During the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season finale, it was Matt Hagan who came out on top of the three-horse battle for the Funny Car championship.
Though title contenders Robert Hight and Bob Tasca III put up quite the fight, Hagan’s series-leading six wins were enough to allow the Tony Stewart Racing driver to secure his fourth career Funny Car championship and the first for the TSR nitro team.
Hight, Tasca III, Ron Capps, Tim Wilkerson, Blake Alexander, J.R. Todd and Chad Green also claimed victory during the 21-race season. Capps won the prestigious U.S. Nationals for the second year in a row.
2023 NHRA Funny Car Winners
Date | Race | Track | Winner |
March 9-12 | Gatornationals | Gainesville Raceway | Matt Hagan |
March 24-26 | Arizona Nationals | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park | Robert Hight |
March 30-April 2 | Winternationals | In-N-Out Burger Drag Strip | Matt Hagan |
April 14-16 | Four-Wide Nationals | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Matt Hagan |
April 28-30 | Four-Wide Nationals | zMAX Dragway | Robert Hight |
May 19-21 | Route 66 Nationals | Route 66 Raceway | Tim Wilkerson |
June 2-4 | New England Nationals | New England Dragway | Bob Tasca III |
June 9-11 | Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol Dragway | Ron Capps |
June 22-25 | Summit Racing Equipment Nationals | Summit Racing Euqipment Motorsports Park | Blake Alexander |
July 14-16 | Mile-High Nationals | Bandimere Speedway | Matt Hagan |
July 21-23 | Northwest Nationals | Pacific Raceways | Tim Wilkerson |
July 28-30 | Sonoma Nationals | Sonoma Raceway | J.R. Todd |
August 11-13 | Menards Nationals | Heartland Motorsports Park | Bob Tasca III |
August 17-20 | Lucas Oil Nationals | Brainerd International Raceway | Ron Capps |
August 30-September 4 | U.S. Nationals | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Ron Capps |
September 14-17 | Pep Boys Nationals | Maple Grove Raceway | Robert Hight |
September 22-24 | Carolina Nationals | zMAX Dragway | Bob Tasca III |
September 29-October 1 | Midwest Nationals | World Wide Technology Raceway | Matt Hagan |
October 12-15 | Texas FallNationals | Texas Motorplex | Matt Hagan |
October 26-29 | Nevada Nationals | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Robert Hight |
November 10-13 | Auto Club Finals | In-N-Out Burger Drag Strip | Chad Green |