Leah Pruett, driver of the Dodge Direct ConnectionTop Fuel Dragster:
Earned No. 14 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (6.397 ET at 102.61 mph)
Earned No. 3 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (3.676 ET at 332.84 mph)
Scored two bonus points for third-quickest run of the session
Maintained No. 3 provisional qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Pruett ran a 3.751 ET at 327.51 mph.
Secured No. 6 qualifying position in Q4 on Saturday (3.674 ET at 336.40 mph)
Advanced to Finals on Sunday:
Round 1: 3.708 ET at 331.53 mph, defeated Tony Schumacher (4.107 ET at 218.94 mph)
Round 2: 4.138 ET at 263.15 mph, defeated Antron Brown (5.134 ET at 155.06 mph)Semifinals: 3.717 ET at 331.04 mph, defeated Steve Torrence (3.765 ET at 318.69 mph)
Finals: 3.720 ET at 326.16 mph, lost to Doug Kalitta (3.673 ET at 334.98 mph)
Finished third in the Top Fuel championship standings, 57 points behind champion Doug Kalitta
Matt Hagan, driver of the Dodge Direct Connection Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car:
Earned No. 2 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.933 ET at 332.51 mph)
Scored three bonus points for second-quickest run of the session
Earned No. 1 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (3.869 ET at 328.46 mph)
Scored four bonus points for quickest run of the session
Maintained No. 1 provisional qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 3.994 ET at 321.27 mph.
Secured No. 4 qualifying position based off Friday’s Q2 run. In Q4 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 3.963 ET at 304.46 mph.
Advanced to Round 2 on Sunday:
Round 1: 3.945 ET at 327.11 mph, defeated Alex Laughlin (5.272 ET at 155.76 mph)
Round 2: 4.251 ET at 261.52 mph, lost to Blake Alexander (4.196 ET at 258.71 mph)
Finished first in the Funny Car championship standings, 12 points ahead of Robert Hight
Hagan earned his fourth Funny Car championship. His previous championships came in 2011, 2014 and 2020. Hagan is just the fourth Funny Car driver to win as many as four championships after John Force, Kenny Bernstein and Don Prudhomme.
Pruett finished third in the Top Fuel championship standings, which is the highest she’s ever finished.
Despite losing in the finals, Pruett’s final-round appearance marks her best result at NHRA Finals.
Pruett finished third in the Top Fuel championship standings, which is the highest she’s ever finished.
Despite losing in the finals, Pruett’s final-round appearance marks her best result at NHRA Finals.
“I’m so proud of Matt (Hagan). He is one of the best cheerleaders for a racing team that I know. He never lets his crew guys get down. He makes my job so much easier as a car owner. He is my little big brother. To lock this championship already in the Tony Stewart Racing Nitro history, this is an unbelievable day. Thank you to every one of our partners, crew, support workers and fans, we greatly appreciate all of the effort for the 2023 season.”