The Pontiac we’re referring to is the city in Michigan, not the defunct General Motors brand named for it. A longtime part of the action for the famed Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit, set this year for August 12, has been its street-legal drag racing, known as Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge and presented by MotorTrend. It’s the second stop on a national Roadkill tour by Dodge, and beginning this year, all the activities are being transferred from Woodward Avenue to the downtown area of nearby Pontiac.
The initial Roadkill happening took place earlier this year in Las Vegas, and saw the rollout of Dodge’s new Challenger SRT Demon 170. Now in its eighth year, the Pontiac portion of the tour will be broadcast live via MotorTrend’s streaming platforms.
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