Leads Toyota Top Fuel Dragsters for Virginia Nationals Qualifying
NORTH DINWIDDIE, V.A. (June 21, 2025) – In Saturday’s qualifying for the NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Steve Torrence led the Toyota Top Fuel Dragster contingent by earning the No. 3 seed for tomorrow’s eliminations. Torrence looks to follow-up his triumph in Bristol from two weeks ago with another Wally Trophy tomorrow, which would be the 57th win of his historic career.
Torrence also captured victory in Saturday’s Top Fuel Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, his first of the season, as well as Toyota’s seventh challenge win in eight events so far this season. Toyota now has wins in either nitro category in all challenge events this season.
In Funny Car, J.R. Todd was the lead Toyota GR Supra Funny Car on Saturday, claiming the No. 3 seed for tomorrow. Ron Capps will begin tomorrow as the fifth seed and made the finals of the #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in Funny Car this afternoon.
The NHRA Virginia Nationals eliminations begin tomorrow at 11 a.m. EST with live TV coverage beginning at 4 p.m. EST on FOX.
Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
Virginia Motorsports Park
NHRA Virginia Nationals
Race 9 of 20
TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Brittany Force* | Chevrolet Top Fuel Dragster | 1st | T. Stewart |
| Steve Torrence | CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 3rd | J. Hart |
| Shawn Langdon | Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 5th | C. Ferre |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 7th | A. Brown |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 8th | D. Kalitta |
| Justin Ashley | SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | 9th | D. Foley |
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Qualifying Position | First Round Opponent |
| Jack Beckman* | Peak Chevrolet Funny Car | 1st* | J. Campbell |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 3rd | B. Hull |
| Ron Capps | NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | 5th | C. Green |
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
STEVE TORRENCE, CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Torrence Racing
TF Qualifying Result: 3rd
With all the recent success, would you say you and the team are back?
“I’m not going to say we’re back and put my foot in my mouth and speak too soon. Richard Hogan (crew chief) and Bobby (Lagana Jr., assistant crew chief) have been working really hard. All the CAPCO boys have made this car go round-after-round. We’re working on consistency; that’s what it’s going to take to win races and championships. We’ve been there before but have to get it back. To get a Mission (Foods #2Fast2Tasty) challenge win is icing on the cake. Let’s see if we can carry some momentum into tomorrow.”