Category Archives: Direct Connect Blog

Dodge//SRT Racers Hagan and Pruett Set to Chase Coveted NHRA Titles in Funny Car, Top Fuel at NHRA Pomona Finale

Matt Hagan burnout at US-Nationals

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 […]

TSR Dodge//SRT NHRA Funny Car Driver Hagan Advances to Vegas Semifinals, Maintains Points Lead

NHRA Nevada Nationals

Matt Hagan, a six-time 2023 NHRA national event winner, missed by inches (.009 seconds) advancing to his third consecutive Funny Car final Sunday in the NHRA Nevada Nationals with his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car Despite the semifinals loss, the three-time NHRA Camping World Funny Car World Champion, who was […]

Dodge//SRT Drivers Pruett, Hagan Head to Las Vegas After Texas Wins, Look to Extend NHRA Top Fuel, Funny Car Points Leads

Dodge//SRT racers Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan enter NHRA Nevada Nationals in Las Vegas on a roll after the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) teammates captured Top Fuel and Funny Car event wins, respectively, at Texas NHRA Fallnationals With just two events remaining – Las Vegas and Pomona – in the 21-race 2023 NHRA Camping World […]

Pruett, Hagan Double Up with Victories at Texas NHRA Fallnationals, TSR Dodge//SRT Drivers Take Points Leads

For the first time in Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Nitro team history, both Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan found victory lane as Stewart called the “Big Double Up” in Sunday’s Texas NHRA Fallnationals Pruett scores her second win of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, driving her TSR Mobil 1 Dodge//SRT Top Fuel […]

TSR Dodge//SRT Driver Hagan Banks Big Win at NHRA Midwest Nationals, Teammate Pruett Races to Runner-up Finish

Three-time NHRA Camping World Champion Matt Hagan defeats four impressive rivals in his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) American Rebel Dodge//SRT Hellcat machine for fifth 2023 Funny Car victory Hagan’s TSR teammate, Leah Pruett, also battles to Top Fuel final round in TSR Code 3 Associates Dodge//SRT dragster and moves to second in current NHRA points […]

Hagan, Pruett Advance in NHRA Carolina Nationals to Semifinals, Both Set in Top 4 in NHRA “Countdown” Championship Points

Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals

Matt Hagan, a four-time 2023 NHRA Camping World Funny Car event winner, put in another strong performance this weekend with his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Johnson Horsepower Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat with runs of 3.825, 3.828, 3.841 and 3.868 at the NHRA Carolina Nationals ·       Hagan, the three-time NHRA World Champion, set low elasped time in […]

TSR Dodge//SRT Racers Pruett, Hagan Miss by Inches at Rain-Delayed Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

Leah Pruett advanced to the semifinals Sunday in her Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Mobil 1/Dodge//SRT Top Fuel dragster in the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals after recording her quickest run of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Series Pruett defeated Clay Millican and Brittany Force in the first two rounds of eliminations at the historic Maple Grove […]

Hagan, Pruett Advance to Second Round Monday at Indianapolis; Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Drivers Set in “Countdown” 2nd & 4th

Matt Hagan burnout at US-Nationals

Track record holder Matt Hagan had a shorter day than he would have liked Monday in the 69th Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals final eliminations advancing to the second round in his Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Hellcat Funny Car After running six impressive qualifying runs earlier in the weekend, Hagan’s nitro-burning machine defeated Alex Laughlin […]

Hagan Takes Runner-up in Pep Boys Funny Car All-Star Callout Sunday in Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Funny Car at Indianapolis

Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver Matt Hagan drove his Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Hellcat Funny Car to the final round Sunday in the special NHRA Pep Boys Funny Car All-star Callout eight-car competition, part of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Hagan, the current Funny Car track record holder at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, […]

69th Annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA US Nationals – Drag Racing’s ‘Big Go’ – Brings Prestige, Money and Tradition

Matt Hagan

The 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals is the biggest, longest and most historic event on the NHRA national tour, established in 1955, and is set for Aug. 30-Sept. 4 The legendary “Big Go” brings prestige, money and tradition to Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the most famous drag strip in the world […]