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ONE SAVOY TO RULE THEM ALL

One of the most unique events of the year is MotorTrend presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, an event that shut down Woodward Avenue and took over the M1 Concourse on Saturday, August 13th in Pontiac, Michigan. The single-day event included legal street racing on Woodward Avenue, mayhem inside the M1 Concourse gates with Dodge, a midway, car show, and many of your favorite TV stars from MotorTrend’s original programming.

One of the most anticipated showdowns on Woodward Avenue was the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match. Eight social media influencers duked it out for a chance to race against HOT ROD Garage’s Alex Taylor and Lucky Costa. The influencer class winner will line up against Alex, who won last year’s competition, in a winner-takes-all drag race

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