Submitted by Paul Wilson:
It looks as though Mopar will back three Hemi Shoot-Outs for the 2009 season. After Chrysler filed for bankruptcy, the 2009 NHRA Mopar Hemi Challenge Series looked to be in jepordy. Although official word in the form of a press release is pending , it appears that enough sponsorship has been found to back three races!
Mopar has sent word out to all the Super Stock Hemi Challenge competitors, to let them know of this breaking development.
The first Hemi Challenge will take place at the NHRA U.S. Nationals on Labor Day week-end Sept. 2-7 with the final being ran Friday eve just before the Pro qualifying sessions. Pay-out will be ten thousand dollars to the winner.
THe other Hemi Challenge Races will be the Jegs Northern Sports Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Columbus Ohio on Sept. 25-27 and at the Dutch Classic in Maple Grove Raceway in Reading PA. on Oct. 22-25. Pay-outs for those two race winners will be five thousand dollars.
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