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
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Justin Ashley | SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 1st (3.713) | S. Smith |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 3rd (3.736) | D. Mercier |
| Shawn Langdon | Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 5th (3.741) | S. Torrence |
| Steve Torrence | CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 6th (3.754) | B. Force |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 7th (3.755) | J. Salinas |
| Billy Torrence | CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 13th (3.779) | T. Stewart |
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Austin Prock | Cornwell Tools Chevy Camaro Funny Car | 1st (3.849) | J. Campbell |
| Alexis DeJoria | Bandero Café Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 2nd (3.867) | M. Smith |
| Ron Capps | NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 5th (3.890) | B. Hull |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 11th (3.984) | M. Hagan |
*non-Toyota driver