- MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge gears up for tire-smoking salute to a decade of sanctioned drag racing on August 9, 2025
- Event to feature Direct Connection Grudge Race, Dodge Thrill Rides in 670-horspower Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack, massive car show, Dodge vehicle displays and more
- New Dodge products to make their debut at Dodge brand’s annual horsepower festival
- More details on MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge will be shared in June at DodgeGarage.comand Hotrod.com/roadkill-nights
May 29, 2025 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – The biggest Dodge-centric enthusiast event on the planet is back for its 10th year. MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge is gearing up for a tire-smoking salute to a decade of sanctioned drag racing in Metro Detroit, with the date of the fan-favorite event scheduled for August 9, 2025.
“Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge is marking a decade for one reason, and that’s the fans and the Dodge enthusiasts who have come out by the thousands and supported Roadkill Nights since it was a grassroots event in the parking lot of the Silverdome,” said Matt McAlear, Dodge CEO. “Each edition of the event gets bigger and better and, knowing what we have planned, the 10th year will be the best year yet.”
In addition to head-to-head drag race action, on tap is the return of the Direct Connection Grudge Race, Dodge Thrill Rides in the all-new, all-electric 670-horspower Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack, a massive car show and Dodge vehicle displays. As in past years, attendees can expect new product reveals by Dodge. The brand’s annual action-packed horsepower festival also includes a manufacturer’s midway area, exclusive merchandise, food vendors and more.
Additional details on a decade of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge will be shared later in June at DodgeGarage.com and at Hotrod.com/roadkill-nights.
Save the Date
Who: Dodge, MotorTrend, tens of thousands of horsepower enthusiasts
What: 10th edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge
Where: Metro Detroit (exact location to be revealed at a later date)
When: August 9, 2025
Why: Dodge is marking a decade of bringing drag-racing action to Metro Detroit, with thrill rides, new product reveals, a car show and much more.
MotorTrend
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Dodge//SRT
For 110 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge, America’s performance brand, shifts into high gear with a lineup that delivers unrivaled performance in each of the segments in which the brand competes while moving forward to a future that includes electrified muscle in the form of the next-generation, all-new Dodge Charger.
The next-generation Dodge Charger electrifies a legend, with the Charger retaining its title as the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car, led by the all-new, all-electric 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack. The all-new Dodge Charger will also offer performance choices via multi-energy powertrain options, including the 550-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK H.O., powered by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane High Output engine.
Dodge also keeps its foot on the gas as a pure performance brand with the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful gas engine SUV ever, and best-in-class standard performance in the compact-utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet.
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