00:00 All right now on Stellantis Spotlight!
00:13 Jeep brand is headed back to the desert for the eighth consecutive year to support the Rebel Rally.
00:22 Taking place October 12th through 21st, the brand is sending two teams to compete with
00:27 Jeep Wrangler 4xe vehicles in hopes of securing another first-place victory.
00:33 Repeat winners, Team 4xe Venture is back to compete in the overall,
00:38 bone stock and electrified categories in their straight-from-the-dealership stock Wrangler 4xe.
00:45 The race covers 1,500 miles of harsh Nevada and Southern California desert terrain
00:51 and is the ultimate proving ground for the Jeep brand's electrified future.
00:55 To track the teams and follow along with this year's race, head to RebelRally.com.
01:02 Head of North America Marketing, Marissa Hunter, has been named to Brand Innovator's
01:07 Top 100 Women in Brand Marketing once again.
01:11 A leader in spreading brand love, her emotion-evoking approach to marketing campaigns
01:16 has fostered a genuine love and connection to our products among customers.
01:22 And finally, for the second consecutive week in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series,
01:27 Tony Stewart Racing drivers Matt Hagen and Leah Pruitt looked to be on the path to victory lane
01:32 in the NHRA Carolina Nationals at ZMAX Dragway,
01:35 but both racers were on the wrong end of the battles by inches.
01:39 Hagen, who posted a track record Friday in qualifying with a 3.825,
01:44 drove his Johnson Horsepower Garage Dodge SRT Hellcat to sensational times throughout the weekend
01:50 before losing by inches at the finish line.
01:53 Despite the loss, Hagen advanced to the No. 3 position
01:56 in the NHRA Championship Countdown Funny Car Point Standings.
02:00 Pruitt, driving the TSR Rini Dodge SRT Top Fuel Dragster,
02:04 put in a strong performance in elimination with her second straight semifinals finish,
02:09 moving her to fourth in the current NHRA Countdown Top Fuel Point Standings.
02:14 Those are this week's top stories on Stellantis Spotlight.
02:17 Reporting for Stellantis Digital Media, I'm Peter Spezia.
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