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Regular-season Funny Car champ Hagan and an Insider's Countdown preview

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Matt Hagan talks about the hard-fought regular-season title and how he plans on battling with the best for a fifth NHRA championship, plus a class-by-class breakdown of all of the Countdown to the Championship battles.
15 Sep 2026
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast

 

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Matt Hagan joins the show to talk about the hard-fought regular-season title his team earned in Indy, the approach they are taking to the Countdown to the Championship, and how he plans on battling with the best for a fifth NHRA championship.

Following Hagan, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join the show to dive into a class-by-class breakdown of not only the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by Mopar but also a longer look into the six-race Countdown to the Championship that kicks off this weekend and roars through three straight events.

Insight, rumors, news, and more! It's time to get fired up about the NHRA heading back to Michigan and the Countdown kicking off!