Category Archives: Direct Connect Blog

Racing legend Tony Stewart continues to be a major factor in his Top Fuel rookie season with an impressive performance this weekend at 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals Driving a special livery celebrating 50 years of the Direct Connection performance parts brand, Stewart posted the No. 2 qualifying time and recorded a semifinals finish The […]

50th anniversary of legendary Dodge Direct Connection performance parts brand will be celebrated with special liveries for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Top Fuel and Funny Car machines at 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals, scheduled for Aug. 28 – Sept. 2 in Indianapolis Established in 1974 and reintroduced in 2022, Direct Connection brand has been a […]

Defending NHRA Mission World Funny Car champion Matt Hagan took his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge//SRT Hellcat to a runner-up finish in Brainerd, Minnesota Despite qualifying 13th at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Hagan and his Dickie Venables-led crew regrouped to defeat Ron Capps, Daniel Wilkerson and J.R. Todd to advance to the final Four-time […]

Motorsports legend Tony Stewart just missed adding to his amazing win record Sunday at NHRA Sonoma Nationals, driving his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rinnai Dodge//SRT Top Fueler to a final-round appearance Stewart’s runner-up finish was his first final round in his rookie Top Fuel season as he looks for a win in a fourth different […]

Ninth edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge set to return to M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, on Saturday, August 10 Tickets start at $25 with a variety of ticket packages available now for purchase at motortrend.com/roadkillnights Dodge NHRA Funny Car champ Matt Hagan, plus European Dodge brand ambassador and Top Fuel racer […]

Short day for the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team Sunday in the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways with early exits in the Direct Connection Dodge//SRT nitro cars Defending NHRA Mission Drag Racing Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan, who qualified sixth, drove his TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat to the quarterfinals Hagan recorded a 3.891 […]

Reigning NHRA Mission Drag Racing Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan continued to pile up points with his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car Hagan, the four-time NHRA world titleholder, advanced to the semifinals in the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, with impressive runs Hagan, who qualified sixth in […]

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series returned to Virginia Motorsports Park this weekend, and drivers and crews were fighting the elements An East Coast heat weather “dome” caused havoc on the racing surface at the PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals with air temperatures close to 100 degrees and track surfaces near 150 […]

Dodge brand announces partnership extension with Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Nitro Top Fuel and Funny Car entries in NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series Dodge//SRT began partnership with TSR in 2022 with drivers Leah Pruett (Top Fuel) and Matt Hagan (Funny Car) driving Nitro cars in Direct Connection livery Stewart, the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver, […]

Fighting heat, humidity and a “tricky” track, Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Nitro drivers Matt Hagan and Tony Stewart battled more than their competitors in NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Hagan, the 2023 NHRA World Funny Car Champion, fought off the elements and his rivals to advance to semifinals in his TSR Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat […]