Drag racing has a way of changing the way your brain is wired. Once you’re hooked on the sport, you’ll do whatever you can to find ways to go faster at the track. Logan Ferneau was raised in the church of Mopar, fell in love with drag racing, and has built an awesome 1972 Duster.

Mopar aficionados are some of the most loyal car enthusiasts on the planet. Logan’s father was into cars, specifically Mopars, and that of course rubbed off on him. The family went to car shows, the Mopar Nationals, and Monster Mopar Weekend. All of these activities just pushed him further into the Mopar camp.

Of course, Logan had to get his own Mopar to wrench on, and that led him to the race track.

“As I got older, I started getting into the pro street cars, and in high school, I started working on a ‘73 Plymouth Satellite. It was actually a car my Dad had sitting around, and it needed a lot of work. I got it running shortly after graduating from high school. After graduation, I built my first engine, it was a 500” big-block wedge. The racing addiction started after I took the Satellite to a Friday test-n-tune at our local track. Ever since that night, I was hooked,” Logan says.

The Satellite went through numerous combinations as Logan’s quest for speed grew. A boosted combination was created with an F2 ProCharger after Logan swapped the engine’s internals into an aluminum block. Logan continued to run the Satellite at test-n-tune events, along with some fun on the streets from time to time.

Logan went to a Street Car Takeover event in 2016, and got to experience small tire racing for the first time. This was life-changing, and Logan just had to get in on the fun. Logan knew the Satellite was just too big of a car to be successful at small tire racing, and this is where the story of the Duster begins.

“The Duster had been in the area for quite some time. It had been bought and sold several times over the years. I knew the current owner, and I also knew he wasn’t doing anything with it, so I asked him if he wanted to sell it. I ended up purchasing the car for just $900. I started working on the car right away. I pulled the engine and drivetrain out of my Satellite to use in the Duster. I was able to get the car put together and ready to do some racing towards the end of the 2016 season,” Logan explains.

Logan built the 25.5 roll cage, did all the fab work, and even painted the car in his shop Ferneau Performance Solutions. A STR Chassis Fabrication bolt-in K-member and lower control arms were added to the Duster’s front end, along with a set of AFCO struts. In the rear, you’ll find the leaf spring suspension has been augmented with parts from Calvert Racing and Funkhouser Race Cars. The OEM rearend was thrown in the scrap pile in favor of a Quick Performance 9” unit. AFCO shocks can also be found under the rear of the Duster.

Demers Performance And Machine took care of all the machine work on the 540 cubic-inch Hemi so Logan could assemble it. A Keith Black aluminum race block serves as the foundation of the mill. A Winberg billet crank, GRP aluminum rods, and Diamond Piston custom slugs make up the rotating assembly.

On top of the engine, you’ll find a set of AJPE billet heads. The heads are outfitted Manton rocker arms and pushrods that work with Bam lifters, along with a Bullet Racing cam. Jon Bitler built the IRD blow-through methanol carburetor that’s supplied fuel from an Aeromotive fuel pump. A Holley Dominator controls everything on the Duster except for the fuel system. Boost to the engine is supplied by an F3-121 ProCharger that’s spun by a Supercharger Store gear drive. Behind the engine, you’ll find a powerglide built by Farrer Out Transmission, and a PTC torque converter.

The Duster rolls on a set of WELD Racing Magnum rear wheels that were converted to beadlocks by Mac Fab. The wheels are wrapped in Mickey Thompson 275 radial tires. Up front, Logan went with a set of RC Components Torx Eclipse wheels and Mickey Thompson tires. The car is brought to a stop by a full set of Strange Engineering brakes.

Logan’s favorite thing about the car is the fact the combo is something different, but it’s simple and very effective. He’s also usually the only person racing a Mopar at the events he attends and he enjoys that too. The car works well and has run a best of 4.36 at 171 mph in the eighth-mile.

It has been a long road for Logan’s Duster, and its important to him that the people who have supported his journey get some recognition.

“I would like to thank my wife for supporting this crazy hobby and putting up with all the long nights in the shop. She keeps me and our kids in line when we’re at the track. I also need to thank Ferneau and Sons House Moving and Raising, Hand Nutrient Management, IRD racing, Demers Performance and Machine, Manton Pushrods, Quick Performance, and Farrer Out Transmission. All of these companies played a big role in getting this car to the level it’s at today.”

Logan Ferneau never gave up on going fast behind the wheel of a Mopar. His Duster is a well-built machine that looks just as good as it runs. The time, money, and effort that Logan has invested into the Duster has paid off and shows in the final product he built.