Four Toyota Top Fuel Dragsters Qualify Top-10
RICHMOND, Va. (May 14, 2022) – With weather a threat throughout the three qualifying sessions, the three GR Supra Funny Cars were able to get down the race track and all posted qualifying times to position themselves in the top-five for Sunday’s race. Ron Capps led the way the number two qualifier followed by Alexis DeJoria (number three) and J.R. Todd (number five). Toyota Top Fuel dragsters of Steve Torrence (number three), Justin Ashley (number six), Doug Kalitta (number seven) and Shawn Langdon (number eight) all posted times within the top-10 cars.
Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
Virginia Motorsports Park
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TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Brittany Force | JFR Top Fuel Dragster* | 1 – 3.669334.98 mph | BYE |
| Steve Torrence | Capco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 3rd – 3.683 | S. Palmer |
| Justin Ashley | Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 6th – 3.700 | T. Schumacher |
| Doug Kalitta | Autodesk Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 7th – 3.703 | L. Pruett |
| Shawn Langdon | CMR Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 8th – 3.724 | D. Foley |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 12th – 3.828 | M. Salinas |
(*non-Toyota driver)
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Matt Hagan | Smithfield Dodge* | 1st – 3.853331.45 | BYE |
| Ron Capps | NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra | 2nd — 3.864 | M. McIntire |
| Alexis DeJoria | Bandero Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 3rd – 3.896 | B. Tasca III |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 5th – 3.926 | J. Force |
(*non-Toyota driver)
TOYOTA QUOTES
RON CAPPS, NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports
FC Qualifying Result: 2nd
How do you feel about your qualifying position?
“Just an unbelievable job. We were fighting weather a little bit here and you know, there are things you can count on in life. This Toyota GR Supra is such a great car to drive and to have Guido (crew chief) and our NAPA team with no pressure it seemed on them and that really calmed me as a driver. But to go out there and fire a shot like that, it’s not like we just threw something at the dartboard. Guido is good about being consistent. Team Toyota and Team NAPA, this is just a fun car to drive right now.”
DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports
TF Qualifying Result: 7th
How do you feel about your qualifying position for tomorrow?
“We made three good, solid runs so I’m excited for tomorrow. The track here is really, really smooth. They’ve really prepped it nice. It should be a little warmer, but looking forward to getting up there and getting this Mac Tools Toyota into the winner’s circle.”
How are these strong runs helping your momentum with the team.
“It definitely is. Just going down the track and the more data we get, the better we get. Really proud of all of my guys here.”
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