This Dodge Charger Daytona runs in the low-10s without forced induction or nitrous oxide.
We feature a great many Dodge Chargers storming down the quarter mile here on DodgeForum, but the vast majority of them are fitted with a supercharger, nitrous oxide or both. There is certainly nothing wrong with that, but today, we bring you a 10-second Dodge Charger that covers the quarter mile in the low-10s and it does so without nitrous or forced induction.
Wendy’s Broomstick
This Dodge Charger Daytona is owned and driven by Wendy Robertson, with the video coming from the YouTube channel of witchywndy. Aside from the aftermarket hood and the race-ready wheels, this Mopar sedan doesn’t look like a drag strip monster, but it is. Under the hood is a BFNY Performance-built, 440 cubic inch stroker Hemi (originally a 6.1L motor) topped with Thitek cylinder heads and fitted with an Arrington 645 camshaft. All of that Mopar muscle is channeled through a fully-built Enhanced Transmissions gearbox to the 8.8-inch Paramount rear differential.
While the drivetrain has been built to lay down incredible quarter mile times, this Charger still retains creature comforts like air conditioning, power steering and the sound system, leading to a race weight of 4,100lbs. The car is fully street-legal and while it isn’t driven daily, Erik Storms of BFNY points out that it could easily be a street car.
Some people might question the ability of a 4,100lb Dodge Charger with a naturally aspirated V8 to storm down the track with the supercharged cars, but as the video above shows – Wendy’s Broomstick lays down incredible quarter mile times. On this run, her Sublime Daytona runs a 10.54 at 130 miles per hour, while her best time to date was a 10.26 at 132 miles per hour. That is crazy-quick for any car, but for a 4,100lb Charger to run these numbers without any “power adders” is an awesome feat.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
