MATT HAGAN
American Rebel Light Dodge Funny Car
Unofficial Points Standing: 3rd
- Four-time world champion (2023, 2020, 2014, 2011)
- Finished 2025 season runner-up
- Won the NHRA Winternationals, NHRA’s 1000th Funny Car race
- 14 season streak with at least one win
- Equivalent of a home race, resides in Christiansburg, Virginia, just a four-hour drive
Qualifying: No. 6 3.989 seconds at 326.87 mph
- Q1: 8.379 at 84.04
- Q2: 3.989 at 326.87
- Q3: 4.347 at 217.32
- Q4: 4.153 at 264.55
Race Results: E1: 4.388 at 202.48 lost to Austin Prock 3.977 at 323.17
“These fans spent a lot of their hard-earned money and we just want to put on a good show for them. That first round cost Tony a lot of money. I think I was just trying to get a new American Rebel firesuit with all the fire,” said Matt Hagan referencing his explosion in his first round of eliminations loss. “At the end of the day, that’s drag racing. We were having a tough weekend anyways, but I have some of the hardest working guys out here on this Dodge Funny Car so I know Mike Knudsen, Phil Shuler, Alex Conaway and everyone will go back and try to learn from what went wrong. The Potomac Nationals are just the start to three-in-a-row, thankfully, so we’ll have a chance to come back out, put this weekend behind us and give it another go in just a few days in New Hampshire.
“These fans have been amazing, they came out here and sold this place out yesterday and the crowd has looked great all weekend. Everyone has been so positive and excited. We’ve had fans thanking us for being here and really, Maryland International Raceway has been amazing. The track has some personality but everyone faced the same challenges. I’m looking forward to coming back next year and I hope all these fans come out again and bring a friend with them.”
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