The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season started this past weekend with the Winternationals in Pomona, California. This marked the formal introduction of the new Tony Stewart Racing Team with a pair of Dodge Direct Connection-sponsored race cars piloted by Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett. The 2022 Winternationals was also the first event … Read more
It has been a tumultuous off-season for the factory-backed Dodge NHRA drivers, with Don Schumacher Racing losing the majority of its drivers after 2021. Antron Brown left to start his own Top Fuel team, Ron Capps left to start his own Funny Car team and both Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett left together to become … Read more
After the community of Mopar drag racing fans has collectively held its breath for a few weeks, the announcement that we were all hoping for came through from Stellantis this morning – Tony Stewart Racing has partnered with Mopar for his new drag racing team. This means that Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan will continue … Read more
This morning, Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) held a press conference at zMax Dragway in North Carolina, which was streamed live on the NASCAR legend’s Facebook page. As soon as the video feed went live, it was clear that many of our predictions proved to be accurate. Stewart was shown sitting at a table with his … Read more
Earlier today, we brought you the news that NASCAR legend Tony Stewart will make an announcement alongside the President of the NHRA tomorrow. We expect that Stewart will be announcing his entry into the world of big league drag racing as an owner, as the media advisory from Tony Stewart Racing ended with a list … Read more
Earlier this week, Tony Stewart Racing issued a media advisory, shown below. As you can see, it states that Tony Stewart and NHRA President Glen Cromwell will be in attendance for a major announcement at zMax Dragway in North Carolina. It also lists Stewart’s successes as a team owner, but no other information is provided. … Read more
The Don Schumacher Racing team got off to a slow start this season, but the team drivers in both Funny Car and Top Fuel have been building momentum over the past few events. Ron Capps has routinely been one of the quicker cars in his class with his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat funny car, he … Read more
Don Schumacher Racing drivers Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett each finished second in their class at this past weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals in California, while Ron Capps and Antron Brown both made it to the semifinal round of Funny Car and Top Fuel, respectively. This comes a week after Hagan pulled down his first win … Read more
This past weekend, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series headed to Colorado for the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil. This year hasn’t been as great as past years for the Don Schumacher Racing team, coming into the race at Bandimere without a win in Funny Car or Factory Stock Showdown. The team’s … Read more
When the Modern Street Hemi Shootout opens their 2021 schedule with the Legmaker Intakes event at Orlando Speedworld, NHRA superstar and Mopar racer Leah Pruett will be in attendance. Pruett will be handling a handful of duties, and while she won’t be making any passes in either of her NHRA race cars, she went down … Read more
