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New Nationwide Dodge Challenger Stock Car makes debut in test at Talladega Superspeedwy

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Penske Championship Racing and Dodge officials unveil the Dodge Challenger NASCAR Nationwide Series New Car on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.

Justin Allgaier takes the No. 12 Dodge Challenger out of the Talladega Superspeedway garage and onto the track during Monday's NASCAR Nationwide Series new car test.

Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 12 NASCAR Nationwide Series Verizon Wireless Dodge; Tim Cindric, President of Penske Racing and Dave Bailey, Senior Manager of Motorsports Engineering at Dodge, speak to the media about the Dodge Challenger NASCAR Nationwide Series New Car at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday in Talladega, Ala.

The First Test at Richmond earlier this year....

Will the next battle in the Muscle Car Wars play out on the oval tracks of NASCAR's Nationwide Series? Dodge certainly thinks so. The Jury is still out on the other three manufacturers.

Testing of the Nationwide Series 2009 Car of Tomorrow began yesterday at Richmond International Raceway. Dodge showed up at the test with their new Dodge Challenger, with more than a mere sticker set for the headlights and grille.

Thanks to NASCAR's decision to relax a-pillar and-forward "manufacturer identity" modifications there's actually a Challenger inset grille and what appears to be raised hood areas — just like the real car! It's the closest thing seen to a realistic-looking stock car out of a NASCAR garage in decades.

Unfortunately, they're looking to be the only muscle car on the track as Ford is rumored to be running a Taurus rather than a Mustang, Chevy will be running a yet to be determined Body (we're told it's not going to be the All-New 2010 Camaro) and Toyota will have themselves another Camry with fake headlight sticker.

2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 

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Pole Sitter Reed Sorenson

Local Support... The #7 Dodge of Robby Gordon shows the support for the Chicago Cubs "Save the Name" 

The All New Dodge Charger "Car of Tomorrow" makes its first appearance at Daytona..

Sam Hornish, Jr in the #77 Dodge

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Kasey Khane in the #8 Bud Dodge

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Elliott Sadler and his new "Best Buy" Colors for 2008

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