Dodge, Tony Stewart Racing Announce New Multi-year Partnership Extension in NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series
Dodge//SRT and Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) have announced a multi-year partnership extension for their NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series program. The announcement came during the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida.
Since beginning their partnership in 2022, TSR has achieved impressive results with 16 NHRA national event victories - 13 in Funny Car with Matt Hagan and three with Leah Pruett in Top Fuel, plus one Funny Car World Championship. Matt Hagan, a four-time NHRA World Champion, enters his 18th year piloting a Dodge//SRT car with 52 career national event wins.
Tony Stewart, who took over driving duties from Pruett in 2024, will continue to pilot the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Top Fuel dragster in 2025. The partnership includes a new fan engagement initiative called the Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout, allowing fans to vote on car graphics for the U.S. Nationals event.
Dodge//SRT e Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) hanno annunciato un'estensione della partnership pluriennale per il loro programma NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series. L'annuncio è avvenuto durante l'apertura della stagione NHRA Gatornationals a Gainesville, Florida.
Dal momento dell'inizio della loro collaborazione nel 2022, TSR ha ottenuto risultati impressionanti con 16 vittorie in eventi nazionali NHRA - 13 nella categoria Funny Car con Matt Hagan e tre con Leah Pruett nella Top Fuel, oltre a un campionato mondiale nella categoria Funny Car. Matt Hagan, quattro volte campione del mondo NHRA, entra nel suo 18° anno alla guida di un'auto Dodge//SRT con 52 vittorie in eventi nazionali nella sua carriera.
Tony Stewart, che ha assunto il ruolo di pilota da Pruett nel 2024, continuerà a guidare il dragster Top Fuel Dodge//SRT di TSR Direct Connection nel 2025. La partnership include una nuova iniziativa di coinvolgimento dei fan chiamata Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout, che consente ai fan di votare per la grafica delle auto per l'evento degli U.S. Nationals.
Dodge//SRT y Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) han anunciado una extensión de su asociación por varios años para su programa de la NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series. El anuncio se realizó durante la apertura de la temporada en los NHRA Gatornationals en Gainesville, Florida.
Desde el inicio de su asociación en 2022, TSR ha logrado resultados impresionantes con 16 victorias en eventos nacionales de la NHRA - 13 en Funny Car con Matt Hagan y tres con Leah Pruett en Top Fuel, además de un campeonato mundial de Funny Car. Matt Hagan, cuatro veces campeón del mundo de la NHRA, entra en su 18º año pilotando un coche Dodge//SRT con 52 victorias en eventos nacionales en su carrera.
Tony Stewart, quien asumió las funciones de piloto de Pruett en 2024, continuará pilotando el dragster Top Fuel Dodge//SRT de TSR Direct Connection en 2025. La asociación incluye una nueva iniciativa de participación de los aficionados llamada Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout, que permite a los aficionados votar sobre los gráficos de los coches para el evento de los U.S. Nationals.
Dodge//SRT와 Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)는 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series 프로그램에 대한 다년간의 파트너십 연장을 발표했습니다. 이 발표는 플로리다 주 게인즈빌에서 열린 NHRA Gatornationals 시즌 개막식에서 이루어졌습니다.
2022년 파트너십을 시작한 이후로 TSR은 16회의 NHRA 국가 대회 우승 - 매트 해건과 함께한 13회의 퍼니카 및 레아 프루엣과 함께한 3회의 탑 퓨얼, 그리고 퍼니카 월드 챔피언십 1회를 포함한 인상적인 성과를 달성했습니다. 매트 해건은 4회 NHRA 월드 챔피언으로, 52회의 국가 대회 우승을 기록하며 18년째 Dodge//SRT 차량을 운전하고 있습니다.
2024년 프루엣의 운전 임무를 인수한 토니 스튜어트는 2025년에도 TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT 탑 퓨얼 드래그스터를 계속 운전할 것입니다. 이 파트너십에는 팬들이 미국 내셔널스 이벤트의 차량 그래픽에 투표할 수 있는 Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout라는 새로운 팬 참여 이니셔티브가 포함되어 있습니다.
Dodge//SRT et Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) ont annoncé une prolongation de partenariat pluriannuelle pour leur programme NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series. L'annonce a été faite lors de l'ouverture de la saison des NHRA Gatornationals à Gainesville, en Floride.
Depuis le début de leur partenariat en 2022, TSR a obtenu des résultats impressionnants avec 16 victoires lors d'événements nationaux NHRA - 13 en Funny Car avec Matt Hagan et trois avec Leah Pruett en Top Fuel, ainsi qu'un championnat du monde en Funny Car. Matt Hagan, quadruple champion du monde NHRA, entame sa 18e année au volant d'une voiture Dodge//SRT avec 52 victoires en événements nationaux à son actif.
