Introduction of the Charger from NAIAS... Kahne & Petty!
 

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2004 NASCAR Rookie of the Year Kasey Kahne exits the new Dodge Charger after driving it on stage at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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A worker helps guide a mockup of a Nextel Cup car as the Dodge Charger is unveiled at the world premiere during press days at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall in Detroit.

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Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Dieter Zetsche and Kasey Kahne introduce the new Dodge Charger to the media at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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(L-R) Joe Eberhardt, Chrysler Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Dieter Zetsche, NASCAR legend Richard Petty, NASCAR rookie of the year Kasey Kahne and Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President of Product Development pose with the new Dodge Charger at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Chrysler group president and CEO Dieter Zetsche, left, stands with NASCAR legend Richard Petty, center, and Kasey Kahne. Petty won three championships and 37 races in a Dodge Charger from 1973 to 1977 while Kahne will try to win his first NASCAR Cup race in a Charger after finishing second five times in an Intrepid in 2004.

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Dieter Zetsche and Kasey Kahne try on cowboy hats given to them by NASCAR legend Richard Petty!

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Richard Petty joins Dieter Zetsche and Kasey Kahne as they launch Dodge Charger's future with a nod to its storied past!

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Kahne waves as Zetsche and Petty look on at the crowd and media assembled at the Detroit auto show. The Charger will make its official debut on the track at Daytona on Tuesday Jan. 11 although teams already tested at Las Vegas late last season.

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Dieter Zetsche sat on the 2001 Daytona 500 pole with Bill Elliott's Intrepid when Dodge returned to NASCAR after nearly 25 years away, and he hopes the new No. 9 driver or another racer in his stable can do the same with the Charger this year.

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