UPDATE: Dodge’s Return To NASCAR Has Apparently Been Stalled!

UPDATE: Dodge’s Return To NASCAR Has Apparently Been Stalled!​

Automaker Says It Is NOT Expanding Its Motorsports Role Outside Of The NHRA...​

For almost a decade, rumors have been swirling about Dodge returning to NASCAR competition. The automaker left the sport after the 2012 season when it won the championship with Penske Racing and driver Brad Keselowski. Soon after, Penske Racing left Dodge for Ford, after the Auburn Hills-based automaker wouldn’t give the organization a multi-year deal.

UPDATE: Dodge's Return To NASCAR Has Apparently Been Stalled!

For almost a decade, rumors have been swirling about Dodge returning to NASCAR competition. The automaker left the sport after the 2012 season when it won the championship with Penske Racing and driver Brad Keselowski. Soon after, Penske Racing left Dodge for Ford, after the Auburn Hills-based...

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[justbekuz1]

Let me remind everyone the Dodge horse' left the barn back in 2011 and isn't coming back! Anyone who wished and thought there was a chance for Dodge to return has been using illegal substances! Too many variables have come to the front line, FCA change of ownership, OEM's extensive investments in EV's, too much competition with other professional & college venues, sponsors walking away (M&M for one) and finally the unknown future of the ICE engine in NASCAR (ten year expectancy perhaps) there was no way for Dodge to come back! Perhaps there will be a window if and when EV's being accepted by the NASCAR and their Fans but it may be a chilling reception!

 

[bill burke]

Sure Dodge fans will be disappointed, but NASCAR has lost much of its interest and it has less clout in the market place as a sales generator. Truth be told, Dodge has backed itself into a corner with its electrification program and direction, that in spite of all the hype, is not getting traction with many Dodge fans. Dodge speaks to NHRA support, but what will happen to its Factory Stock program when supercharged Hemi Drag Paks are gone along with the Hellcats. Do they race their turbo sixes? Really!
Dodge has thrown its lot in with the green crowd and with it any chance of Dodges competing in NASCAR or NHRA or anything else that American gear heads enjoy. Dodge is in a bad place and most Dodge loyalists know it.
That Banshee is an interesting concept, but not the car racing vehicle Dodge needs and that reality should not surprise racing fans. NASCAR is also in a bad place. Disappointment looks like the buzz word in Dodges future which is stalled on the electric failure that looms over the whole green movement.
Or maybe if fans speak up and reality sets in, an updated Hemi V-8; saves the day, the brand and American racing as we know and love it. Time to speak up or accept disappointment as a staple for Dodge fans.

 

[artillerybuff]

Sure Dodge fans will be disappointed, but NASCAR has lost much of its interest and it has less clout in the market place as a sales generator. Truth be told, Dodge has backed itself into a corner with its electrification program and direction, that in spite of all the hype, is not getting traction with many Dodge fans. Dodge speaks to NHRA support, but what will happen to its Factory Stock program when supercharged Hemi Drag Paks are gone along with the Hellcats. Do they race their turbo sixes? Really!
Dodge has thrown its lot in with the green crowd and with it any chance of Dodges competing in NASCAR or NHRA or anything else that American gear heads enjoy. Dodge is in a bad place and most Dodge loyalists know it.
That Banshee is an interesting concept, but not the car racing vehicle Dodge needs and that reality should not surprise racing fans. NASCAR is also in a bad place. Disappointment looks like the buzz word in Dodges future which is stalled on the electric failure that looms over the whole green movement.
Or maybe if fans speak up and reality sets in, an updated Hemi V-8; saves the day, the brand and American racing as we know and love it. Time to speak up or accept disappointment as a staple for Dodge fans.

Right on Bill !

 

[TripleT]

Good waste of money. The series is decline, the car don't properly represent the product sold so nearly no brand identity, they need to further develop the Chevy small block like they need a hole in the head. There is zero product development in the retro series, and Challenger outsold all the cars that weren't a freaken Toyota appliance. Keep the money in Grass roots and better advertising

 

[TripleT]

Sure Dodge fans will be disappointed, but NASCAR has lost much of its interest and it has less clout in the market place as a sales generator. Truth be told, Dodge has backed itself into a corner with its electrification program and direction, that in spite of all the hype, is not getting traction with many Dodge fans. Dodge speaks to NHRA support, but what will happen to its Factory Stock program when supercharged Hemi Drag Paks are gone along with the Hellcats. Do they race their turbo sixes? Really!
Dodge has thrown its lot in with the green crowd and with it any chance of Dodges competing in NASCAR or NHRA or anything else that American gear heads enjoy. Dodge is in a bad place and most Dodge loyalists know it.
That Banshee is an interesting concept, but not the car racing vehicle Dodge needs and that reality should not surprise racing fans. NASCAR is also in a bad place. Disappointment looks like the buzz word in Dodges future which is stalled on the electric failure that looms over the whole green movement.
Or maybe if fans speak up and reality sets in, an updated Hemi V-8; saves the day, the brand and American racing as we know and love it. Time to speak up or accept disappointment as a staple for Dodge fans.

Beyond silly...

Both Ford and GM have made bigger commitments to EVs then Dodge... Honda is all EV by 2040 and any one thinks the appliance makers at Toyota are far behind. Half US population will have no option other than EV in that next decade.

Your dogging of the I6 is tiresome.

So you know the Camry doesn't have a GM based V8 in it, no V8 at all, either does Ford as that is matter.

Lets run down to Dodge Dealer in a world where the V8 and the I6 live together on the lot.

So the Hemi has more HP than the I6? No actually less.

So the Hemi has more Torque than the I6? No actually less.

So the Hemi is lighter than the I6? No actually it is quite a bit heavier.

So the Hemi is less complex and cheaper to build? No the I configuration is much simpler and has less parts.

So the Hemi is more efficient? No it so inefficient it nearly impossible to meet regulatory standards.

So the Hemi is smoother? Than a balanced I6...hahahahaha NO.

But does it Sound better? Yeah it sounds better.

So it slower, heavier, less efficient, more expensive, more complicated.... but sounds better? Yes.

But what about the super-charged engine... you mean the one that is not longer compliant in 2 years. Yeah PHEV version of the I6 is quicker, let alone the BEV that embarrasses it. But again it sound better.