Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps lead Team Toyota after Charlotte Qualifying
CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps earned the No. 2 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car after qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. For Kalitta, the qualifying result is pivotal as he looks to increase his Top Fuel points lead in the second race of the Countdown to the Championship tomorrow. Steve Torrence, Shawn Langdon and Justin Ashley will start tomorrow as the third, fourth and fifth seeds, while Antron Brown is seventh.
For Capps in Funny Car, his run to the second position for tomorrow’s eliminations propelled him to second in the Funny Car points standings as his Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team continues to build momentum. J.R. Todd begins tomorrow in eighth looking for a long Sunday to gain ground in the points standings.
Eliminations from zMAX Dragway begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EST, with television coverage beginning on FS1 at noon.
Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
zMAX Dragway
NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals
Race 16 of 20
TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Brittany Force* | Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Dragster | 1st* | S. Reed, T. Stewart |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 2nd | A. Brown, J. Hart |
| Steve Torrence | CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 3rd | C. Millican, C. Ferre, D. Mercier |
| Shawn Langdon | Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 4th | J. Ashley, T. Schumacher, D. Foley |
| Justin Ashley | SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 5th | S. Langdon, T. Schumacher, D. Foley |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 7th | D. Kalitta, J. Hart |
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Matt Hagan* | Direct Connection Dodge Funny Car | 1st* | J. Todd, J. Beckman, J. Smith |
| Ron Capps | NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 2nd | P. Lee, D. Wilkerson, D. Richards |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 8th | M. Hagan, J. Beckman, J. Smith |
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports
TF Qualifying Result: 2nd
How are you feeling after qualifying second for tomorrow?
“Second is a good place to start. The car’s been good again this weekend. We had a couple different issues in both of today’s runs. I spoke to Mac (Savage, assistant crew chief), and he said we’re in a good place for tomorrow. The Mac Tools Toyota team is looking forward to race day.”
RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports
FC Qualifying Result: 2nd
How does a qualifying run like that in Q4 make you feel?
TOYOTA DRIVERS IN PRIME POSITIONS FOR CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE ELIMINATIONS
Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps lead Team Toyota after Charlotte Qualifying
CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps earned the No. 2 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car after qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. For Kalitta, the qualifying result is pivotal as he looks to increase his Top Fuel points lead in the second race of the Countdown to the Championship tomorrow. Steve Torrence, Shawn Langdon and Justin Ashley will start tomorrow as the third, fourth and fifth seeds, while Antron Brown is seventh.
For Capps in Funny Car, his run to the second position for tomorrow’s eliminations propelled him to second in the Funny Car points standings as his Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team continues to build momentum. J.R. Todd begins tomorrow in eighth looking for a long Sunday to gain ground in the points standings.
Eliminations from zMAX Dragway begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EST, with television coverage beginning on FS1 at noon.
Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
zMAX Dragway
NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals
Race 16 of 20
TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Brittany Force* | Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Dragster | 1st* | S. Reed, T. Stewart |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 2nd | A. Brown, J. Hart |
| Steve Torrence | CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 3rd | C. Millican, C. Ferre, D. Mercier |
| Shawn Langdon | Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 4th | J. Ashley, T. Schumacher, D. Foley |
| Justin Ashley | SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 5th | S. Langdon, T. Schumacher, D. Foley |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 7th | D. Kalitta, J. Hart |
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Matt Hagan* | Direct Connection Dodge Funny Car | 1st* | J. Todd, J. Beckman, J. Smith |
| Ron Capps | NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 2nd | P. Lee, D. Wilkerson, D. Richards |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 8th | M. Hagan, J. Beckman, J. Smith |
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports
TF Qualifying Result: 2nd
How are you feeling after qualifying second for tomorrow?
“Second is a good place to start. The car’s been good again this weekend. We had a couple different issues in both of today’s runs. I spoke to Mac (Savage, assistant crew chief), and he said we’re in a good place for tomorrow. The Mac Tools Toyota team is looking forward to race day.”
RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports
FC Qualifying Result: 2nd
How does a qualifying run like that in Q4 make you feel?
“My gosh, Guido (Dean Antonelli, crew chief) and my NAPA Auto Care Toyota team! To throw down there, a 3.899 time in this heat is one of those runs that we’ll look back at in the Countdown and say, ‘that was pretty stout!’ It’ll probably give us lane choice and to do it again at whatever temperature it is now is awesome. Makes sleeping tonight a little better.”