Dodge Hustle Stuff Drag Pak by Direct Connection set for 2026 Factory Stock Showdown
Dodge didn’t wait until the SEMA show to introduce their next generation Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak by Direct Connection. Rather, with the penultimate race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series taking place on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it was the right time and the right place to put this new machine to its first public test on Halloween Friday, just before the Dodge Nevada NHRA Nationals presented by Dire11/4/2025ct Connection took place.
This new machine, specifically designed and prepared for drag racing purposes, was developed by Riley Technologies, which hasn’t worked with the Stellantis operation since around the turn of the century, when the corporation was racing in ALMS and then IMSA with its Dodge Viper. Bill Riley, on-site to see his work brought to life, expressed his company’s pleasure to be able to work with Dodge once more. Riley Technologies has collaborated with SRT on many championship-winning race cars.
The 50-unit serialized run of Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pad by Direct Connection unites a race-prepped version of the next generation Dodge Charger with SRT race HEMI power, and is the first to be produced with plaque-on-billet supercharger cover calling out each production number. When it comes to the track in 2026 as part of NHRA’s Factory Stock Showroom class, the Charger will have a championship-proven supercharged 354-ci HEMI V-8 engine, capable of sub-eight-second laps.
Dodge’s Street and Race Technology (SRT) has been dormant the past few years before being renewed for this program and likely others.
Dodge is offering the Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pack with either White Knuckle exterior color – but there’s a rainbow of 18 additional high-impact colors available for the 50 fortunate drivers to race one of these new cars. Dodge is also offering three optional graphic packages, including a red-and-blue striped version featuring the Direct Connection logo on the hood.
The best news about this 2026 Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak extends beyond its physical and mechanical features: Dodge is offering the first racer who captures an NHRA Factory Stock Showdown victory earns, through the NHRA Contingency program a $26,000 payday, which is the highest payout ever offered under this contingency program.
Key features and upgrades of the new 2026 Dodge Charger Drag Pak include:
Engine
· Whipple 3.0L twin-screw supercharger
· Newly designed cast aluminum GEN III HEMI engine block includes select six-bolt main metal caps for added strength
· All-new race forged-steel eight-counterweight crankshaft
· All-new high-performance forged H-beam connecting rods
· New high-performance, lightweight billet belt tensioner
· Diamond aluminum pistons
· Mopar spec camshaft with 0.675-inch lift
· Jesel solid roller lifters and rocker arms
· Billet aluminum, 109mm throttle body
· Stainless-steel long-tube headers
· Holley EFI lightweight Dominator ECU
· Racepak Smartwire power module, 6.86-inch display, V300SD data logger
· Wet sump oil pump, fabricated aluminum pan, C&R lightweight radiator and cooling fan, electric water pump
Transmission
· Coan Racing XLT three-speed automatic transmission with internal accumulator and lightweight 300M internals
· Coan Racing 9.65-inch (245mm), high-performance, bolt-together torque converter
· CNC machined billet aluminum stator and billet aluminum cover
· Cast deep aluminum pan, Reid SFI case and GEN III HEMI bellhousing
· M&M aluminum three-speed safe neutral shifter
Suspension
· All-new rear suspension geometry for improved performance
· Four-link adjustable rear suspension with diagonal link
· Custom Drag Pak double-adjustable coilover shocks
· Adjustable anti-roll bar with spherical ends and adjustable ride height rear spring perches
· Front suspension features lightweight race designed front knuckles
· Adjustable camber shims and toe links
· Lightweight wheel bearing assemblies
· Aluminum upper and lower control arms with steel spherical bearings
· Lightweight front suspension K-member with integrated engine mounts
Wheels/Tires
· WELD Racing lightweight forged-aluminum 17-by-4.5-inch front wheels, WELD Racing Double Beadlock, lightweight forged-aluminum 15-by-11-inch rear wheels
· Mickey Thompson ET Front 27.5 X 4.0-17 front tires, Mickey Thompson ET Drag Pro Drag Radial 30.0 x 9.0 R15 rear tires
Gears/Axles/Driveshaft
· Mark Williams Enterprises modular 9-inch custom Drag Pak axle
· 9-inch aluminum center section
· 40-spline superlight gun-drilled and pocketed axles
· Micro polished and lightened ring and pinion for reduced rotating weight, delivering a 4.30:1 final drive ratio
· Lightweight 4-inch diameter 7075 aluminum driveshaft, 0.125-inch wall thickness
Brakes/Pedals
· Mark Williams Enterprises quick change four-piston, aluminum brake calipers with machined lightweight billet pistons
· Mark Williams Enterprises lightweight cross-drilled rotors and CNC machined aircraft alloy aluminum brake hats with slot-drive rotor attachment system
· Lightweight racing overhung throttle pedal and mounting system
· Tilton aluminum brake pedal, balance bar and master cylinders
· Line lock and brake pressure switch
Fuel System/Steering
· ATL SFI-certified drag race fuel cell
· Aeromotive brushless racing pump with dual inline filter
· Flaming River 15:1 ratio manual steering rack
Options/Packages
· 18 exterior color options and three wrap/graphic options
· Lightweight Engine Component Package includes Blackbird performance front cover and external oil pump kit
· Rear anti-roll bar provides a softer rate bar, droplinks and arm kit
· Available Data Package includes Holley V300SD logger, suspension travel sensors, O2 sensors, transmission temp, transmission pressure
· Racetech Lightweight Carbon Seat Kit achieves an estimated 20 lbs. in weight savings
· Driveline Lightweight Package includes a carbon driveshaft, transmission sump pan, aluminum rear axle yoke to achieve an estimated 7-lb weight savings