NMCA Ready to Burn Up Chicago
5 years ago Events
The summer heat wave that’s rolling across the Midwest is about to make things much hotter in the Chicagoland area as the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing comes to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Here, Dodge Challenger SRT® Demons, SRT Hellcats, SRT Hellcat Redeyes, Scat Packs and other HEMI® engine-powered machines will punish the starting line as they blast down the drag strip. Drivers will be pushing their machines to get the most performance while networking with other Mopar® racers in the staging lanes and pits on things like tire pressure settings, launch techniques and other essential items that will make them run fast and consistent.
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“This weekend is the biggest street-legal drag race of the year, with nearly 800 cars on the property at Route 66 Raceway. Of course, we have a stellar turnout of the coolest late-model HEMI cars that include [SRT] Demons and the new [SRT] Hellcat Redeye. We also have some Jeep® Trackhawks coming and even Ram trucks. They’ll all be having fun in the Dodge//Mopar HEMI Shootout. We invite all enthusiasts to enjoy a weekend at the drag strip with this awesome program from Dodge and Mopar. Fans will also be entertained with 3,500-horsepower drag cars and a massive car show. It’s a cool and unique high-performance experience for any enthusiast,” said Rollie Miller, General Manager and Event Director, NMCA.
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During last year’s race at Joliet, veteran racer Bill Lee Jr. in his 2018 Challenger SRT Demon was the overall winner at the Dodge//Mopar HEMI Shootout. He ran consistent low ten-second times with an ET average of 10.18. There were also many first-time NMCA Dodge//Mopar HEMI Challenge participants ready to attack the drag strip. One of those participants was John Ridings in his awesome Plum Crazy Challenger SRT Demon. On a very conservative tune-up and leaving the starting line “soft”, Ridings had a three-run average of 11.050 seconds and won the 11-Second ET Bracket.
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What’s nice about racing in the NMCA Dodge//Mopar HEMI Shootout, you don’t need to be the fastest car to win. It’s all about consistency and last year, Tim Hagan drove his 392 HEMI engine-powered Challenger Scat Pack to take home the 12-Second Bracket honors. With two other vehicles competing in the same bracket, Hagan had some competition. He was able to run a 12.36, 12.37 and, finally, a 12.29 pass. This gave Hagan an average of 12.34 seconds to win the 12-Second ET Bracket.
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So if you’re looking to race your 2005 to current Dodge Charger, Challenger, Magnum, Chrysler 300 or even a Ram pickup, or just about anything else that’s powered by a late-model, GEN III HEMI engine, head over to the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing and get your kicks on Route 66 Raceway. To register your car or if you need more info, it’s just a click away.