Recap: Watch the 2018 NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge:
Dodge Dart & Plymouth Barracuda Super Stockers Doing Battle For $15,000.
Didn’t get a chance to see the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge at the U.S. Nationals this past weekend? Well, CompetitionPlus has you covered.
A record-tying 30 drivers hailing from 17 states gathered at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on August 30-31 to fight it out in the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge. The field of entries, matching the largest in the event’s 18-year history, duked it out for the iconic, 42.6-lb NHRA Dodge HEMI Challenge trophy, created as a callout to the 426 HEMI engine, and the $15,000 winner’s purse.
The NHRA Dodge HEMI Challenge showcases Super Stock/A-HEMI (SS/AH) NHRA Sportsman class competitors battling on the quarter-mile in 1968 Mopar “package” cars, powered by the legendary 426 HEMI engine, nicknamed the “Elephant” engine for its size and power. The Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda Super Stockers are one of the earliest and most iconic iterations of the purpose-built vehicles created at the factory. The cars feature distinct race “packages” and are for use solely on the drag strip. The Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracudas are precursors to the modern-day package car — the Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak.
