ASHLEY EARNS NO. 1 QUALIFER AT MAPLE GROVE

DeJoria leads the GR Supra contingent with a second-place starting spot in Funny Car

MOHNTON, Pa. (Sept. 14, 2024) – Justin Ashley picked a perfect time to earn his first No. 1 qualifying spot of the season as the New York-native will start from the number one seed tomorrow for final eliminations at Pennsylvania’s Maple Grove Raceway. It is Ashley’s sixth No. 1 qualifier of his career. Doug Kalitta rebounded after a tough U.S. Nationals to earn the third starting spot, with his teammate Shawn Langdon starting from fifth.

In Funny Car, Alexis DeJoria reset her career-best MPH with a 3.867 second, 336.4 mph pass in the Friday evening session to lead Toyota with a second-place starting position. Multi-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps also has a strong starting spot as he is seeded in fifth going into race day. 

Tomorrow’s eliminations at Maple Grove Raceway begin at 10:30 a.m. EST with live TV coverage beginning at either 2 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. EST on FOX depending on your local listings.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

Maple Grove Raceway

Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

Race 15 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

NameCarQualifying PositionFirst Round Opponent
Justin AshleySCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster1st (3.713)S. Smith
Doug KalittaMac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster3rd (3.736)D. Mercier
Shawn LangdonKalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster5th (3.741)S. Torrence
Steve TorrenceCAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster6th (3.754)B. Force
Antron BrownMatco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster7th (3.755)J. Salinas
Billy TorrenceCAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster13th (3.779)T. Stewart

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

NameCarQualifying PositionFirst Round Opponent
Austin ProckCornwell Tools Chevy Camaro Funny Car1st (3.849)J. Campbell
Alexis DeJoriaBandero Café Toyota GR Supra Funny Car2nd (3.867)M. Smith
Ron CappsNAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car5th (3.890)B. Hull
J.R. ToddDHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car11th (3.984)M. Hagan

*non-Toyota driver