Arrington R5 P7 Powers New World Speed Record!

Arrington Engines, Inc. today announced that Russ Wicks has set a new stock car world speed record of 244.9 miles per hour, which has been confirmed by Guinness World Records. Wicks successfully achieved the record on Tuesday October 9 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Northwestern Utah while driving a 2007 Dodge Charger powered by the Arrington Engines’ R5P7 built to NASCAR specifications. The new record shatters Wicks’ previous stock car world speed record of 222 miles per hour.

Wicks’ vehicle was developed with the backing of the Dodge Motorsports Engineering Group and Arrington Engines.

“I’m totally thrilled,” said Wicks. “It’s an amazing feeling to push yourself to the edge and emerge victorious. I couldn’t have done it without Arrington and Dodge, who have supported me in my attempt from the very beginning.”

Russ Wicks is the only living person to hold world speed records over 200 MPH on both land and water. He has been featured on ESPN, the National Geographic Channel, included in the Guinness World Records Book, and also appeared on the cover of WIRED Magazine. He is the founder of American Challenge, a consortium of business, engineering and motorsports professionals focused on breaking important world land and water speed records. His next challenge is to set the all-time speed record for a gasoline-powered engine.