Matt Hagan strengthened his top of the heap points leads with his third win in the first four races — winning the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals event at Las Vegas.

In the final round his 3.943 secs at 326.79 mph racing the Haas Automation Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT gave him that “quad” title over lane opponents Tim Wilkerson (R/UP) as well as John Force and Chad Green.

It gives Hagan his 46th career win in what’s been a dominant start to his 2023 season, plus a memorable moment to share in the winner’s circle with Tony Stewart (Tony himself won the event’s TAD class title.)

“I went up there, and I was like, ‘Tony’s won, no pressure,’ you know? And then he comes and crawls under the body and says, ‘I just won, you better win. Let’s go.’ But it’s great to share this winner’s circle with Tony Stewart, it’s a huge highlight of my career,” Hagan said.

Hagan finished first in all three rounds, building a 105-point already in the loaded Funny Car ranks. The four-wide events have generally been a struggle for the multi-time champ, but he solved it in impressive fashion on Sunday.

“I’ve done everything in the four-wide from not staging the car on time to red lighting to not knowing which lane I’m in, so you’ve got to kind of dummy it down,” Hagan said. “You get lucky out here, you do a good job, and you try to dumb it down to make sure that you’re figuring out where you’re at and what you’re doing.”

Funny Car Racing Event Summary – Four-Wide Nationals

WIN: Matt Hagan 3.943 secs 326.79 mph (Career win #45)
R/UP: Tim Wilkerson 3.969 secs 319.45 mph
Low ET: Cruz Pedregon 3.910 secs
Top MPH: Robert Hight 330.23 mph
Bump: 4.082 secs
Entries: 19 cars

Posted with files by NHRA Communications and Bruce Biegler
Photos by Dave Ostazewski