Young champions talk trials, triumph, and the future
Greg Anderson and Terry Vance join NHRA Insider podcast
Reliving the 2024 NHRA Finals, one of the greatest NHRA races ever
The Insiders dive IN to the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
Richard Gadson, Tony Pedregon talk Rookie of the Year and all things Vegas
Austin Prock and Ida Zetterström talk points, promotion, and chasing dreams
Crew chief Mike Green and Funny Car's Blake Alexander talk Dallas and success
A stampede of info and hot takes headed into a Texas weekend
Dallas Glenn and Mike Neff talk St. Louis, work, and the Countdown grind
Jack Beckman and Julie Nataas talk St. Louis, experience, and a Top Fuel debut
The Insiders unite and talk Indy, Reading, and championships
Andrew Hines and Jim Oberhofer talk Toyota U.S. Nationals triumphs
The Most Wonderful Week of The Year: An Insider's Take on Indy
Tony Stewart and J.R. Todd talk Brainerd, Indy looms large, and more!
Big Brainerd Stories, and Who's a Contender and Who's Pretending
Antron talks Sonoma success, Capps talks Top Fuel in 2026, and more!
Sleepless in Seattle and Surging Toward Sonoma
The Insiders prep you for a trip to the Northwest Nationals
Josh Hart talks about his Top Fuel struggle and The Insiders deep dive PlayNHRA
Brian Corradi and Aaron Brooks talk winning Norwalk and challenges ahead
An Insider's Insight into the Virginia Nationals and a big one on tap in Norwalk
Jianna Evaristo talks Pro Stock Motorcycle and the Insiders talk boiling hot Virginia
J.R. Todd and Clay Millican talk Bristol's challenges, season's promise
The Insiders recap Epping and talk about a smooth new Bristol surface
Dickie Venables and Tony Pedregon talk winning, Epping, and epic conditions
Gaige Herrera and Dallas Glenn talk Chicago, Epping, and the future
Blowin' Into the Windy City: Ashley and Pedregon talk Top Fuel and Chicago
An early-season check-in with Daniel Wilkerson and Andrew Hines
The FULL Insider Story of The Great Charlotte Intake Manifold Controversy
The NHRA Insiders are ON FIRE before Charlotte four-wide event
Funny Car Phenoms
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 and Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks, respectively.
Hagan is coming off of a victory in Gainesville after making the final round in Phoenix. Westerfield, the 2017 Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion, won the Winternationals and the ensuing NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional event in Phoenix.
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 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series 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.
Westerfield talks about racing with team owner Rick Jackson, the stiffness of the competition he is facing, and why he thinks that his team is champion caliber. The conversation runs through the recent small-car counts 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.