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 […]
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Mar
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“That is obviously not the way we want to start the season and the Gatornationals, as the defending event winner the last two years. But that is drag racing and the sport will humble you. We have to keep things in perspective. No one in the trailer was expecting the car to knock the tires […]
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Stewart Makes Top Fuel Debut at 55th Annual NHRA Gatornationals, Defending Champ Hagan Begins Funny Car Title Defense in Dodge//SRT Hellcat
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
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Mar
Mar
You’re entering a new season as the reigning Funny Car Champion and you’re once again retaining all your crew members. What confidence does that give you heading into 2024 as you chase a fifth championship? “We are One Team, All Team here at TSR, but having a group of guys that have earned your trust […]
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Matt Hagan Kicks Off New Year Taking Runner-Up at the PRO Superstar Shootout; Leah Pruett Advances to Semi-Finals in Top Fuel in Her Lone 2024 Race
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Feb
Feb
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 […]
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Feb
Feb
“It was really neat making it to the final with all of the JHG guys here and having them on the car. It’s been a busy week with all of the testing before the race weekend started. I’m so thankful for my crew and how hard they all work. We had a good test session. […]
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Tony Stewart Racing Dodge//SRT Drag Racing Duo Pruett and Hagan Ready for Return to Track in Special PRO Superstar Shootout
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Feb
Feb
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 […]
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You’re entering the PRO Superstar Shootout as the NHRA Funny Car champion. What motivation does that give you heading into a new season of racing? “I think it sounds great on paper that I’m moving into the new season as a defending champion, but at the end of the day, that was last year and […]
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Leah Pruett Steps Away from NHRA Competition to Focus on Family, Hall of Fame Racer Tony Stewart to Drive Dodge//SRT Direct Connection NHRA Top Fuel Dragster in 2024
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Dec
Dec
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 […]
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