By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
New York native Justin Ashley is the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday in his SCAG Equipment Top Alcohol Dragster. He went 3.713 at 333.49 mph in his dragster at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
Ashley is hoping to secure his first No. 1 qualifier of the season. If he does secure the No. 1 qualifier on Saturday, it would be his sixth of his career.
According to Google Maps, Ashley is racing 3 hours and 18 minutes away from his home in Plainview, New York.
“I think we did a good job during Q1 of positioning ourselves to a point where we could be a little more aggressive in Q2. That was the key,” Ashley said. “When you go out there that first run, you want to set that baseline so you have the ability to be a little more aggressive and go after that No. 1 spot. We stayed after Indy, we did some testing, we did some testing after Brainerd.
“The whole team has just been chipping away at it for this reason, for this very moment. We want to make sure we’re prepared when the Countdown comes. It’s day one of the Countdown, but we feel good about where we’re at with everything. Maybe it will hold tomorrow, maybe it won’t, but those three bonus points were critical.”
Leatherwood Distillery sponsored driver Tony Schumacher was the provisional No. 2 qualifier. The multi-time champion went 3.733 at 328.70 mph.
Mac Tools-sponsored driver Doug Kalitta is the provisional No. 3 qualifier. The 2023 Top Fuel Champion, who enters this race as the points leader, went 3.736 at 335.73 mph.
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