{"id":14872,"date":"2018-02-19T22:56:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T04:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=14872"},"modified":"2018-02-24T11:03:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T17:03:21","slug":"dodge-becomes-title-sponsor-of-nhra-mello-yello-drag-racing-series-event-in-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/19\/dodge-becomes-title-sponsor-of-nhra-mello-yello-drag-racing-series-event-in-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge becomes title sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of the NHRA<\/em><\/p>\n

GLENDORA, Calif. \u2013 Dodge<\/strong> has signed on as title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series<\/a> national event at Bandimere Speedway in Denver.<\/p>\n

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The 2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals 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, continuing its decades-long association with Bandimere Speedway and NHRA racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerformance and competition fuel Dodge owners and the Dodge\/\/SRT team every day,\u201d said Steve Beahm, Head of Passenger Cars, Dodge\/\/SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA \u2013 North America. \u201cThe 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 \u2018must-see\u2019 event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 39th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar runs July 20-22, 2018. The event kicks off the historic three-race \u201cWestern Swing\u201d of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season that includes stops in California and Washington.<\/p>\n

One of the longest-running NHRA national events, the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar is a highly anticipated and a fan favorite in the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to welcome Dodge on board as the title sponsor for the Mile-High Nationals,\u201d said Brad Gerber, NHRA vice president and chief development officer. \u201cFans travel from all over the country to experience NHRA drag racing in Denver. It\u2019s fitting that they make this race a part of the powerful Dodge brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2018 season is a year of celebrations as Bandimere Speedway commemorates 60 years of speed and 30 years of partnership with FCA US,\u201d said John Bandimere III, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Bandimere Speedway. \u201cWe 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. During the last three decades we have had the privilege to see Mopar lead the way in performance, and bringing in the Dodge brand offers a new level of excitement and opportunity. The addition of night qualifying on Saturday continues to elevate the excitement and performance level making the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals, one of the premier events on the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year also marks the third consecutive year Dodge serves as the title sponsor of the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pa., which runs September 13-16.<\/p>\n

The supercharged partnership of Dodge and Mopar in NHRA includes increased sponsorship of Leah Pritchett\u2019s Top Fuel dragster, continuing support as primary sponsor of Matt Hagan\u2019s Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car and a new 4,800-square-foot exhibit that combines the brands\u2019 rigs to form one of the largest displays on the NHRA Manufacturers Midway.<\/p>\n

Dodge fans can stay in touch with racing news and events at the Dodge Garage, #<\/a> a one-stop digital content hub and premier destination for drag racing and muscle car enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Dodge Garage houses daily updates and fans get access to online racing HQ, news, events, galleries, downloads and merchandise. Dodge Garage includes exclusive content, such as a three-part video series \u201cChasing the Title,\u201d that offers fans a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse at Pritchett and her Don Schumacher Racing team in action.<\/p>\n

Mopar keeps racing and performance fans updated on its activities on its blog,https:\/\/blog.mopar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Dodge at www.dodge.com<\/a>. To learn more about NHRA, visit www.nhra.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of the NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. \u2013 Dodge 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 Nationals Powered by Mopar marks the 30th year that FCA US LLC brands are race sponsors, one of the longest partnerships […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[289,549,292,6],"class_list":["post-14872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhra","tag-bandimere-speedway","tag-dodge-mile-high-nhra-nationals","tag-mile-high-nationals","tag-nhra"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DodgeMileHighNats-18.jpg?fit=2094%2C1080","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-3RS","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14874,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14872\/revisions\/14874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}