Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Takes First Win in NHRA Competition
Piloted by Mike Hagan, Widebody picks up ninth overall win in Texas for Charger SRT Hellcat nameplate in NHRA Funny Car.
Not too long ago, Dodge dropped a widebody version of the Charger, in the form of the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody. The fastest mass-produced sedan in the world packs the same supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8 found in all of the other Hellcats, with 707 horses and 650 lb-ft of torque ready to send it to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds.
Though we have to wait until 2020 to bring one home from the showroom, we didn’t have to wait at all to see it in action. On October 20, Mike Hagan gave the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody its first NHRA win in the funny car class during the 34th edition of the AAA Texas FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.
“We were carrying the Western Tech and Mopar CAP colors on this Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Funny Car this weekend,” said Hagan. “We had a message for a lot of students Friday morning. Any time we can reach young kids it is a great thing. I have a few guys on my car that went through Western Tech, so to see the program come full circle is really awesome. I did my job today and my guys did their jobs today and that’s what happens when you put a good group of people together.”
Hagan’s first win in the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody is his ninth overall for the Charger SRT Hellcat nameplate in the 2019 NHRA Funny Car season, the third for himself at Texas Motorplex, and the 32nd of his career. With this weekend’s win, he and the Hellcat Widebody move up to fourth place from seventh in the championship hunt, with just two events to go to take Dodge SRT to the podium.
Hagan’s Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody was one among seven Dodges to make the 16-car field for Sunday’s day of competition, including those piloted by Ron Capps and Jack Beckman. Hagan’s best run in the Widebody was in the semifinal against Robert Hight, logging a pass of 3.900 seconds at 329.83 mph; in the final against Bob Tasca III, Hagan snagged the win at 327.59 mph in 3.909 seconds.
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