Category Archives: Direct Connect Blog

Tony Stewart, a Top Fuel “rookie,” drove the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rayce Rudeen Foundation Dodge//SRT dragster to his first professional final round Sunday at Las Vegas The NASCAR Hall of Fame racer, competing in his fourth Top Fuel event, advanced in the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals final round against Doug Kalitta, Justin Ashley and Steve […]

Top Fuel “rookie” and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals Sunday in the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT car Competing in his third NHRA national event, the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Chandler, Ariz., Stewart defeated Brittany Force and Billy Torrence to score his first Top Fuel […]

Defending NHRA Winternationals Funny Car champion Matt Hagan drove his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Johnson Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat to the final round Sunday Qualifying No. 1 Saturday at 3.893, Hagan seeks his second straight NHRA Winternationals title with victories over Buddy Hull, Jeff Diehl and J.R. Todd before rain postponed the final round The […]

Racing legend Tony Stewart may have been a Top Fuel “rookie” at Sunday’s NHRA Gatornationals, but he looked like a veteran with an impressive NHRA National event debut Driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge//SRT® Direct Connection dragster, Stewart proved very quick off the starting line in the first round before losing a close race […]

Tony Stewart makes his highly anticipated Top Fuel start this weekend in the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge//SRT Direct Connection dragster at the NHRA Gatornationals Stewart’s first Top Fuel season in the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series marks his fourth different motorsports discipline after winning titles in NASCAR, IndyCar and USAC Reigning NHRA World Funny […]

Reigning NHRA Mission Foods World Funny Car champion Matt Hagan kicked off the 2024 drag racing season Saturday with a runner-up finish in the inaugural PRO Superstar Shootout Driving the TSR Johnson Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat, Hagan advanced to the final round with victories over J.R. Todd in the first round and Bob Tasca in […]

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) makes its 2024 drag racing debut this week (Feb. 8-10) when Dodge drivers Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan compete in the inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Super Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Pruett, who came within one round of winning the 2023 NHRA Top Fuel title in her TSR Dodge//SRT […]

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) announced that Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett will temporarily step away from 2024 NHRA competition in her Dodge//SRT Direct Connection dragster to focus on starting a family with husband Tony Stewart Stewart, the former NASCAR, IndyCar and USAC champion, will take over the driving chores in the TSR Dodge//SRT Direct Connection […]

Matt Hagan joined drag racing royalty Sunday in the NHRA In-N-Out Burger Finals at Pomona, California, driving his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car to a fourth career NHRA Camping World Championship Hagan, who took the NHRA Winternationals title at Pomona in April, now matches John Force, Don Prudhomme and Kenny […]

Dodge//SRT drivers Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett in position to capture coveted 2023 NHRA Camping World Series Championships in the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes, respectively Hagan and Pruett have their Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT nitro-burning machines ready for season finale this weekend (Nov. 10-12) at the NHRA In-N-Out Burger Finals […]