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* Hagan, driving the 11,000-horsepower
* The four-time NHRA Mission World Funny Car Champion defeated
* Hagan's teammate, NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart, advanced to the semifinals Sunday in his TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Sunday at
* Competing in his fifth NHRA Top Fuel national event, Stewart recorded his quickest elapsed time in qualifying at 3.713 and transferred to the semifinals with a 3.762
* In the semifinals, Stewart posted the quickest reaction time over veterans
The four-time NHRA Funny Car titleholder passed the legendary Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme in NHRA career victories with an impressive 'holeshot' win in the final round over a strong lineup of John Force,
It was the fourth NHRA win for Hagan at a drag strip he considers his 'home track' after taking national wins in 2011, 2013 and 2014 at the popular zMAX Dragway. The
Hagan, who recorded the first sub-four-second run in NHRA Funny Car history at zMAX Dragway in 2011 in a Dodge Charger, moves to third in the current NHRA Mission Funny Car points standings as the NHRA national tour moves to the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66
'This is a massive achievement to win 50 NHRA national events,' said Hagan. 'It's great to have Dodge with us in the winner's circle for so many years. It's so special to be around a great group of guys at
'This 50th win just passed a legend in Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme in career wins and to have four NHRA Funny Car championships with the likes of John Force, 'Snake' and
Hagan's teammate,
Stewart, in just his fifth Top Fuel race, had the quickest reaction time (0.047) at the starting line over his competition, but his 11,000-horsepower, nitro-burning dragster lost traction at half-track and he had to shut down his mount's powerplant.
'I love the Four-Wide events,' said Stewart after the event. 'Obviously, you want to make the final round and contend for a win. But we had our best qualifying run of the season (3.713). Then, in the semifinals, you have to race three of the toughest drivers in the business, and I left on all three of them. To leave on an honest light and have a great light, I'm very proud of that in my rookie year in Top Fuel. Overall, my lights were better than at
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@DodgeMoparMotorsports on Instagram
The @DodgeMoparMotorsports Instagram channel continues to share content capturing Dodge//SRT Mopar drivers on the track. Fans can see action from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and NHRA Sportsman grassroots racers, competing in classes such as Factory Stock Showdown, Stock and Super Stock, as well as additional motorsports series.
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and
The next-generation Dodge Charger electrifies a legend, with the Charger retaining its title as the world's quickest and most powerful muscle car led by the all-new, all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack. The all-new Dodge Charger will also offer performance choices via multi-energy powertrain options, including the 550-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK H.O., powered by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane High Output engine.
Dodge also keeps its foot on the gas as a pure performance brand with the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful SUV ever, and best-in-class standard performance in the compact utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet.
In 2022, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so three years in a row. In 2020, Dodge was named the '#1 Brand in Initial Quality,' making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS).
Fans can follow all the NHRA action this season at DodgeGarage, the one-stop portal for Dodge//SRT and Mopar drag-racing news, including daily updates and access to an online racing HQ, news, events, galleries, available downloads and merchandise. Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider
Mopar
Mopar is the global name for
A simple combination of the words MOtor and PARts, Mopar offers exceptional service, parts and customer-care. Born in 1937 as the name of a line of antifreeze products, Mopar has evolved over more than 85 years to represent both complete vehicle care and authentic performance for owners and enthusiasts worldwide.
Mopar made its mark in the 1960s during the muscle-car era with performance parts to enhance speed and handling for both on-road and racing use. Later, Mopar expanded to include technical service and customer support, and today integrates service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance customer and dealer support worldwide.
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