Tony Stewart, qui a pris le relais de Pruett en 2024, continuera à piloter le dragster Top Fuel Dodge//SRT de TSR Direct Connection en 2025. Le partenariat comprend une nouvelle initiative d'engagement des fans appelée Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout, permettant aux fans de voter pour les graphismes des voitures pour l'événement des U.S. Nationals.
Dodge//SRT und Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) haben eine mehrjährige Verlängerung ihrer Partnerschaft für das NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series-Programm angekündigt. Die Ankündigung erfolgte während der Saisoneröffnung der NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida.
Seit Beginn ihrer Partnerschaft im Jahr 2022 hat TSR beeindruckende Ergebnisse erzielt, darunter 16 NHRA nationale Event-Siege - 13 in der Funny Car mit Matt Hagan und drei mit Leah Pruett in der Top Fuel, sowie einen Funny Car Weltmeistertitel. Matt Hagan, viermaliger NHRA-Weltmeister, geht in sein 18. Jahr, in dem er ein Dodge//SRT-Fahrzeug fährt und hat 52 nationale Event-Siege in seiner Karriere erzielt.
Tony Stewart, der 2024 die Fahrverantwortung von Pruett übernommen hat, wird auch 2025 den TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Dragster fahren. Die Partnerschaft umfasst eine neue Fan-Engagement-Initiative namens Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout, die es den Fans ermöglicht, über die Fahrzeuggrafiken für die U.S. Nationals zu abstimmen.
- Multi-year partnership extension secures long-term stability
- Strong performance record: 16 NHRA national event victories since 2022
- Matt Hagan's impressive 52 career wins and 4 championships with Dodge
- Fan engagement initiative shows commitment to brand development
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
- Dodge//SRT and Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) today announced a new multi-year partnership extension for Top Fuel and Funny Car entries in the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series
- Partnership extension announced during a press conference at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals race in
Gainesville, Florida - Dodge//SRT launched its partnership with TSR in 2022 with nitro cars featuring Direct Connection colors
- Dodge//SRT TSR teams have recorded 16 NHRA national event victories (13 in Funny Car with Matt Hagan and three with Leah Pruett in Top Fuel), as well as one Funny Car World Championship
- Last year, Tony Stewart, a former series champion in NASCAR, IndyCar and USAC, made a dramatic move to Top Fuel, replacing Pruett in the Direct Connection Dodge//SRT dragster
- Pruett, third in 2023 NHRA Mission Top Fuel points, sat out the 2024 NHRA campaign to start a family with Stewart; son, Dominic, was born on November 18
- Stewart, who also won the North Central Division Top Alcohol Dragster title last year, returns to drive the TSR Top Fueler in the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series in 2025
- Hagan, who won the 2023 NHRA Mission World Championship in the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car, enters his 18th year piloting a Dodge//SRT car
- Hagan, the four-time NHRA World Funny Car champion, has recorded 52 NHRA national event wins in his legendary career, all at the wheel of Dodge//SRT and Mopar Funny Cars
- Dodge is introducing new Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout this weekend, giving fans the chance to choose car graphics the TSR Dodge team will carry at NHRA
U.S. Nationals this summer - Follow Dodge in NHRA action at DodgeGarage.com
Dodge//SRT and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team announced today a new multi-year extension in its long-standing partnership to field entries in the two nitro-burning divisions – Top Fuel and Funny Car – in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mission Drag Racing Series. The announcement was made during a press conference at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals race in
"Working with an elite, championship-caliber team like Tony Stewart Racing brings Dodge and Direct Connection to the forefront at each of the NHRA's 20 national events, especially with legendary drivers like Tony Stewart and Matt Hagan behind the wheel of our Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car, respectively," said Matt McAlear, Dodge CEO. "Dodge's celebrated legacy in NHRA competition dates back more than 60 years and, as a result of this new multi-year partnership, our brand and our fans are looking forward to celebrating in the winner's circle with Tony, Matt, Leah and the entire TSR organization for years to come."
The Dodge brand began its partnership with TSR in 2022, and the
Last year, Stewart, a former champion in NASCAR, IndyCar and USAC, took over the driving chores from Pruett, his wife, in the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Top Fuel car, as she stepped away from the driver's seat to start a family with team owner and husband Stewart. Their son, Dominic, was born on Nov. 18, 2024.
Stewart, the NASCAR Hall of Fame racer with 49 Cup Series wins, was named NHRA Rookie of the Year in his first season at the wheel of the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Top Fuel dragster and placed ninth in the final NHRA Mission Top Fuel point standings. The driver known as "Smoke" finished runner-up in two events in 2024, and he also scored the North Central Division Top Alcohol Dragster class championship.
