Category Archives: Direct Connect Blog

Leah Pruett, driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster, returned to an NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series final round Sunday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota Pruett, making her 200th NHRA Top Fuel start, defeated two NHRA Top Fuel World Champions and the current Top Fuel […]

Matt Hagan, seeking his fourth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car title, recorded a runner-up finish at Sunday’s Menards NHRA Nationals at Topeka, Kansas ·       Hagan captured three rounds in the rain-delayed Heartland Motorsports Park event before losing in the final round ·       Hagan, in his TSR American Rebel Dodge//SRT Hellcat, defeated Alex […]

Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Matt Hagan extended his current NHRA Camping World Funny Car points lead Sunday by driving his Johnson Horsepower Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat to the semifinals at the DENSO Sonoma Nationals Hagan, a four-time NHRA national event winner in 2023, defeated Jason Rupert and Tim Wilkerson before losing a close race to eventual […]

Hagan Keeps Funny Car Points Lead, Pruett Stays 3rd in Top Fuel NHRA Camping World Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan came to NHRA Northwest Nationals on an “emotional high” after his fourth 2023 win in Denver, but a first-round loss in his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat had him packed early […]

Matt Hagan enjoys “magical weekend” in final Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals by driving his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car to victory at legendary Bandimere Speedway Hagan scores his fourth win of 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and 47th career NHRA national event victory The three-time NHRA […]

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver Matt Hagan recorded his 50th career No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the wheel of his Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Hellcat Funny Car in the final Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway Hagan, the current NHRA Camping World Funny Car point leader, piloted his nitro-burning machine to a […]

Defending Top Fuel Champion Leah Pruett anxious to hit the ‘Mountain” in final Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway on July 14-16 ● Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver comes to Denver after an impressive NHRA Summit Nationals win with Dodge Direct Connection nitro-burning dragster ● Current NHRA Funny Car point leader Matt […]

Leah Pruett, driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster, wins at Norwalk Pruett upsets NHRA Top Fuel point leader Justin Ashley with 3.76-second pass in the final round Pruett records second straight No. 1 qualifying position with the Dodge Direct Connection dragster Matt Hagan drove the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT […]

Leah Pruett, driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rush Truck Services/Dodge//SRT Top Fuel dragster, recorded the No. 1 qualifying position for the first time in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series this weekend at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN, with a 3.745 Due to a rainout last week at Epping, […]

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 […]