Team Press Releases

NHRA Dallas Pre-Race Report Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Event 19 of 21 Countdown Event 4 of 6 Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas Oct. 13 – 15, 2023 ALEXIS DEJORIA: Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 8th 2022 Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Event Recap: Qualified 12th; First round exit (defeated by Blake Alexander in E1) Last Event (St. Louis): Qualified 12th; First round exit (defeated by Matt Hagan in E1) 2023 Statistics: 18 races; three runner-up finishes Career Statistics: 212 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers Noteworthy: Made her professional debut at the 2011 Dallas event while competing for Kalitta Motorsports As a resident of Austin, DeJoria considers the Texas...

Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Texas Motorplex; Ennis, Texas FEEDING AMERICA: THE “RACE TO END HUNGER” UPDATE Prior to the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports introduced the 2023 “Race to End Hunger,” a partnership among Kalitta Motorsports, DHL Express and Kalitta Air to accelerate the fight against food insecurity. For six NHRA Camping World Drag Racing national events, starting with the U.S. Nationals and ending with the Nevada NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, every time a Kalitta Motorsports driver turns on a race day win light, Kalitta Motorsports will donate $1,000 to Feeding America, and both DHL and Kalitta Air will match the donation. At the halfway point of the program, the team turned on 18 win lights...

Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Texas Motorplex; Ennis, Texas FEEDING AMERICA: THE “RACE TO END HUNGER” UPDATE Prior to the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports introduced the 2023 “Race to End Hunger,” a partnership among Kalitta Motorsports, DHL Express and Kalitta Air to accelerate the fight against food insecurity. For six NHRA Camping World Drag Racing national events, starting with the U.S. Nationals and ending with the Nevada NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, every time a Kalitta Motorsports driver turns on a race day win light, Kalitta Motorsports will donate $1,000 to Feeding America, and both DHL and Kalitta Air will match the donation. At the halfway point of the program, the team turned on 18 win lights...

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (October 10, 2023) – Less than two months after announcing she was trading in two wheels for four, three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey is ready to make her competition debut in the Top Alcohol Dragster category at this weekend’s Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas. “I feel very confident going into this weekend,” said Sampey, who recently completed a test session in the Michalek Brothers Racing’s A/Fuel Dragster at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park last Wednesday, Oct. 4. “What a night and day difference between where I’m at now and those first few licensing runs at Brainerd (Minn.) back in August. I will admit, when I first got into the car last...

DALLAS, Texas – It’s crunch time in the race for the 2023 Top Fuel World Championship and although he is only third in the Camping World point standings, Steve Torrence figures he has his rivals right where he wants them. Team CAPCO at the Texas Fall Nationals STEVE TORRENCE Total appearances:15 Final rounds: 5 Victories: 2 (2018, 2020) No. 1 qualifier: 2 (2017, 2020) Won-Lost record: 21-13 Noteworthy: After destroying his car in a second-round crash in 2017, Steve returned in 2018 to win on his home track for the first time in the Top Fuel division. Two years later, he won again, beating his dad Billy, the 2019 winner, in an all-Capco final round. Quickest time: 3.662 seconds, Oct. 17, 2020 Fastest speed: 330.01 mph, Oct. 14, 2022...

DALLAS, Texas – Citing his desire to support the Texas Motorplex and its expanding Stampede of Speed motorsports festival, Billy Torrence returns to the cockpit of the second CAPCO Contractors Top Fuel Toyota Friday when he makes the first of four qualifying runs in advance of the 38th annual Texas Fall Nationals. BILLY TORRENCE at the Texas Fall Nationals Total appearances:7 Final rounds: 2 Victories: 1 (2019) No. 1 qualifier: 0 Won-Lost record: 9-6 Noteworthy: After beating Jordan Vandergriff to win at the Motorplex in 2019, Billy returned a year later and lost to son Steve in an all-CAPCO final round. Quickest time: 3.711 seconds, Oct. 18, 2020 Fastest speed: 330.47 mph, Oct. 19, 2020. Track records – 3.637 seconds by Brittany...

Mark Pawuk Reflects on First NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Win, Resetting the National Record RICHFIELD, Ohio (October 4, 2023) – After more than two decades, former Pro Stock racer Mark Pawuk found his way back to the NHRA winner’s circle when he clinched his first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series triumph on Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. Aboard the Empaco Equipment Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak, Pawuk defeated Stephen Bell in the final round of eliminations to pick up his first win since returning to the NHRA ranks in 2018 to compete in the Factory Stock Showdown Series. Pawuk’s last NHRA victory came in 2001 while he was competing in the Pro Stock category, and...

Richmond - Madison Payne in the Muscle Milk A/Fuel Dragster qualified well among a tough field of East Coast competitors at an NHRA Regional event in the heart of Virginia. Madison qualified second with a very impressive 5.19 at 275 MPH. By virtue of her qualifying position, she faced Dan Dietrich who qualified seventh with a 5.38. As the lights came down on the Christmas tree, Madison was able to get off the starting line first but ran into traction problems and had no choice but to abandon the run. Meanwhile, Dietrich was on a decent run and moved on to the second round. Next, the Muscle Milk team travels to Dallas, Texas for the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, October, 12-15th. Madison and team owner Duane Shields would like to thank...

NHRA Midwest Nationals NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series World Wide Technology Raceway; Madison, Ill. Post-Event Wrap-Up Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Doug Kalitta image is courtesy NHRA Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA Midwest Nationals; it was his second No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 53rd of his career. It was his 12th top-four qualifying effort of the season and the sixth-consecutive race at which he qualified in the top-four positions. His best qualifying attempt came during the opening qualifying round Friday night when he needed just 3.709 seconds to reach the finish line at 331.85 mph. Eliminations: Kalitta defeated Lex Joon in the first round before losing to Leah Pruett in...