Bristol is considered a home race for you. What makes the event so special? “I have a lot of folks that come out to Bristol to support us, with it being one of our home races. Charlotte is also comparable. It’s one of those races you always want to do well at. It’s always special […]
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Matt Hagan, driver of the Rinnai Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car: Earned No. 2 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (4.123 ET at 309.13 mph) Scored two bonus points for second-quickest run of the session Secured No. 2 provisional qualifying position based off Friday’s Q1 run. In Q2 on Saturday, Hagan ran a […]
Matt Hagan’s rebuilt Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge/SRT Hellcat Funny Car returned to action this weekend at the NHRA Gerber Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, IL, and qualified fourth in the 16-car lineup However, after three tough weeks of rebuilding the car for this weekend, Hagan’s machine lost traction in the first round […]
“We’ve had two tough races in a row with first-round losses. It is not a representation of what I feel like this team is or the level we’re at. It didn’t help that I put the car in the sand in Charlotte and we had to put a new front half on it. At the […]
Wild ride for Matt Hagan and his Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car makes for a busy preparation for his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) crew with the Route 66 Raceway event coming on May 19-21 A parachute failure at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte on April 28-30 caused Hagan to drive into the track’s sand trap, […]
The NHRA is returning to Route 66 Raceway for the first time since 2019. You’ve earned three wins at Chicago and enter the event as the Funny Car points leader. Tell us why you’re looking forward to a return to Chicago. “I’ve had a lot of success at Chicago and set national records there. It’s […]
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Leah Pruett continued her strong 2023 NHRA national event performances Sunday in the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte with a runner-up finish in the final round in the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rush Truck Services/Dodge SRT Top Fuel dragster Pruett, who qualified third with a season-best 3.678 seconds, advanced to […]
“We had a real rough weekend. Putting it in the sand trap kind of set the tone for how our weekend went and we had to pull out the spare car. We had one body for Operation Healing Forces and Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage, so it was tough to trash it. Sometimes things happen that are […]