“We struggled a little bit in qualifying. We had one good run, but had cylinders out both runs on Friday. We overpowered the track a little bit on Saturday. Dickie (Venables – crew chief) always regroups and puts a great race car underneath me on Sunday. We have a good car, but we were just on the backside of a good drag race. At the end of the day, this is a team sport, and we are surrounded by the best people. We all try to do the best job we can and I am super proud of my guys. They are showing up every run and parts and pieces aren’t falling off the race car. We have a big road ahead of us to try and win this championship in Pomona. That loss is a tough one to swallow. Will get back to work this week, and I will keep working on my lights.”
- Earned No. 3 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.909 ET at 324.44 mph)
- Scored one bonus point for third-quickest run of the session
- Maintained No. 3 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (3.871 ET at 322.58 mph)
- Scored one bonus point for third-quickest run of the session
- Maintained No. 3 qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 4.039 ET at 260.36 mph.
- Secured No. 3 qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q4 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 4.216 ET at 216.48 mph.
- Advanced to Semifinals on Sunday:
- Round 1: 3.889 ET at 330.72 mph, defeated Terry Haddock (6.844 ET at 98.13 mph)
- Round 2: 3.892 ET at 331.36 mph, defeated Paul Lee (3.947 ET at 317.64 mph)
- Semifinals: 3.901 ET at 328.38 mph, lost to Bob Tasca III (3.886 ET at 332.84 mph)
- Currently leading the Funny Car championship standings, 15 points ahead of Bob Tasca III