— CELEBRATING AMERICAN MUSCLE CARS LAS VEGAS STYLE
— THREE DAYS OF EXCITING DRAGS, AUTOCROSS ACTION
— VINTAGE AND MODERN MOPAR® VEHICLES RUNNING IN COMPETITION
The “Muscle Cars at The Strip” event has long been a favorite for participants and fans that desire to be surrounded by hot domestic muscle cars (heavy on the Mopar brand BTW!) and it makes for a great excuse to head to Las Vegas for some drag racing and autocross action! Promoters Phil and Jill Painter did a spectacular job at presenting this latest event, and with Mother Nature getting in the way a bit with rain the opening day of activities, it was challenging; however, all turned out well for Saturday and Sunday.
This Part I coverage focuses on the drag strip action, Part II features the Autocross Action, drag trucks, a girl with her 1970 HEMI® Super Bee (that ran both on the drag strip and on the Autocross track) and a “giveaway” promotion where a lucky spectator won a Mopar muscle car with a winning $5.00 ticket!
MOPAR VEHICLES GALORE!
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No shortages of fast and colorful Mopar vehicles running down the drag strip in Las Vegas! This facility is ultra-modern and the track conditions were superb, with wheelstands and hard launches throughout the event.
IMPRESSIVE AWARDS
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The extra effort this year put forth in creating these “Presented by ARP” awards was well appreciated by all the various winners!
A-BODY DRAG CARS SHOWED UP IN FORCE
Second-generation Barracudas, Darts, Valiants, Dusters, Demons, all well-represented, along with big blocks and small blocks putting on a great show for the spectators throughout the weekend!
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VINTAGE B-BODY ACTION
The B-Body contingent also came to “The Strip” at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway facility to join in the 1/4-mile action, here’s a photo selection of 1963, ’64, ’65, ’66 all having a go at it on the race track, classic Mopar muscle!
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OVERFLOW OF MODERN MOPAR MUSCLE
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The drag racing activity at this event was well-stocked with modern era Challengers and Chargers, including some 7 SRT® Demon 170 models, some of which were run on a drag strip for the very first time! A wide variety of GEN III HEMI engine-powered cars were in attendance, and these modern muscle cars were out there blasting down the track in big numbers, impressive to watch and listen to!
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Mike Mulder and his Plum Crazy SRT Demon 170 was the winner in the Demon 170 class, with a final round time of 9.29 at 146.45. Ron Silva did run a blistering 9.03-second run in qualifying in his SRT Demon 170.
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Al Jimenez and his 9.10-second SRT Hellcat Charger won the Anderson Composites Unlimited Modern Muscle category.
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Oh yeah, gettin’ them tires hot and sticky for the Las Vegas 1/4-mile drag strip, this one an SRT Hellcat Charger…
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Same procedure with this Challenger, effortless tire burning and the track itself was rather well prepped for great launches!
Author: James Maxwell
2 Comments
Great article!
What a great flow to your article James A truly nice recap of so much happening in so many areas yes, really great! And this was my first year to be there 2024, yes, as a newbie . My experiences certainly are enhanced by your article. Thank you.