‘Anytime we can make this more like WWE, we need to do that,’ Matt Hagan says.Funny Car rival Tasca aiming to give fans at this weekend’s season finale ‘an epic Pomona’.Hight still haunted by Cruz Pedregon’s ‘November Surprise’By its very structure, the NHRA doesn’t see cars routinely banging and bumping on the race course. But that doesn’t mean that straightline drivers don’t fantasize about sticking a wheel in a competitor.Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan said he has.
“We all want to win the big trophy. But you’ve got to remember: these folks, they’ve saved all year to come out and camp out and be a part of this. That’s why I try really hard to stand at the ropes, even though I’m tired I’m sweaty. I’ve packed parachutes and I’m ready to go back into the trailer. You stand out there and sign those autographs,” he said, “because you know those folks really care about what you’re doing.