November 3rd 2025

2026 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak by Direct Connection makes world debut

Drag racing has always rewarded the bold. And today, Dodge just staked a massive claim on the future of Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown with an announcement that bridges 60 years of Hemi history with the edge of modern muscle.

Meet the 2026 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak by Direct Connection—the first-ever Charger-based Drag Pak, the lightest factory-built Dodge race car in the modern program’s history, and a machine engineered not just to win… but to reset expectations.

The message from Auburn Hills is clear: “The Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak is mission-engineered to equip our FSS drivers with an upgraded, championship-winning, supercharged Hemi race engine wrapped in a next-level race car incarnation of the all-new Dodge Charger,” said Kevin Kidd, motorsports competition director for Stellantis American Brands. “The Challenger Drag Pak’s swan song was back-to-back NHRA Factory Stock Showdown crowns, and this first-ever Charger Drag Pak is purpose-designed to extend Dodge’s legacy of drag strip domination.”

A New Shape for Factory Stock Supremacy

For the first time ever, Dodge is moving its modern Drag Pak platform to the Charger—bringing the aggressive, heritage-inspired widebody look of the street car into the NHRA staging lanes. But this isn't a Hemi-swapped street car—it’s a full-blown race car. Here’s what we know:

The wide stance and sculpted body lines of the all-new Dodge Charger street car
Special plaque on billet cover of the 3.0L Whipple supercharger indicates production number on each of the limited-edition, turnkey drag cars
Engineered with upgrades, including newly designed GEN III aluminum Hemi engine block, all-new H-beam connecting rods, Diamond aluminum pistons, all-new forged-steel eight-counterweight crankshaft and more
Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak capable of sub-eight-second elapsed times off the showroom floor
All-new, upgraded and strengthened four-link rear suspension with Mark Williams Enterprises rear axle with a 10-inch pitch Richmond gearset, 40-spline gundrilled axles, 7075 billet axle tubes, and 4.30:1 final drive ratio
Reduction of both static and rotating weight throughout for increased performance compared with the previous-generation Challenger Drag Pak
Hustle Stuff equipment includes all-new, lightweight, carbon-fiber front fascia, hood, doors and hatch — new Drag Pak is 100 lbs. lighter than the 2023–25 Challenger Drag Pak
Engineered with lightweight K member and front and rear bumpers
Three-speed Coan TH400-style transmission with micro polished internals and lightweight aluminum driveshaft for maximum strength and performance
Double-adjustable coilover shocks developed specifically for the Charger Drag Pak
Holley EFI Dominator ECU and Racepak 6.86-inch digital dash display
Fully programmable Racepak Smartwire power distribution module

Hustle Stuff

If you were a racer in the 1970s, Hustle Stuff wasn’t a slogan—it was a lifestyle. It was Mopar’s catalog of performance imagination and lightweight weapons. It was hope in print form. It was “we’re going to find the speed nobody else can.” Resurrecting that name matters. It’s a declaration that this car isn’t marketing gloss—this is the next chapter in the factory-backed drag-racing arms race. This is also the first race car to wear the return of the SRT Performance banner, tying together: Direct Connection performance parts, factory motorsports engineering, Dodge’s NHRA program and Ram’s NASCAR Truck Series return.

Built at Riley Technologies

Every one of the 50 serialized Drag Paks will be built at Riley Technologies in Mooresville, North Carolina—a name synonymous with winning in everything from IMSA to Trans-Am. A 50 unit run is planed and each car will be serialized.

Seductively Priced

The cars are at $234,995 (pricing excludes taxes and fees) and there are a host of options for max-effort customers to make the Drag Pak even quicker and safer. Reservations open to purchase the cars today (October 31, 2025) Email: support@dcperformance.com to get yours.

Options/Packages

Engineered for racers who refuse to settle, the new option packages elevate the Drag Pak beyond factory-built excellence with sharper performance, enhanced protection, and race-day confidence. Each upgrade was developed to make the car faster, safer, and more dominant on every pass—because winning isn’t optional.

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 with an RT8119HR head restraint seat will be offered for superior comfort and the ultimate in mass reduction. This is Racetech’s safest and most advanced seat technology innovated specifically for drag racing.
Driveline Lightweight Package includes a carbon driveshaft, transmission sump pan, aluminum rear axle yoke to achieve an estimated 7 lbs. weight savings

$26,000 Contingency Payment To Claim in 2026

Dodge is offering $26,000 in NHRA Contingency program money to the first driver to take a Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak to a Factory Stock Showdown win. That’s not just support. That’s a statement. That’s Dodge reminding the world that factory cars still matter, still inspire, and still define eras. The Charger era enters with energy we haven’t felt since 2008—when factory drag programs came roaring back and changed NHRA Sportsman racing forever.

See It First: Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals & SEMA

The Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak will make its world debut at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals Powered by Direct Connection—then remain front-and-center all weekend long on display in the Dodge booth in the NHRA Midway, giving fans their first up-close look at the next chapter of Hemi-powered Factory Stock racing.

In addition to a scheduled single exhibition pass on Friday morning, the Drag Pak will return to the track for a special parade lap down the return road during the third Top Fuel qualifying session, where a celebrity racer will take the wheel before the car rolls into the Dodge booth at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

The Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak will then make its official competition debut at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida, scheduled for March 5–8, 2026.

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