racing use, and expanded to include technical service and
customer support. Today, the Mopar brand's global reach distributes
more than 500,000 parts and accessories in over 150 markets around
the world. With more than 50 parts distribution centers and 25
customer contact centers globally, Mopar integrates service, parts
and customer-care operations in order to enhance customer and
dealer support worldwide.
Mopar is the source for genuine parts and accessories for all
FCA US LLC vehicle brands. Mopar parts are engineered together with
the same teams that create factory-authorized specifications for
FCA vehicles, offering a direct connection that no other
aftermarket parts company can provide. Complete information on the
Mopar brand is available at www.mopar.com.
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