Team Press Releases

Race Information: NHRA Midwest Nationals World Wide Technology Raceway; Madison, Ill. 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. The team turned on 16 win lights during the first...

JCM Racing to Introduce Leatherwood Distillery to NHRA Fans at St. Louis CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (September 26, 2023) – As the NHRA Countdown to the Championship intensifies, JCM Racing is proud to welcome a new associate marketing partner, Leatherwood Distillery, to its roster. Leatherwood Distillery branding will appear on Tony Schumacher’s SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster and Tim Wilkerson’s SCAG Power Equipment/Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford Funny Car beginning with this weekend's NHRA Midwest Nationals near St. Louis. “This new partnership brings together two of my favorite things – sipping Tennessee bourbon and watching the JCM Racing cars go down the track,” said Joe Maynard, team owner, JCM Racing. “I’m really excited about what...

Four-Time World Champ Seeks Seventh Straight Final Round at Midwest Nationals MADISON, Ill. – In need of a bounce back performance following last week’s first round loss in the Betway Carolina Nationals, Steve Torrence and his CAPCO Contractors teammates couldn’t find themselves on a track on which they are more likely to achieve such a result than the one on which they begin qualifying Friday for the 27th NHRA Midwest Nationals Team CAPCO at the NHRA Midwest Nationals STEVE TORRENCE Total appearances:12 Final rounds: 6 Victories: 4 (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022) No. 1 qualifier: 3 (2015, 2018, 2022) Won-Lost record: 26-8 Noteworthy: Has taken his Capco Contractors hybrid to the final round in each of his last six appearances at World Wide...

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betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Event 17 of 21 Countdown Event 2 of 6 zMAX Dragway Concord, N.C. Sept. 22-24, 2023 Top Fuel: Justin Ashley Leaves Charlotte Focused on St. Louis Rebound Qualified: No. 7 (3.698 E.T. at 333.74 MPH) Elimination Round Results: E1: 4.922 E.T. at 152.99 MPH defeated by Leah Pruett 3.708 E.T. at 333.08 MPH CONCORD, N.C. (September 24, 2023) – The Countdown has long been recognized by regular season Top Fuel champion Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team as a marathon and not a sprint. After an early exit today at the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, Ashley who will leave the second race of the Countdown in third place, is eager to hit his stride next weekend at the NHRA Midwest...

betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Event 17 of 21 Countdown Event 2 of 6 zMAX Dragway Concord, N.C. Sept. 22-24, 2023 Tire Smoke Bites Ron Capps in Rare First-Round Exit at NHRA Carolina Nationals Qualified: No. 5 (3.864 E.T. at 327.90 MPH) Elimination Round Results: E1: 4.729 E.T. at 177.67 MPH defeated by Dave Richards 4.176 E.T. at 299.20 MPH CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 24, 2023) – With just two first-round losses in the first 16 races of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Series season, three-time and defending Funny Car world champion Ron Capps wasn’t expecting an early exit at the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals. But when Capps’ NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra drove into tire smoke in the first round of eliminations on Sunday morning, Capps and...

betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Event 17 of 21 Countdown Event 2 of 6 zMAX Dragway Concord, N.C. Sept. 22-24, 2023 Career-Best E.T. in Qualifying Highlights Antron Brown’s NHRA Carolina Nationals Weekend Qualified: No. 2 (3.655 E.T. at 332.75 MPH) Elimination Round Results: E1: 3.686 E.T. at 337.24 MPH defeated Spencer Massey 3.745 E.T. at 327.35 MPH E2: 5.050 E.T. at 152.78 MPH defeated by Leah Pruett 3.829 E.T. at 319.60 MPH CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 24, 2023) – Though Antron Brown didn’t go back-to-back at the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, the four-time event champion did celebrate multiple career milestones at the second of six races in the Countdown to the Championship. Racing in his 500th professional event, Brown set a new...

betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Event 17 of 21 Countdown Event 2 of 6 zMAX Dragway Concord, N.C. Sept. 22-24, 2023 Frustrating Weekend in Charlotte has Alexis DeJoria Looking Ahead to St. Louis Qualified: No. 14 (7.705 E.T. at 91.78 MPH) Elimination Round Results: E1: 6.692 E.T. at 106.27 MPH defeated 3.871 E.T. at 328.70 MPH CONCORD, N.C. (September 24, 2023) – It was an uncharacteristic weekend for the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team at the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second stop of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoff series of events. The Del Worsham/Nicky Boninfante-led team is well-known throughout the pits as having one of the strongest, most consistent-performing race cars in the...

Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series zMAX Dragway; Concord, N.C. Post-Event Wrap-Up TOP FUEL WINNER, POINTS LEADER Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 3 qualifier at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals; it was his 11th top-four qualifying effort of the season and the fifth-consecutive race at which he qualified in the top-four positions. Kalitta’s best qualifying attempt came during the opening qualifying session Friday evening when he recorded a 3.665-second elapsed time at 331.61 mph. When he ran 3.676 seconds in the second of the three qualifying sessions, it was his sixth-consecutive run in the 3.60s since switching to his backup car prior to eliminations...