Capps leads three Supras in the top half in Funny Car action
BRAINERD, Minn. (August 20, 2022) – Justin Ashley earned his fourth top-three starting position in the last six events as the New York-native closed the four qualifying passes with a strong 3.679 sec. pass at over 334mph. He was joined in the top-five by reigning Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence (fourth) and last weekend’s Top Fuel winner Antron Brown (fifth).
In Funny Car, all three Toyota GR Supra Funny Cars qualified together inside the top-half of the field with Ron Capps in fourth, J.R. Todd in seventh and Alexis DeJoria in eighth. Todd was also top speed of the weekend in Funny Car thus far, reaching 333.91 mph.
Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
Brainerd International Raceway
Race 15 of 22
TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Brittany Force* | Monster Energy Top Fuel Dragster | 1st (3.654) | Bye |
| Justin Ashley | Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 3rd (3.679) | K. Baldwin |
| Steve Torrence | Capco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 4th (3.694) | M. Salinas |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 5th (3.701) | C. Millican |
| Billy Torrence | Capco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 9th (3.726) | A. Prock |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 10th (3.732) | T. Schumacher |
| Shawn Langdon | CMR Roofing & Construction Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 11th (3.737) | L. Pruett |
(*non-Toyota driver)
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Matt Hagan | Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Car | 1st (3.843) | Bye |
| Ron Capps | NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 4th (3.885) | J. Force |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 7th (3.897) | J. Campbell |
| Alexis DeJoria | Bandero Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 8th (3.916) | B. Alexander |
(*non-Toyota driver)
TOYOTA QUOTES
JUSTIN ASHLEY, Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Davis Motorsports
TF Qualifying Result: 3rd
Really consistent performance out of your race car. How are you feeling going into race day?
“We’ve got a really good race car right now. The thing is there is a lot of guys out here with really good race cars and the conditions are right, right now. They are really good. It’s the first race in a while that we’ve conditions like this. Race day is going to be the same thing, but the same time it is a whole new day. The margin for error is so small. Our Phillips Connect Toyota team is doing such a great job, week-in and week-out, of continuing to improve so we can put ourselves in this position. We love there going out and running 334 mph and a high 3.60, but tomorrow is the day that it counts.”