Why Three-time Funny Car champion believes second-year NHRA team owner Stewart stacks up favorably with Hagan's previous team boss—all-time great Don Schumacher.
a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion as well as a title holder in Indy, Midget, Sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars. A car owner who this year started competing in the NHRA’s Top Alcohol dragster class.Hagan says Schumacher always provided him and his team with the equipment they needed to be successful. However, Stewart remains a driver and will crawl underneath the car.Icon Sportswire“He’ll tell you like, ‘Hey, man. You know, put your neck on the ground. Let’s get up on the tire.
“I’ve been around a lot of guys that just expect you to do well,” Hagan continued. “But it’s always good when you get that pat on the back. Those are hard to come by out here in motorsports. There’s a lot of times that you mess up … but Tony’s always the first one to come over to the trailer. He’s like, ‘If you did that on purpose, then I’m upset, but learn from your mistakes and move forward.’ He’s a real motivating guy.
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