{{Short description|American drag racing driver (born 1982)}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Distinguish|Matt Hagans}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Matt Hagan | image = Matt Hagan 2011.jpg | image_size = <!-- defaults to 180px unless a value is entered --> | caption = Hagan in 2011 | nationality = American | birth_name = <!-- Only if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|18}} | birth_place = Christiansburg, Virginia, U.S. | relatives = <!-- list of notable relatives with line breaks --> | current_series = NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series | first_year = 2009 | current_team = Tony Stewart Racing | car_number = | engine = | crew_chief = | spotter = | former_teams = Don Schumacher Racing | starts = | championships = 4 (FC) | wins = 55 | poles = 54 | fastest_laps = {{ubl | '''Best ET''' | 3.799 seconds<ref name="nhra-driver-page">{{cite web |title=Matt Hagan |url=https://www.nhra.com/driver/matt-hagan/771 |website=NHRA |access-date=16 September 2025 |language=en |date=14 December 2016}}</ref> | '''Best Speed''' | {{convert|338.85|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="nhra-driver-page"/> }} | best_finish = <!-- if a final championship placing has been recorded --> | year = <!-- use piped link if season article exists --> | last_finish = | prev_series = <!-- previous series with line breaks --> | prev_series_years = | titles = NHRA Funny Car Champion | title_years = 2011, 2014, 2020, 2023 | awards = | award_years = | updated = }} '''Matt Hagan''' (born November 18, 1982) is a professional NHRA Funny Car driver in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series for Tony Stewart Racing. Most notably, he was the 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2023 NHRA Funny Car World Champion. He has had 55 Career Event titles, as well been in 98 Career Final Rounds, and 54 Career No.1 qualifying positions in his career following the 2025 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Hagan|url=https://www.shoeracing.com/drivers/matt-hagan|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Don Schumacher Racing|language=en}}</ref> He is driver of the 14 Dodge Power Brokers Funny Car team led by Dickie Venables.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Hagan 3X NHRA Funny Car Champion FC1 - About Matt Hagan|url=http://www.matthaganracing.com/matt-hagan-bio|access-date=2021-03-31|website=www.matthaganracing.com}}</ref>
On October 14, 2021, Hagan was announced as the Funny Car driver for Tony Stewart Racing in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2021/tony-stewart-racing-join-nhra-2022-two-full-time-entries |title=Tony Stewart Racing to join NHRA in 2022 with two full-time entries |publisher=National Hot Rod Association |date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>
On September 1, 2017, Hagan was the second Nitro Funny Car driver to break the 3.800 E/T barrier with a 3.799@338.77MPH pass at Lucas Oil Raceway. That same pass made him the current Funny Car elapsed time record and top speed record holder at Lucas Oil Raceway. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/nhra/2017/09/01/matt-hagan-breaks-funny-car-track-records-at-us-nationals/105204882/ | title=Matt Hagan breaks Funny Car track records at US Nationals | website=USA Today }}</ref>
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