The green flag drops today for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. In the long and storied history of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” there have been 12 pace cars from the Chrysler family of brands which have led the Indianapolis 500 field. The first time a Chrysler vehicle led the field was 90
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Dodge Vipers circle Daytona
Twenty-four continuous hours of turns, hard braking, wide open throttle, pit stops and driver changes – that’s the exciting and challenging way to kick the racing season into gear. It’s the place where you’d expect to find the Dodge Viper. In fact, you’ll find two Viper GT3-R race cars among the more than 50 sports
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Mopar power topples drag race records
Mopar power is battling for the Funny Car championship as the NHRA season nears the finish line with two events left, including this weekend in Las Vegas. But Sportsman drag racers also know that Mopar power is a major force. Case in point: Three new NHRA-certified national records were set by naturally aspirated Mopar Dodge
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Dodge Viper, private team tackle the 24 Hours of Le Mans
For more than eight decades, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been the ultimate test of endurance and grit — for man and machine. The Dodge Viper is no stranger to this test. It collected class wins at the race for three consecutive years, 1998-2000. Viper fans have a car to cheer for this
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Scuderia Ferrari starting F1 season with new car, new driver
The most successful team in F1 racing will start the 2015 season with a new one-seater. Earlier this month, Scuderia Ferrari unveiled a new F1 car – the SF15-T – sporting a new nose, a more tightly packaged rear end, overhauled suspension kinematics, and optimized brakes. Former champion Kimi Räikkönen again returns and will be
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Dodge Vipers on the prowl at Daytona this weekend
UPDATE: The No. 93 Dodge Viper took the win the GT Daytona class at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. In 24 hours the car completed 704 laps of the 3.5-mile circuit and finished 13th overall out of 53 cars that started the race. The No. 33 Viper finished in 9th position in the GT
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Farewell to a friend: Denny Darnell
We hate losing friends, especially those who made our days brighter and jobs easier. Such is the case with Denny Darnell. Denny was not a headline name (until now) but he was the name behind the headlines for many years, handling motorsports public relations for Dodge and SRT during 2004-2013, years it competed in NASCAR
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