• Earned No. 6 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.953 ET at 328.06 mph)
  • Fell to No. 9 provisional qualifying position based off of Q1 run. In Q2 on Friday, Hagan ran a 4.290 ET at 207.75 mph.
  • Saturday’s Q3 and Q4 runs were canceled due to rain
  • Secured No. 9 qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q1 run
  • Advanced to Semifinal on Sunday:
  • Round 1: 4.275 ET at 221.20 mph, defeated Cruz Pedregon (10.461 ET at 77.23 mph)
  • Round 2: 3.987 ET at 327.74 mph, defeated Jack Beckman (4.678 ET at 214.48 mph)
  • Semifinal: 3.988 ET at 324.20 mph, lost to Chad Green (3.922 ET at 330.88 mph)
  • Currently fourth in the Funny Car championship standings, 39 points behind leader Chad Green

Notes of Interest​

  • By advancing to the Semifinals, Hagan has secured his position in the NHRA’s #2Fast2Tasty Mission NHRA Challenge, where he will face off against Chad Green at Phoenix. The semifinalists from Gainesville will rematch during qualifying on Saturday, with bonus money and points on the line.
  • Tony Stewart Racing and Dodge announced a multi-year partnership extension on Friday at the Gatornationals. Dodge and TSR’s partnership began in 2022 and together, they have recorded 16 NHRA national event victories. Stewart’s ties to Mopar date back 25 years to his sprint car program, so the extension comes full-circle. 2025 marks Hagan’s 18th season driving for Dodge.
  • Dodge launched the Dodge Livery Shootout, where fans get the chance to vote between three schemes that TSR will run at the U.S. Nationals. Fans can visit DodgeGarage.com to vote for their favorite.
  • Due to weather, the All-Star Top Fuel Callout has been moved to the NHRA Winternationals March 27-30 at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. Stewart was called-out by Steve Torrence, so they are two of eight drivers that will participate in the specialty event with bonus money, bragging rights and a special Callout trophy on the line.
  • The Gatornationals marked the first event that Converge Technology Solutions activated with TSR. Converge is a services-led, software-enabled, IT & Cloud Solutions provider focused on delivering industry-leading solutions.

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“All in all, we had a pretty good weekend. We have new crew chiefs with Mike Knudsen and Phil Shuler and some guys in new positions. We were able to go rounds, which was nice. The weather was tough, which made qualifying tricky. We had some heavy hitters, but Jack (Beckman) was a big one to get around. We’ll move onto Phoenix, where hopefully it’ll be dry with no humidity. I’m really happy with my guys making the calls and doing what they need to do. We had a crew member get hurt at the start of the weekend, but everyone adapted. It speaks volumes to having a group of guys that are trained in different positions. Alex (Conaway – car chief) really stepped up and was doing two jobs this week. Mike has been great all week and in Bradenton. It seems like the blower we put on the car was down on power and never recovered in the Semifinal, but we’ll put a new one on and look forward to the next race.”


























































































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