Rumor has it this 2006 SEMA show car has spawned a Dodge program aimed at NHRA Stock Eliminator

Well, maybe not Super Stock - but Stock Eliminator, according to Mopar-centric web site allpar.com. The site apparently has a mole deep inside Chrysler that is suggesting the division is putting the final touches on a track only competition Challenger aimed squarely at NHRA's Stock Eliminator class. We're thinking this would be the first factory-designed and built drag car available to the public since the Hemi Barracudas and Darts of 1968. And those famous cars were actually assembled by Hurst.

The mole says the Challenger drag car will be about 800 lbs. lighter than a production car through the use of such weight-shaving items as a composite, lift-off hood, light-duty front bumper supports, a drag-race oriented front brake system and more. The cars reportedly will not have windshield wipers, HVAC system or any sound deadener installed. The drivetrains are supposed to consist of the current production Hemi engine or a version of the 392-inch crate Hemi engine, with either automatic or manual transmissions.

The insider at Allpar.com says more information will be coming soon. We hope it happens! Factory-built race cars are always cool, and we can't think of a better way to welcome the new Challenger to market than having a bunch of lightweight racers blitzing drag strips around the country.

Go to http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html for their report.

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