Watch as a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with stock power rockets down the drag strip in the mid-10s.
We talk a great deal about the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat because that is the car setting the majority of the records in the Hellcat world, but we should remember that the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is just as wicked of a performance car. Although the Hellcat Chargers aren’t challenging the Challengers for the title of the quickest Hellcat cars, the supercharged sedan is the most powerful four-door car in the world, leading to some impressive quarter mile times of its own.
Today, we bring you a look at one of the quickest stock-power Hellcat Chargers on the road, which comes to us from the YouTube channel of Mike Alford. Mike is the owner and driver of this red Mopar sedan and with the original 707 horsepower, he has laid down some great quarter mile times.
Running 10s with a 4,500lb Sedan
Mike’s mod list is simple – smaller rear wheels with drag radials and a set of 3.09 gears. The engine is fully stock and there has been no weight removed from the car (shy of the rear wheel swap), so this is a 4,500 pound car with 707 horsepower and it runs well into the mid-10s.
In the video above, Mile Alford and his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are making a quarter mile run at Atco Dragway. After a quick burnout, he pulls to the line and you can hear how sticky the surface of the track is on this run, helping this supercharged sedan get out of the hole with extreme urgency. He stages and launches from idle, seemingly easing the car away from the starting line, but as he blasts through the top end traps, it is clear that this was not a gentle run – laying down a 10.71.
It should be noted that while the video shows a great run by Alford’s Charger, his Hellcat sedan has turned a best time of 10.65 at 129 miles per hour with only drag radials and the steeper gears.
Of course, the sound of the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is almost as awesome as the performance, so crank up your speakers and enjoy!
Image: Dave Milcarek photo courtesy of Mike Alford
"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.
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