Dodge Hustles Harder: Meet the All-New 2026 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak
The Brotherhood of Muscle just added a new heavyweight to its drag-strip roster — and this one’s got serious hustle. For the first time ever, the Dodge Charger gets the full factory-prepped Drag Pak treatment. Introducing the 2026 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak by Direct Connection — a purpose-built race car engineered to dominate NHRA Factory Stock Showdown competition and honor decades of Dodge drag-racing heritage.
HEMI Heritage Meets Next-Gen Muscle
The all-new Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak marks the first time the iconic four-door Charger nameplate joins the legendary Drag Pak lineup. Packing a supercharged 354-cubic-inch HEMI® V8, this turnkey race car channels the same championship-winning power that earned back-to-back NHRA Factory Stock Showdown titles for the outgoing Challenger Drag Pak.
This new race-bred Charger is capable of sub-eight-second quarter-mile passes, and it’s 100 pounds lighter than its predecessor, thanks to an aggressive diet of carbon-fiber components. Hood, doors, front fascia, and hatch — all carbon. Add in a lightweight K-member, aluminum driveshaft, and micro-polished internals, and you’ve got a drag car that’s as lean as it is lethal.
Built to Hustle: The Hardware That Makes It Happen
Under the hood lives a Whipple 3.0L twin-screw supercharger feeding the new GEN III aluminum HEMI block, equipped with forged-steel crankshaft, H-beam connecting rods, and Diamond aluminum pistons. Every component was handpicked by SRT engineers to squeeze out every last fraction of a second.
The drivetrain features a Coan Racing three-speed automatic transmission, Mark Williams Enterprises 9-inch rear axle, and WELD Racing forged-aluminum wheels wrapped in Mickey Thompson rubber — the gold standard in drag racing traction.
Handling the punishment of launch after launch is a new four-link rear suspension setup with double-adjustable coilovers and a 4.30:1 final drive ratio. Up front, lightweight aluminum control arms and race-tuned shocks help the Charger hook hard and fly straight.
Inside, the car’s stripped-down cockpit still carries the spirit of the new production Charger, complete with a HUSTLE STUFF badge and carbon-fiber closeouts. Safety comes standard with an NHRA-certified chromoly roll cage, Sabelt seats and harnesses, and a Racepak digital dash with Holley EFI tuning controls.
A New Era for SRT Performance
This isn’t just another race car — it’s the first to launch under the reestablished SRT Performance division, the new umbrella for Stellantis’ high-performance American brands. Dodge, Mopar, and SRT are doubling down on their grassroots racing roots, and the Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak is the flagship of that renewed commitment.
Each of the 50 serialized units will feature a special plaque on the billet supercharger cover denoting its production number. The car will be hand-prepped for competition by Riley Technologies in Mooresville, North Carolina — the same legendary builders who helped SRT rack up multiple championships.
Retro Soul, Modern Muscle
The “Hustle Stuff” name isn’t new — it’s a deep cut from the Mopar catalogs of the 1970s, when factory go-fast parts and how-to guides helped racers shave tenths off their ETs. Dodge is reviving that same grassroots energy for 2026, combining vintage attitude with cutting-edge technology.
Eighteen high-impact color options bring the Dodge heritage to life, including favorites like B5 Blue, Go Mango, Sublime, Frostbite, Sinamon Stick, and Plum Crazy. Three optional graphics packages — including a red-and-blue Direct Connection livery — give racers even more ways to stand out at the strip.
The Stakes Are High
Dodge is putting its money where its mouth is: the first racer to capture an NHRA Factory Stock Showdown win in a 2026 Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak will earn a $26,000 payday through the NHRA Contingency program — the richest reward ever offered for a Drag Pak victory.
When and Where to See It
The Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak will make its public debut at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals Powered by Direct Connection (Oct. 31–Nov. 2) and SEMA Show (Nov. 4–7) in Las Vegas. Its racing debut is slated for the 2026 NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida (March 5–8).
