JUSTIN ASHLEY CLAIMS FIRST TOP-QUALIFIER

Addition of Capps Means Three GR Supra Funny Cars at Charlotte

CONCORD, N.C. (April 30, 2022) – Justin Ashley claimed his first career top-qualifier with a 3.669 second run during Friday night’s qualifying session at the 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. Thursday’s announcement of Ron Capps joining the Toyota Gazoo Racing North America family means that three GR Supra Funny Cars will take to the track for Sunday afternoon’s event. In Capps’ inaugural race with Toyota, he took the number three qualifier position at 3.873 seconds.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series

zMax Dragway

Race 6 of 22

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

NameCarQualifying PositionFirst Round Opponent
Justin AshleyPhillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel Dragster1 – (3.669)C. Ferre (3.854)A. Prock (3.719)A. Brown (3.729)
Doug KalittaAutodesk Toyota Top Fuel Dragster4 – (3.700)A. Laughlin (3.777)M. Salinas (3.706)D. Foley (3.774)
Steve TorrenceCapco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster3 – (3.694)S. Langdon (3.798)J. Hart (3.715)C. Millican (3.756)
Antron BrownMatco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster9 – (3.729)J. Ashley (3.669)C. Ferre (3.854)A. Prock (3.719)
Shawn LangdonCMR Toyota Top Fuel Dragster14 – (3.798)S. Torrence (3.694)J. Hart (3.715)C. Millican (3.756)

(*non-Toyota driver)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS

NameCarQualifying PositionFirst Round Opponent
John ForceJFR Funny Car*1 – (3.850)B. Tasca (3.909)A. DeJoria (3.936)
Ron CappsNAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra3 – (3.873)J. Todd (3.893)D. Creasy Jr. (4.100)C. Green (4.002)
J.R. Todd DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car6 – (3.893)R. Capps (3.873)D. Creasy Jr. (4.100)C. Green (4.002)
Alexis DeJoriaBandero Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car