Tony Stewart & Matt Hagan
Top Fuel | Funny Car
Texas NHRA FallNationals
Oct. 11-13 | Dallas
Event Recap
Tony Stewart, driver of the Mobil 1 Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Dragster:
- Earned No. 19 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (7.609 ET at 84.26 mph)
- Earned No. 17 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (4.586 ET at 165.03 mph)
- Fell to No. 18 provisional qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Stewart ran a 5.076 ET at 142.36 mph.
- Secured No. 15 qualifying position in Q4 on Saturday (3.816 ET at 327.25 mph)
- Eliminated following Round 1 on Sunday:
- Round 1: 3.817 ET at 329.96 mph, lost to Shawn Reed (3.753 ET at 318.97 mph)
- Currently 10th in the Top Fuel championship standings, 241 points behind leader Justin Ashley
Matt Hagan, driver of the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car:
- Earned No. 3 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.902 ET at 331.83 mph)
- Scored one bonus point for third-quickest run of the session
- Earned No. 2 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (3.823 ET at 335.20 mph)
- Scored two bonus points for second-quickest run of the session
- Maintained No. 2 qualifying position based off Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 6.319 ET at 108.29 mph.
- Secured No. 2 qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q4 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 3.960 ET at 328.06 mph.
- Advanced to the Finals on Sunday:
- Round 1: 3.974 ET at 325.64 mph, defeated Bobby Bode (3.966 ET at 321.80 mph)
- Round 2: 3.974 ET at 327.44 mph, defeated Cruz Pedregon (4.076 ET at 252.53 mph)
- Semifinals: 3.965 ET at 326.16 mph, defeated Daniel Wilkerson (7.727 ET at 96.18 mph)
- Finals: 3.943 ET at 327.65 mph, defeated Ron Capps (3.934 ET at 328.28 mph)
- Currently third in the Funny Car championship standings, 168 points behind leader Austin Prock
Notes of Interest
- Hagan earned back-to-back wins at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. In 2023, Hagan won TSR’s first double-up victory with Leah Pruett.
- Hagan earned his fifth win at Texas Motorplex and his third win of the 2024 season. His previous wins at Dallas came in 2010, 2015, 2019 and 2024. It marked the 52nd win of his career and moved him from fifth to third in the Funny Car championship standings.
- Hagan has advanced to the Final round each of the last six years at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas. He has appeared in more final rounds in the Texas NHRA FallNationals than in any other event in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series (nine times in 16 appearances).
- Hagan’s victory marked the first for partner Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage (JHG). JHG was formed in 2021 and brings a passion and flare to the automotive world. They aim to inspire, drive and celebrate progress. JHG spans across Jason Johnson’s car collection featuring more than 200 sought after vehicles from classics, to hot rods and supercars. Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage’s mission is to preserve and showcase the automotive industry.
- Stewart represented Mobil 1’s 50th Anniversary on his black and gold Top Fuel Dragster for their second race as primary sponsor this season (Pomona was the first race).
Tony Stewart, Driver of the Mobil 1 Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Dragster
“This was a very challenging weekend, to say the least. We shouldn’t have put ourselves in the position of needing to qualify for the event in Q4. I wanted to have a good showing for Mobil 1. They are a great partner and have been with us for a really long time on the sprint car and SHR (Stewart-Haas Racing) side of things. I’m really proud of Matt Hagan and the JHG crew for getting the win today. We will look ahead to Las Vegas.”
Matt Hagan, Driver of the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car
“This win was really special. We’re trying to build great relationships with our partners. We have really great partners with Dodge in our Hellcat Funny Car. I’ve been with them almost 15 years and won four championships with them. We had JHG on the car and had Andy Ross from American Rebel at the race. He got to headline at Fan Fest and perform there to kick off the weekend. It’s all about building relationships. Jason (Johnson – JHG) has been a big supporter of ours, even back to the DSR days. He believes in us and pushes us forward. I was on the chip and chewing on my mouthpiece. I love (Ron) Capps, but I was ready to cut his head off. I’m just like ‘Let’s Go.’ You feel like you’re going in like a gladiator. This is kind of like rodeo stuff. You get in this crazy machine and you never know what it’s going to do. It’s really awesome to get the win for Jason and Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage. Life is about people and the relationships are what really matter.”
Next Up
The next event on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule is the NHRA Nationals Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is the fifth event in the Countdown to the Championship and the second-to-last race of the season.
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