Category Archives: Matt Hagan news

Round wins are worth 1.5 times more at Indianapolis. With one race remaining in the regular season, what are your goals at this year’s Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals prior to the Countdown to the Championship? “2013 was the last time I entered the Countdown leading in the points, so that is definitely my […]

“It was obviously a very tough weekend. The points will not be great for us this weekend having not gotten out of first round. We’ve got to move forward. We are better than that. We can perform better than that. You are going to have a couple of hiccups along the way and unfortunately this […]

Following Brainerd, you’ll lock yourself into the NHRA Countdown to the Championship. What mindset does that allow you to have with two races remaining in the regular season? “Locking ourselves into the Countdown to the Championship during the Brainerd weekend is huge. We always want to be in the hunt for a championship and I […]

“It was great to have American Rebel as a new sponsor this weekend. What an amazing weekend to have a new group on-board and be able to take them to the final round. I hate that we didn’t get it done in the Finals. (Bob) Tasca III really stepped up against us and did well. […]

You’ll be representing American Rebel safes on your Funny Car at Topeka. How special is it welcoming American Rebel as a new sponsor this season in the NHRA? “Getting to welcome another sponsor just shows the organization TSR has put together with the new sponsorship they’re bringing in. There are a lot of folks working […]

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 7, 2023) – American Rebel has partnered with Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), with a multi-year agreement, in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, with the Kansas-based company highlighting its residential safes on the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car of three-time champion Matt Hagan. American Rebel (NASDAQ: AREB) will serve as […]

“The big takeaway from the weekend is that (Ron) Capps didn’t gain any ground on us and we were able to maintain number one in the point standings. There are some guys back there that are digging hard and popping up on the radar. Someone we can’t take lightly is Chad Green. He’s doing a […]

You’ve maintained the points lead heading into Sonoma with four races remaining in the regular season prior to the Countdown to the Championship. What fuel does that give you in your quest for your first Wally from wine country? “The quest to win at wine country has always been there, since I’ve never won there […]

“There are some weekends where things are just off and this was one of them. It makes you appreciate when things go well. I hate that we didn’t have a great weekend for Dodge between Leah and myself. It was a tricky race track out there. One thing I do know is that I have […]

You’re coming off of a win at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals in Denver. What momentum does that give you heading into Seattle? “After winning in Denver, the momentum coming into Seattle is huge. We’re down a crew guy and my guys stepped up and really made it happen. Even though we had […]