Mar 24, 2022
Matt Hagan and Shane Westerfield join host Brian Lohnes on this
episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two men are both playing a
hot hand with respect to their competition in the nitro funny car
and top alcohol funny car ranks respectively. Hagan is coming off
of a victory in Gainesville after making the final round in Phoenix
as well. Westerfield, the 2017 Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion
won the NHRA Winternationals and the ensuing Phoenix Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series regional event.
The conversation with Hagan centers around his energy in 2022,
the signs of success he is seeing at Tony Stewart Racing, the
different environment that he is racing in for this Camping World
season, and what exactly it will take to run for a championship
over the long stretch of the 2022 season. There’s loads of great
personal and racing insight here.
Shane Westerfield talks about racing with Rick Jackson, the
stiffness of the TAFC competition he is facing, and why he thinks
that his team is champion caliber. The conversation runs through
the recent small car counts in TAFC and what can be done to fix
them, along with Westerfield’s passion for boat drag racing, which
has become a full-time business for him.
Two champs, two recent winners, and two funny car
phenoms.
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