NHRA's Hagan to Throw Out First Pitch at SF Giants Game

NHRA¹s Hagan to Throw Out First Pitch at San
           Francisco Giants Game

SONOMA, Calif.  (July 13, 2010) ‹ Matt Hagan will do more than just race the
DieHard Dodge Charger Funny Car in the Bay Area this week.

Hagan, 27, will throw out the first pitch on Thursday night at AT&T Park
prior to the game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets.
This will mark the first time Hagan has thrown out the first pitch at a
Major League Baseball game.

 ³I¹m actually really excited because I¹ve never done anything like this
before,² Hagan said. ³But I¹m a little nervous. I don¹t want to bounce the
ball on the ground. I¹ve been practicing just playing catch with my dad
(David) and my wife (Rachel).

³I think it¹s awesome to be able to have the privilege to do this. I¹m
looking forward to watching the game and having some fun.²

Hagan enters this weekend¹s FRAM  Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon
Raceway in third place in the Funny Car point standings. He has two
victories for his career in Houston and Chicago, both coming in 2010. He
also holds the elapsed-time track record at Infineon Raceway of 4.068
seconds and the top-speed record of 307.51 mph, both set  last year in his
rookie season. He was also No. 1 qualifier at Infineon in  2009.


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23rd annual FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals
WHAT: Big O Tires Racing Season Presents: FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals
WHEN: July 16-18  
CIRCUIT: Drag strip
2009 TOP QUALIFIERS: J.R. Todd (Top Fuel); Matt Hagan (Funny Car); Greg
Anderson (Pro Stock); Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
2009  WINNERS:  Antron Brown (Top Fuel); Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car); Jason
Line (Pro Stock); Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
TICKETS:  $50-$60  single day/$135 weekend; parking is FREE
MORE INFORMATION:  800-870-RACE, infineonraceway.com or ticketmaster.com
<http://www.ticketmaster.com/>

     

West Coast Moto Jam  May 14-16
Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival  June 5-6
Toyota/Save Mart 350  NASCAR Weekend  June 18-20
FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals  July 16-18
NHRA Division 7 drag races, presented by  Korbel   July 23-25
Indy® Grand Prix of Sonoma  Aug. 20-22
PINKS All Out drag racing  Sept. 17-18
Classic Sports Racing Group Charity  Challenge  Oct. 1-3
 
 
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John Cardinale
VP of Communications and Marketing
Infineon Raceway
Hwys 37 and 121
Sonoma, Calif 95476
707-933-3907 (work)
707-334-9805 (cell)
 
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