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agosto 23, 2016 - Dodge

Dodge Draws Tens of Thousands to the First-ever Legal Street Drag Racing on Woodward Avenue with Roadkill Nights Car Festival

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  • Woodward Avenue transformed into drag strip for first-ever legal street racing for Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge
  • More than 30,000 performance enthusiasts participate in the second-annual free car festival
  • Top four #dodge body and #dodge powered cars won total prizes worth $19,000
  • First place winner Mike Moran, of Taylor, Mich., wins top prize of $10,000
August 20, 2016 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Mich., transformed into a drag strip for the first-ever legal street racing during the second annual Roadkill Nights Powered by #dodge on Friday, Aug. 19. Building on the huge success of last year’s premiere #event at the Pontiac Silverdome, #dodge and TEN: The Enthusiast Network muscled their way onto historic Highway 1 – Woodward Avenue – for nine hours of drag racing. Performance enthusiasts traveled from as far away as Kansas and Alabama to race for a total cash purse of $19,000. 
 
“From a #dodge perspective, this was an absolutely epic #event,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands – #dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – North America. “Performance is more than a set of numbers, it’s an attitude. More than 30,000 performance enthusiasts, triple the number that attended of last year, showed up to be a part of this incredible #event – the first-ever legal drag racing on Woodward. Roadkill Nights is a tremendous opportunity to connect with our fellow performance enthusiasts, embrace those who are already #dodge owners and give potential owners a chance to get a real feeling what #dodge is all about.”
 
More than 350 street-legal cars hit the specially prepped 1/8-mile drag strip on Woodward Avenue between Rapid Street and South Boulevard to compete in high-powered drag racing for cash prizes. In addition, more than 1,000 cars rolled in for a show ‘n’ shine car show. Fans also lined up for thrill rides in #dodge Charger SRT Hellcats, Challenger SRT Hellcats and #dodge Vipers on a drifting course with professional drivers.
 
Mike Moran of Taylor, Mich., won the top cash prize, $10,000, when his 1969 #dodge Charger powered by a 5.6-liter twin turbo Gen 2 HEMI® V-8, sped to a winning finish in an old-school grudge-style drag race.