The TSR two-car Direct Connection Dodge//SRT operation has been one of the NHRA's top professional organizations since entering the sport in 2022 and continues to be a front runner throughout the 20-race NHRA national tour. Stewart has been one of the most popular competitors in the NHRA with long lines at the TSR pit area for Stewart's autographs and photos.
"To have racing partners like Dodge//SRT, Mopar and Direct Connection has been a great asset for our TSR team, as well as the entire drag-racing sport," said Stewart. "It's important to have strong OEM support in all forms of motorsports, and we are so excited to continue our involvement with the Dodge brand and Direct Connection on our Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car. I'm very appreciative of their support and looking forward to a great future with them in the winner's circle."
Hagan, one of just four Funny Car drivers (John Force, Don Prudhomme and Kenny Bernstein are the others) to capture four NHRA Mission World Funny Car Championships, enters his 18th season at the wheel of a Dodge//SRT Funny Car. In addition to his four titles, Hagan also has been a history maker on the drag strip on four occasions during his career, including becoming the first Funny Car driver to break the four-second barrier (3.995-second run in 2011) and 3.80 seconds (3.799 in 2015) and to reach 330 mph (2015) and 335 mph (2016) at 1,000 feet.
"I'm so pumped up with Dodge//SRT extending its partnership with Tony Stewart Racing," said Hagan. "It's awesome to have the sustainability with such great sponsors like Dodge, Mopar and Direct Connection. I am very excited about what our future holds with Dodge. This is my 18th season driving a Dodge//SRT Funny Car, and it's great to have them supporting what we do. My family has been a Dodge dealer for 50 years, so it makes a nice circle. We can race on Sunday and sell on Monday.
"I have won 52 NHRA Funny Car nationals at the controls of a Dodge//SRT machine and won four World Championship with them. The parts, pieces and support Dodge//SRT and Direct Connection give us are truly amazing. We've been able to build a championship team, and I am honored to be a part of that with Dodge."
Pruett, whose Dodge and Mopar relationship dates to 2016, continues to be actively involved in the TSR organization with sponsorships, coaching and team strategies.
"I have held Dodge, Mopar and Direct Connection close to my heart for many years, and Tony and I are thrilled to extend the TSR and Dodge//SRT partnership," said Pruett. "Our partnership with Dodge includes many aspects — our enthusiasm to continue on-track success for the Dodge brand with our team and loyal fans. But it is also a pathway for Direct Connection to continue to connect with their customers through a strong partnership."
The TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT nitro cars begin the 2025 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series this weekend (March 7-9) with the 56th annual NHRA Gatornationals and the Top Fuel Callout events, as Stewart drives the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Top Fueler and Hagan steers the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car.
Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout Begins at the NHRA Gatornationals
Dodge has announced an exciting fan engagement with the new Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout, allowing drag-racing enthusiasts to pick from three car schemes to help choose the graphics Stewart and Hagan will campaign on their TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT machines at the
Beginning at the NHRA Gatornationals, the Dodge Motorsport Livery Shootout will feature three separate car graphic options for Stewart's Top Fuel dragster and Hagan's Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car. Drag-racing fans can vote on their favorite livery at Dodgegarage.com and on the Dodge Motorsports Instagram channel. In addition, fans at NHRA national events can vote at the Dodge Motorsports activation display located on the NHRA Manufacturers Midway.
Voting for the special Dodge Motorsports Livery Shootout will wrap up on Monday, June 2.
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The Direct Connection portfolio, available online and through the Dodge Power Brokers dealer network, includes modern performance, crate engine, race and vintage muscle high-performance products for Dodge performance vehicles, offering factory street, strip and track performance parts developed by SRT engineers and backed by a Mopar warranty for peace of mind.
Performance enthusiasts and racers can access the Direct Connection hotline at (800) 998-1110 for technical and race support. More information on Direct Connection and Dodge Power Brokers is available at DCPerformance.com.
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The @DodgeMoparMotorsports Instagram channel continues to share content capturing Dodge//SRT Mopar drivers on the track. Fans can see action from the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series and NHRA Sportsman grassroots racers, competing in classes such as Factory Stock Showdown, Stock and Super Stock, as well as additional motorsports series.
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For 110 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge, America's performance brand, shifts into high gear with a lineup that delivers unrivaled performance in each of the segments in which the brand competes while moving forward to a future that includes electrified muscle in the form of the next-generation, all-new Dodge Charger.
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Dodge also keeps its foot on the gas as a pure performance brand with the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful gas engine SUV ever, and best-in-class standard performance in the compact-utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet.
Fans can follow all the NHRA action this season at DodgeGarage, the one-stop portal for Dodge//SRT and Mopar drag-racing news, including daily updates and access to an online racing HQ, news, events, galleries, available downloads and merchandise.
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