And with any vehicle that can run down the quarter-mile that rapidly, the NHRA requires more safety equipment -- namely, a roll cage. A sub-10-second car that tops 135 mph through the traps ...

But as Dodge was happy to point out at the car's unveiling in New York, that means the Demon is technically banned from NHRA events, which require a full roll cage in any car that runs 9s.

Not that we're incarcerating the '66 Nova owned by 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champ ... Before moving ahead with the custom roll cage, Bob Carroll of Carroll's Rod and Racecraft in Spotswood ...

The NHRA has just announced new regulations that will allow for many street-legal vehicles like the Demon to race without the need to add safety features like a roll cage. It sounds like it’s ...