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Although ‘Roadkill’ Show Has Been Canceled, the Future for Roadkill Nights, Hot Rod Drag Week and Hot Rod Power Tour Looks Bright in 2025

When the news first hit Sunday night about the popular show Roadkill being canceled, it immediately spread like wildfire about the future of MotorTrend.

Speculation about the magazine and brand, as well as sister shows Hot Rod Garage, Roadkill Garage, Roadworthy Rescues, and Faster with Newburn and Cotton, and even the events like Roadkill Nights and Hot Rod Drag Week were in question by many. Thanks to MotorTrend, we have some clarification on the future of shows and events.

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‘Roadkill’ Show Hits the End of the Road – News That the Thirteenth Season of the Popular Show with Freiburger and Finnegan Will Be the Last

“This is the show where we play with cars, and you point and laugh. We call it Roadkill.” Those words were stated by David Freiburger in Episode 1 of the popular MotorTrend show ‘Roadkill’ which hit YouTube in early 2012. 

Nearly thirteen years and thirteen seasons after that first show was recorded, Mike Finnegan broke the news on Reddit that ‘Roadkill’ will not record a fourteenth season.

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Whether It’s Welding Metal in the Shop, or Her Competition on the Track, Drag Racing Rookie Morgan Evans Has the Spark to Be a Success

Despite growing up in an automotive-influenced environment, and now living less than 30 minutes from the historic Orlando Speed World Dragway, Morgan Evans had never made a pass down a drag strip in her life until she got the call to be part of the Dodge Direction Connection Grudge Race. But thanks to the combined efforts of Morgan and fiance Jason Kastner, she was clutching the winner's trophy at the end of the day.

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Roadkill Nights Hosts a Full Day of Action at M1 Concourse – Borggren and Kline Top the Small Tire and Big Tire Classes, While Evans Claims First-Ever Win in Direction Connection Grudge Race

Pontiac, Michigan has hosted the popular MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event since 2015, and although a few locations have been used, the 2024 edition of the event brought the racing action to M1 Concourse for the first time in event history.

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It’s a Supercharged Pizza Night - Blown Australian Monsters Invade Hops and Horsepower, as Sick Powerfest and Roadkill Nights Participants Converge on Oxford for Pizza, Drinks and Good Times

We’re just 1 day away from the 3rd annual Sick Powerfest Presented by Dodge and M1 Concourse. But Sick Pizza and Sullivan’s Public House decided to start the party a bit early - co-hosting the Hops and Horsepower meet on Wednesday night, August 7th.

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MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge Hits Woodward Avenue This Week – What to Expect, and a few of the Favorites Expected to Tame the Streets of Pontiac, Michigan

Combining the best elements of street racing with the accuracy and safety of a closed race track, Roadkill Nights has brought a new meaning to the street racing world. In nine years, thousands of competitors have participated in legal ‘street racing’ in Michigan, and the 2024 edition this Saturday, August 10th, 2024 promises to bring more excitement to the streets!

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