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Dodge Fuels NHRA Mile-High
Nationals as New Title Sponsor
D
odge has signed on as title
sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series national event
at Bandimere Speedway in Denver.
The 2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nation-
als Powered by Mopar marks the 30th year that
FCA US LLC brands are race sponsors, one of
the longest partnerships in all of motorsports.
Mopar stands with Dodge as presenting sponsor
for the challenging high-altitude event, staged
in the picturesque Rocky Mountains, continu-
ing its decades-long association with Bandimere
Speedway and NHRA racing.
“Performance and competition fuel Dodge own-
ers and the Dodge//SRT team every day,” said
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“WE ARE PROUD TO
HAVE DODGE TAKING
ON THE LEAD ROLE IN
THE SPONSORSHIP OF
THE MILE-HIGH NHRA
NATIONALS, WHILE
CONTINUING WITH
MOPAR POWER AS THE
PRESENTING SPONSOR.”
Steve Beahm, Head of Passenger Cars, Dodge//
SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – North America.
“The sounds, smells and thrills of drag racing
bring this attitude to life for the thousands of
Dodge and Mopar fans who make the Mile-High
NHRA Nationals a ‘must-see’ event.”
The 39th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA
Nationals Powered by Mopar runs July 20-22,
2018. The event kicks off the historic three-race
“Western Swing” of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing season that includes stops in Cali-
fornia and Washington.
One of the longest-running NHRA national
events, the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Powered by Mopar is a highly anticipated and a
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