Matt Hagans (born June 30, 1956) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series.

Matt Hagans
Born (1956-06-30) June 30, 1956 (age 68)
Brownsburg, Indiana
ARCA Menards Series career
24 races run over 6 years
Best finish30th (2003)
First race2002 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem)
Last race2007 Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0
Statistics current as of March 20, 2024.

Racing career

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Between 1997 and 2001, Hagans competed in various series such as the ASA National Tour, both the NASCAR Southeast Series and Southwest Series, the Florida Pro Series, and the Sunoco Super Series, where he achieved a fifth-place points finish in his rookie year in 1997.[1]

In 2002, Hagans made his debut in the ARCA Re/Max Series at Salem Speedway, driving the No. 16 Pontiac for Braun Racing, where he started third and finished in fifth place. He then made another start with the team at Michigan International Speedway, this time driving the No. 78 Dodge, where he started in thirteenth and finished in sixth.[2] He also attempted to qualify for the race at Winchester Speedway, driving the No. 75 Pontiac for Bob Schacht Motorsports, but ultimately failed to qualify. After making three more starts the following year with Braun, getting a best finish of third at Kentucky Speedway,[3] Hagans went on to form his own team, Hagans Racing, where he made four starts, and would get a best result of fourth in the teams debut at Michigan. Hagans then made four starts in 2004, getting a runner up finish at Michigan, where he started third and finished second behind race winner Reed Sorenson.

In 2005, Hagans signed Joey Miller to drive the No. 9 full-time, and Miller would finish runner-up in the standings behind Frank Kimmel and won the rookie of the year honors.[4] Hagans finished fifth at Daytona International Speedway before attempting several races for Dave Allison in the No. 64 Dodge; he only qualified for the second Michigan race, where he finished 39th due to engine issues. Afterwards, Hagans went back to his own team in the No. 9 Dodge, making five starts and getting a best finish of third at Daytona. He then attempted two races the following year, finishing seventh at Kentucky Speedway and failing to qualify for the first Michigan race. The Kentucky event is his most recent event as a driver, as he has not raced in the series since then.[1]

Motorsports results

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ARCA Re/Max Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARMC Pts Ref
2002 Braun Racing 16 Pontiac DAY ATL NSH SLM
5
KEN CLT KAN POC 69th 435 [5]
78 Dodge MCH
6
TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF
Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Pontiac WIN
DNQ
DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT
2003 Braun Racing 77 Pontiac DAY
40
ATL NSH 30th 895 [6]
Dodge SLM
24
TOL KEN
3
CLT BLN KAN
Hagans Racing 9 Dodge MCH
4
LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI
38
SLM
10
Pontiac TAL
25
CLT SBO
2004 Dodge DAY NSH SLM
27
KEN
31
TOL CLT KAN POC MCH
2
SBO BLN KEN
38
GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 63rd 450 [7]
2005 64 DAY
5
TAL
Wth
64th 495 [8]
Dave Allison Motorsports Dodge NSH
Wth
SLM KEN
Wth
TOL LAN MIL POC MCH
DNQ
KAN
Wth
KEN BLN POC
DNQ
GTW LER NSH
DNQ
MCH
39
ISF TOL DSF CHI
DNQ
SLM
2006 Hagans Racing 9 Dodge DAY
3
NSH SLM WIN
26
KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN
26
BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF
21
MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL
11
IOW 53rd 735 [9]
2007 DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN
7
TOL IOW POC MCH
DNQ
BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 101st 220 [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matt Hagans". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "MICHIGAN: MATT HAGANS DEBUT PREVIEW". Motorsport.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "KENTUCKY: RACE RESULTS". Motorsport.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "MATT HAGANS COMMENTS ON TALLADEGA ACCIDENT". Motorsport.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Matt Hagans – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Matt Hagans – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Matt Hagans – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Matt Hagans – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Matt Hagans – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Matt Hagans – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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