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Earlier in the event the Virginia racer defeated Chris King, and after a bye run took down reigning NHRA Funny Car World Champion Ron Capps to advance to the final race against DeJoria.
Hagan completed a weekend \u201cGrand Slam\u201d by also taking the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for the Funny Car Class on Saturday with a win over Bob Tasca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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On Sunday, Hagan recorded a 4.041 against King, 4.280 in a second-round bye run and a 4.107 against Capps paired with a remarkable starting line reaction time of 0.008 seconds to take out his closest rival in the point standingsr. The Mile-High Nationals win extended Hagan\u2019s point lead in the NHRA Funny Car standings to 45 over Capps heading to next weekend\u2019s Northwest Nationals in Kent, Wash.
\u201cThis was a magical weekend for me and very emotional,\u201d said Hagan. \u201cIt was my mom\u2019s birthday and she passed away six months ago, so I was thinking about that throughout the weekend. But I also knew this is the last time I\u2019d race at Bandimere Speedway and it was a Dodge-sponsored race. I\u2019ve been on fire here before and we\u2019ve blown up a lot of things on the \u2018Mountain,\u2019 so getting the quick qualifying time three years in a row and winning in 2021 and now today is very special. I don\u2019t think it will sink in for a few months. Wow, I took the final win light at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals. That\u2019s something they can never take away from me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201c(Crew chief) Dickie Venables, Mike Knudsen, Alex Conaway and the rest of the crew were phenomenal this weekend. We were down one crew member (Josh Munoz) due to a car incident back in Indy, but everyone pitched in all weekend here. Heck, even the Bossman (Tony Stewart) was helping with fuel and preparing the equipment for the final round. It was a thrash getting everything ready. Leahs (Pruett, Hagan\u2019s TSR teammate) crew helped us too. I still can\u2019t believe this is the last one at Bandimere Speedway.\u201d
Team owner Tony Stewart was excited for Hagan\u2019s win, marking the final race at Bandimere Speedway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThe Dodge Power Brokers and Direct Connection Funny Car team won the race and had a great weekend,\u201d said Stewart. \u201cLeah cut a .036 light, which was awesome. Unfortunately, her opponent guessed and beat her off the line, so she went out the first round. For Matt to win the last race at Bandimere Speedway, it is so special. The Funny Cars were the last pair to go down the track. It\u2019s an epic event. It\u2019s the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals.
\u201cTo be able to finish it off for our partners is a great day. I appreciate everything they do for our Funny Car and Top Fuel teams. This is the first stop on the Western Swing with us going to Seattle and Sonoma after this. You can\u2019t win them all if you don\u2019t win the first one. Dickie and the whole team are very excited. Leah and her crew are excited also. They had some challenging moments, but we made big gains and learned from it. I feel like we\u2019re in a good spot. I\u2019m really proud of our team.\u201d
The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series now moves to the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals July 21-23, at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Posted by Tom Blatter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Funny Car Racing Event Summary \u2013 Dodge Power Brokers Mile-High Nationals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n WIN: Matt Hagan 4.135 secs 304.25 mph (Career win #47)<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
R\/UP: Alexis DeJoria 4.217 secs 251.34 mph
Low ET: Matt Hagan 3.985 secs
Top MPH: Alexis Dejoria 324.59 mph
Bump: N\/A
Entries \u2013 14 cars<\/p>\n\n\n\n