Dale Jewett

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Do you know your blood type? Mine is 100 octane (not your standard blood bank classification). At any given moment, I’m thinking about cars – driving one, fixing one, buying one or (in my dreams) restoring one. So I love to tell stories that involve horsepower, brake and wheel diameters and 0-to-60 times – and the people who make it happen. Because behind every awesome vehicle are amazing people with vision and the desire to make it a reality. I cover Mopar, Dodge, SRT and motorsports for Stellantis Digital Media. I learned to drive on a 1973 Jeep CJ-5 with the rare Super Jeep option package and three-speed manual transmission. I still belong to the dwindling club of people who prefer to shift their own gears, and think the best way to drive is with the top down!
Motorsports | November 24 2014

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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Design | November 12 2014

Sketch a future Dodge, win a $60,000 scholarship

For the past several months Dodge has left no doubt that it’s a brand focused on performance. Exhibit A: The 707-horsepower SRT Hellcat versions of the redesigned Dodge Challenger and Charger. But what will Dodge look like 10 years from now, in 2025? The best answer to that question earns a U.S. high school sophomore,
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Mopar | November 04 2014

Mopar brings Charger attitude to NHRA for 2015

The all-new Dodge Charger R/T that Mopar brings to the National Hot Rod Association Funny Car series for 2015 is more than just a bunch of stickers on a generic shell — lots more. Engineers, designers and body builders at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, along with the Don Schumacher Racing team and NHRA officials worked closely
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Dodge | November 02 2014

Dodge Rocked Dallas!

If Sunday morning soreness is a definitive gauge of Saturday night fun — an entertainment Richter scale, if you will — then the Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey Live party in Dallas set a record. The Dodge brand celebrated its 100th anniversary in the Big D with the brashness and in-your-face performance that have put a
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Mopar | October 14 2014

Mopar gets revved up for SEMA in Las Vegas

For many auto enthusiasts, factory stock is merely the starting point of a drive to make a statement, attract attention and go faster. Plenty of those people work at the Mopar brand, and the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas is where they let it all hang out. The #SEMA2014 show
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