NHRA Factory Stock Showdown

Factory Stock Showdown Us Nationals 2014 

NHRA Press:

“Following the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationls, a meeting with the three manufacturers to review the performance data of the Factory Stock Showdown”, said Glen Gray, NHRA Vice President of technical operations. “The changes reflect what we believe is a necessary to adjust parity in Factory Stock Showdown program.”

All supercharged vehicles will compete within the FS/A class.
All naturally aspirated vehicles will compete within the FS/B class.
Index for the FS/B will be lowered from 10.40 to 10.35
FS/A minimum weight will be adjusted from 3500LBs to 3550LBs 300LBs will be added to the V-10 Dodge Challenger (you'll see why in the video)
FS/B: Minimum weight up to 400 CID 3250 LBs, 401 to 430 CID 3350 LBs

The 2014 Factory Stock Showdown program started the 2014 season at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, where Chris Holbrook took home the victory.

OK, we go out to Eliminations from the Factory Stock Showdown at the 60th Annual Chevrolet Performance US Nationals at Indianapolis IN 2014. Now how cool is this, you can go to the dealer and buy a factory stock ride that will run nines and eights all day, just put it on the trailer.  But just a minute, if that's the V-10 Dodge Challenger you're loading on the trailer $85,512 gets it loaded!

V-10 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak

Drag Line Up

Ford

Chevy

Mopar  

Video uploaded by U Tube user robzneed4speed

 

2015 Series III Mopar Challenger Drag Pak

Mopar is pulling the front wheels (that's hooking up) on this monster and that 426 Hemi sounds so sweet!  Hey muscle car world, the pressure is on once again.

From Mopar:

Remaining true to its roots, the brand is continuing its commitment to Sportsman racing with the development of the next generation Mopar Drag Pak. The 2015 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle is the next step in the evolution of the modern day package car whose earlier incarnations include more than 150 V8 Challenger Drag Paks, an additional fifty V10 versions, as well as 426 Race HEMI upgrade kits. The Mopar Challenger Drag Pak is the only modern era package car to win the Stock Eliminator title at the U.S. Nationals and has also won Factory Shootout races. 

Under the hood, Sportsman racers saw a 426 cubic-inch Race HEMI engine with an aluminum block, steel liners and custom engine calibration. The car boasts a Chrysler-based 727 automatic transmission connects up to a racing style shift lever, with integral line lock and an aluminum driveshaft.  The vehicle also is equipped with a weigh box in the trunk and a trunk-mounted 12 volt battery.  The test vehicle’s front suspension currently sports the 2015 Mopar K-Member and strut suspension geometry, front struts with adjustable compression and rebound.  At the back of the car, racers will find a four-link rear suspension with Panhard bar, rear solid axle with 9-inch aluminum third member, rear shocks with adjustable compression and rebound, and an anti-sway bar.

Video uploaded by U Tube user Chrysler Group LLC