Matt Hagan wins at IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals, Creasy Injured
Matt Hagan wins again and another Funny Car driver is injured and out for the rest of the season.
EDMONTON, Ab. (July 7, 2008) – Matt Hagan knocked off Grant Downing to claim the Nitro Funny Car title at the CARS RV & Marine & Motorsport Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, but his visit to the Winner’s Circle was less than joyous. Though his focus was on racing his mind was worlds away, on friend and teammate Dale Creasy Jr. at Royal Alexandria Hospital in downtown Edmonton.
Creasy suffered severe leg trauma following his semifinal round crash Sunday afternoon and was airlifted to the hospital. He was scheduled for surgery Monday with a broken right foot and compound fractures in his left leg. Creasy is the driver responsible for getting Hagan into a competitive Nitro Funny Car this season after he moved up from the Pro Modified ranks, and the win at Castrol Raceway. He considers...
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2008 Championship races heating up as IHRA heads to Budds Creek June 13-15
May 31, 2008 by Robert
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With three races in the book heading into Maryland International Raceway, the 2008 IHRA championship points chases are starting to take shape. One thing is for sure, this season’s Torco President’s Cup Nationals will force each and every race team to swing for the fences if they want to be players in this season’s title hunt.
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Steven Macklyn (Salt Lake City, Utah) captured the Ironman in San Antonio while Matt Hagan (Christiansburg, Virg.) took the title at the IHRA Spring Nationals. Lee knows the Nitro Funny Car class is wide open this season.
“IHRA has a fantastic program right now,” he said. “You look at Top Fuel and look at Nitro Funny Car…there are competitive racers from...
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IHRA Spring Nationals a Bittersweet Weekend for Dale Creasy Jr.
Defending Nitro Funny Car World Champion falls to Matt Hagan in the first round at Rockingham Dragway
ROCKINGHAM, NC (April 22, 2008) - Dale Creasy Jr. is never happy about a first-round loss at any IHRA national event. But when you consider how the weekend unfolded, the fact that his Torco teammate Matt Hagan went on to win his first...
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Hagan Continues Preseason Testing
Matt Hagan and crew departed for Rockingham Dragway, "The Rock" today for a weekend of testing with the Shelor.com/TORCO Monte Carlo Nitro Funny Car.
This will be the third test outing for Matt Hagan Racing for the 2008, with prior sessions taking place at Rockingham and Valdosta.
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... Creasy also knows IHRA’s Nitro Funny Car class keeps getting stronger and stronger. Bob Gilbertson will be back with new Crew Chief Nicky Boninfante calling the shots. Matt Hagan has left the Pro Mod ranks to compete in the Nitro Funny Car ranks with 2006 IHRA Professional Crew Chief of the Year Jay Lewis calling the shots. Terry Haddock has stepped up...
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RADFORD, VA--Matt Hagan Racing is proud to debut the Monte Carlo SS Nitro Funny Car that Matt Hagan will pilot in the IHRA Knoll Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam series this season.
"We're really looking forward to the IHRA Nitro series this year," said Matt Hagan. "As this sport continues to grow it's going to need...
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