Sat, 11 Feb 2017, 13:57 PM
DSR's Hagan on Pole for Mopar at Pomona to Start 2017 Mello Yello Season
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Courtesy of Don Schumacher Racing
Photo copyright 2017 Auto Imagery, Inc.
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POMONA, Calif. --
Matt Hagan
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Matt Hagan and the Mopar Express Lane team led by crew chief Dickie Venables wasted little time
reminding the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series community that his 2017 Dodge Charger R/T Funny
Car powered by Pennzoil is the quickest hot rod in the field.
Early evening rain Friday wiped out the second qualifying session to open the 2017 season but Hagan
and Don Schumacher Racing's Mopar powered by Pennzoil team was the quickest in the early afternoon
session with a time of 3.840 seconds at 330.15 mph to hold the provisional pole heading into
Saturday's final two qualifying sessions before the eliminations rounds the following day that will
air live on the Fox broadcast network.
"It's been a long winter," Hagan said. "I've been chomping at the bit to put a mouth piece in and
put a helmet on. I've had a lot of frustration and I was ready to take it out on the racetrack.
"It's really nice to come out here and roll out of the box and run an .84. It was one of those runs
where you knew you had to get it in (because of pending rain) so it's a pressure filled situation.
It needs to get it down the racetrack because you need to get qualified and you have the rain
coming in."
A year ago, Hagan set national records for elapsed time (3.822), speed (335.57 mph) and won a
career-best five No. 1 qualifying positions.
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