1,300-HP Dodge Hellcat Drags 1,000-HP Jeep Trackhawk, Prepare to Be RWD vs AWD-Amazed

Also known as the place where RaceMotive organized one heck of a drag and roll racing event this year, MIR or Maryland International Raceway has witnessed some pretty spectacular brawls – and most of them were also recorded by this faithful videographer.

Just recently, we saw an Audi TT RS drag and roll feisty Corvettes and also raced a mighty Dodge Charger. Still, American dragstrip aficionados probably didn't like the outcome of those battles. No worries, there was also the classic green Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat skirmish with a red Chevrolet Camaro that looked great both on camera and on the ETs.

Hellcats, Mustangs, Corvettes, even Nissan GT-Rs and Lamborghini Huracan worth thousands of horsepower between them were a common occurrence at MIR, along with other classic entries like the Porsche 911 Turbo S or the BMW M5. However, it seems that Jeep's models are not exactly common anymore – as they don't really make up the pool of choice for a day out at the dragstrip.

Wait a minute, has everyone forgotten about the 707-horsepower Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk so fast? Luckily, a yellow example was present at the RaceMotive event at Maryland International Raceway to remind us of what it's capable of, complete with a few tasty modes that – according to the description – turned it into a 1,000-horsepower monster.

The playing field wasn't simple, though, as next to it in the other lane sat a blue and black Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. That mighty American muscle car wasn't underpowered, though, as the author mentions it was modded, too, and rocked no less than 1,300 horsepower at the track. As always, do take these figures with a grain of salt as they often come from unreliable, hard-to-verify sources.

Anyway, one thing was for sure – the two Mopars were far above their standard power levels, which were impressive from the get-go, to say the least. Unfortunately, just one Hellcat versus Trackhawk pass is featured in the video embedded below, so it's all or nothing. Luckily, both drivers were experienced and determined; their heavily tuned rides performed flawlessly, and the play of yellow-and-black-striped versus blue-and-black colors was quite exquisite.

Oh, and by the way, this was a Mopar skirmish for the ages. We are not going to spoil the outcome because it takes less than 30 seconds to find out who won. Instead, let's just say this was 'close, but not close enough,' with one of the stunning Mopars posting an 8.73s pass at almost 155 mph versus the other's 9.3s at nearly 151 mph effort. Cool, right?