He qualified third, looking for his third win in four races. 1 for the third straight race, going 3.862s at 333.74mph in the pair before Hagan and Hight matched up on Saturday. That gave the points leader three stellar runs during qualifying as he aims to pick up his seventh victory this season. Hight put together an outstanding pass as well, going 3.861s at 331.94mph to qualify second. I was happy when we ran two 3.89s in a row but Dickie wasn’t. These are the conditions that Dickie loves. The track is tight, and you can apply the power. We need to make sure we stay number two and make sure we start the Countdown to the Championship in a great position. I just think of what we might have been able to run if the cloud cover had stayed out. “That’s a testament to this track and the NHRA prep. “It’s impressive to do that, especially with the sun shining,” said Hagan, who has three wins in 2022. That gives Hagan, the defending event winner in Brainerd, plenty of momentum heading into race day as the team appears to have found its footing after some struggles earlier this summer. Hagan had identical runs of 3.893s in the second and third qualifying sessions, but his team, led by crew chief Dickie Venables, stepped up in a major way to close out the day. 1 qualifier of the season and 48th in his career. 1 qualifier Robert Hight in the final qualifying session, Hagan delivered a massive pass of 3.843s at 331.36mph in his Mopar 85th Anniversary Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, picking up his fifth No. Paired with points leader and provisional No. 1 at the 15th of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Top Fuel points leader Brittany Force also qualified No.

1 position for Tony Stewart Racing at the 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

Matt Hagan powered to the top in Funny Car qualifying in the final pairing on Saturday at Brainerd International Raceway, securing the No.

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