Community-Designed Dodge Challenger Jailbreak Showcases Direct Connection Stage 1
Car clubs are a big part of the automotive world for many people. What those outside of the community might view as nothing more than a bunch of pe...
Direct Connection Reignites HEMI® Crate Engine Lineup With Relaunch of Supercharged 1,000-horsepower Hellephant, Race-ready Drag Pak Engines
Direct Connection doubles down on HEMI® power for the 2025 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The performance parts b...
From Hustle Stuff to Direct Connection – Part 1
While many may argue about who created the first mass-produced muscle car, a feud that has been ongoing since the early 1960s, there’s no doubt tha...
All-New Dodge Charger Drag Pak Blasts Down the Track
The wait is over, and the Hustle has begun. Introducing the all-new 2026 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak by Direct Connection! The first Drag P...
A Closer Look at John O’Malley’s 2000 Dodge Viper ACR
The most eye-catching and the most controversial entry in the 2025 Roadkill Nights Direct Connection Grudge Match is the 2000 Dodge Viper ACR of Jo...
A Closer Look at Deshown Luckey’s 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT® Hellcat Widebody
When we first wrote about Deshown Luckey, he was planning to bring an all-wheel-drive Jeep® Grand Cherokee to Roadkill Nights to compete in the Dir...
A Closer Look at the Hooligan Brothers’ 1991 Ford Mustang
The 2025 Direct Connection Grudge Match marked the first time that the class was open to non-Dodge or non-Plymouth vehicles, and the Hooligan Broth...
A Closer Look at Morgan Evans’ 1987 Dodge Ram D150
If you are a regular DodgeGarage reader, the odds are good that the truck shown here needs no introduction. It is the 1987 Dodge Ram D150 that has ...
A Closer Look at Garrett Dobbs’ 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T
While the history of the Dodge Magnum wagon was relatively short – with the model lasting just four years – it built a strong following of fans who...
A Closer Look at Demi Bagby’s 1987 Buick Grand National
While some General Motors fans were excited to hear that there would be a 1987 Buick Grand National driven by Demi Bagby representing the GM crowd ...
Watch Morgan Evans Race Through the Roadkill Nights Grudge Match Field
For the second year in a row, Morgan Evans has driven her 1987 Dodge Ram D150 to victory in the Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge Grudge Match, feat...
Bragging Rights Earned: Morgan Evans Takes the Direct Connection Grudge Match Crown at Roadkill Nights
Burnouts, Banter and Head-to Head Racing. The Racers Brought the Chaos and the Crowd Loved It! The Direct Connection Grudge Match at Roadkill Night...
Talkin’ Trash & Twistin’ Wrenches: The Grudge Match Podcast
The build battles are done. The track’s calling. But before the engines fire up at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, we’re handing the mic to the o...
5 Years. No Mercy. The Direct Connection Grudge Match Returns to Roadkill Nights.
Five years. Countless builds. One strip. Zero forgiveness. Back for its fifth consecutive year, the Direct Connection Grudge Match is more than jus...
Grudge Match Gladiators: The Hooligan Brothers
The Hooligan Brothers are a quartet of gearheads out of Fort Wayne, Indiana: Michael Martinez, Tony Zamora, Nilson Mendez and Brian Orellana. Their...