Tony Stewart Racing Celebrates Dodge Direct Connection 50th Anniversary With Special NHRA U.S. Nationals Livery for Top Fuel, Funny Car Machines
50th anniversary of legendary Dodge Direct Connection performance parts brand will be celebrated with special liveries for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Top Fuel and Funny Car machines at 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals, scheduled for Aug. 28 – Sept. 2 in Indianapolis
Established in 1974 and reintroduced in 2022, Direct Connection brand has been a leader in the performance-racing industry for decades
Newly introduced Direct Connection products, available at DCPerformance.com, include the HurriCrate series of crate engines and the Dodge Charger Junior Roadster body
TSR brings a throwback Direct Connection red, white and blue design on Tony Stewart’s Top Fuel Dodge//SRT dragster and Matt Hagan’s Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car
Stewart, the motorsports legend in NASCAR, IndyCar and USAC competition, makes his first Top Fuel appearance at the famed “Big Go” drag race at Indianapolis this week
Stewart, driving the TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT car, ranks seventh in Top Fuel points entering the U.S. Nationals after a runner-up finish at the Sonoma Nationals last month
Hagan, the reigning NHRA Mission Drag Racing Funny Car champion, is a three-time winner at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and a five-time No. 1 qualifier in a Dodge//SRT Funny Car
A four-time NHRA world champion, Hagan comes to the 70th U.S. Nationals third in the current NHRA Mission Funny Car points standings with wins at Charlotte and Chicago in 2024
Hagan is 51-time NHRA Funny Car national event winner, ranking fourth all-time in NHRA Funny Car wins
Ida Zetterström, the FIA Top Fuel World Champion from Sweden, makes her NHRA U.S. Nationals debut in the JCM/Dodge dragster after a semifinal finish in Brainerd, Minnesota
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