- Despite his first-round exit, Hagan has advanced to the finals six times at St. Louis (two wins in 2021 and 2023), with four runner-up finishes in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2020. In his last five starts, he has compiled a 13-3 elimination record.
- The NHRA is headed to Dallas next, where TSR earned its first double-up victory in 2023 with Leah Pruett in Top Fuel and Matt Hagan in Funny Car.
- American Rebel Beer CEO Andy Ross will be performing at the Stampede of Speed Fan Fest on Thursday, October 10 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. The event will take place at Railyard Park (455 S. College St. Waxahachie, TX 75165).
“We just missed it out here today. We didn’t have it together for the weekend and it didn’t help only getting two rounds of qualifying. At the end of the day, you have to tip your cap to (Bob) Tasca’s team. They’re on a different planet. That’s the nail in the coffin for us. I think we need to sit down and evaluate what we’re doing as a team and take these next three races to test. We haven’t been the caliber team that I think we are capable of being. We won the championship last year and we have a great group of guys. They work so hard, I’m so proud of all of them. You want nothing more than to be able to give them those wins. Hopefully we can go out there and be a spoiler these next few races and mix it up a bit, but I think that’s it for our championship hunt.”
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