Morrison, CO – The Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado, marks the 10th event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 21-race calendar. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) brings its two fulltime entries – one in Top Fuel for Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for 46-time Funny Car winner and three-time champion Matt Hagan. Pruett delivered TSR’s first Top Fuel victory of the season and fourth overall team win in the prior event at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, driving her Dodge Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster to her 11th career victory in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

Bandimere Speedway kicks off the Western Swing – three consecutive races where after the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals, the series heads to Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington, July 21-23 for the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals and then to Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway July 28-30 for the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

Coming into Denver, Pruett is currently third in the Top Fuel standings, 106 points behind leader Justin Ashley. Hagan is leading the Funny Car standings, four points ahead of Ron Capps.

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Norwalk, OH – The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, marks the ninth event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 21-race calendar. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) brings its two fulltime entries – one in Top Fuel for 10-time Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for 46-time Funny Car winner and three-time champion Matt Hagan.

Coming into Norwalk, Pruett is tied with Antron Brown for fifth in the Top Fuel standings, 134 points behind leader Justin Ashley. Hagan is currently second in the Funny Car standings, 32 points behind leader Ron Capps.

Direct Connection is the primary partner of Pruett and Hagan this weekend in Norwalk. With muscle car enthusiasts looking for “ready to run” parts, Direct Connection serves as the source for high-performance parts and technical expertise straight from the factory. The Top Fuel Dragster and Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car are featured in Sublime green. Sublime was first introduced during the 1970 model year. The Dodge Charger and Challenger, in current form, are coming to an end after this year. Dodge is bringing back the iconic color for consumers to bring nostalgia to the highways and purchase their own commemorative last call vehicle.

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Bristol, TN – The NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway hosts the eighth event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 21-race calendar. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) brings its two fulltime entries – one in Top Fuel for 10-time Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for 46-time Funny Car winner and three-time champion Matt Hagan.

Coming into Bristol, Pruett is fourth in the Top Fuel standings, 28 points behind leader Steve Torrence. Hagan leads the Funny Car standings with a 14-point advantage over Ron Capps.

Pruett enters Bristol representing Rush Truck Centers on her red Top Fuel dragster. Hagan, meanwhile, sports the red, white, blue and black colors of Operation Healing Forces (OHF) and Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage (JHG) on his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car.

Rush Truck Centers is the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America with 140 locations in 23 states and 15 locations in Canada and takes pride in its integrated approach to customer needs – from vehicle sales to aftermarket parts, service and body shop operations, plus financing, insurance, leasing and rental, as well as alternate fuel systems and other vehicle technologies. Rush Truck Centers proudly employs 3,000 talented service technicians and they are the heartbeat of its dealerships. The company is always looking to add the best and brightest technicians to its team. Service technicians interested in looking for the next step in their careers can find additional information and listings of open positions on the Rush Enterprises Technician Careers page.

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Epping, NH – The NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, located just southeast of the state capital in Concord, hosts the seventh event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 21-race calendar. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) brings its two fulltime entries – one in Top Fuel for 10-time Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for 46-time Funny Car winner and three-time champion Matt Hagan.

Coming into Epping, Pruett is fifth in the Top Fuel standings, 34 points behind leader Steve Torrence. Hagan leads the Funny Car standings with a 13-point advantage over Ron Capps.

Pruett enters Epping representing Rush Truck Centers on her red Top Fuel dragster. Hagan, meanwhile, sports the red, white, gray and black colors of Rinnai tankless water heaters on his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car.

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Joliet, IL – The Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance near Chicago, Illinois, is the sixth event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 21-race calendar in 2023. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) brings its two fulltime entries – one in Top Fuel for 10-time Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for 46-time Funny Car winner and three-time champion Matt Hagan.

Coming into Chicago, Pruett is third in the Top Fuel standings, 53 points behind leader Steve Torrence. Hagan leads the Funny Car standings with a 58-point advantage over Alexis DeJoria.

Direct Connection is the primary partner of Pruett and Hagan this weekend in Chicago. With muscle car enthusiasts looking for “ready to run” parts, Direct Connection serves as the source for high-performance parts and technical expertise straight from the factory. The Top Fuel Dragster and Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car are featured in Sublime green. Sublime was first introduced during the 1970 model year. The Dodge Charger and Challenger, in current form, are coming to an end after this year. Dodge is bringing back the iconic color for consumers to bring nostalgia to the highways and purchase their own commemorative last call vehicle.

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Indianapolis, IN – Stewart earned his second win in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Stewart has now advanced to the finals in the last three NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events. Stewart’s Q1 run of 5.183 seconds is a career-best in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. His Q2 run at 282.07 mph is the fastest he has gone in a Top Alcohol Dragster.

Tony Stewart talks about the win at Indy. “The last three races have been amazing. To win at Vegas and runner-up at Charlotte two weeks ago, then come here to the regional event in Indy and win is awesome. I’m really proud of this team and how much they have progressed. It was a rocky start to the year, but once they figured out the problems we were having, this thing has come to life. I feel like every run we make, we’re getting better and better and getting the window a little bigger of what makes the car happy. Rich (McPhillips Sr.), Richie (McPhillips Jr.), Renee, Wayne, Bill and Eric that are on my car are great. There’s an awesome synergy with everyone.

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Charlotte, NC – The Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals near Charlotte, North Carolina, is the fifth event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 21-race calendar in 2023. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) brings its two fulltime entries – one in Top Fuel for 10-time Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for three-time Funny Car champion Matt Hagan. Hagan delivered TSR’s third victory of the season in the prior event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving his Haas Automation Dodge SRT Hellcat Funny Car to his 46th career victory in the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Coming into Charlotte, Pruett is sixth in the Top Fuel standings, 71 points behind leader Steve Torrence. Hagan leads the Funny Car standings with a 105-point advantage over Ron Capps.

With his win at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Hagan is 19th in all-time NHRA tour victories and fourth among Funny Car drivers behind only John Force (155), Ron Capps (67) and Robert Hight (54).

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Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage to Serve as Primary Sponsor of Matt Hagan’s Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals and as Co-Primary Sponsor at Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

BROWNSBURG, IN – Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage (JHG) has partnered with Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, with the Tennessee-based company highlighting its world-class car collection on the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car of three-time champion Matt Hagan.

JHG will serve as the co-primary sponsor of Hagan during the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals April 28-30 at zMAX Dragway. The red, white and blue car design will feature JHG on the hood of Hagan’s 11,000-horsepower machine. JHG will also be Hagan’s co-primary sponsor at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals June 9-11 at Bristol Dragway and primary sponsor at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals July 28-30 at Sonoma Raceway. For all other races, JHG will be featured in an associate partner position on each side of the rear wing.

“I’m happy to be a sponsor for three-time Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan,” said Jason Johnson, Owner and President, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage. “The Tony Stewart Racing team has definitely produced a rise of interest and excitement to a sport we all love and I’m glad to make JHG a part of it. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone with Tony and Matt at the Four-Wide Nationals in North Carolina, Bristol’s Thunder Valley and Sonoma Raceway in 2023.”

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