DSR St. Louis Friday Qualifying Report

AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Event 20 of 24 (St. Louis)
Countdown Event 2 of 6
World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, Ill.
Sept. 27-29, 2019

DSR St. Louis Friday Highlights:

• Leah Pritchett clocked the second-quickest run of Top Fuel Q1 to earn two bonus points
• Antron Brown finished Friday sitting inside the Top Fuel ‘quick eight’
• Jack Beckman, Matt Hagan, and Tommy Johnson Jr. occupy the provisional No. 4, five and six qualifying spots, respectively
• Mark Pawuk powered to the quickest E.T. during the first Factory Stock Showdown Series qualifying round, and second-quickest of Q2 to earn the provisional No. 2 spot

Driver Information:

Top Fuel:

ANTRON BROWN
Driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster

Q1: 4.550 E.T. at 170.73 MPH
Q2: 3.764 E.T. at 323.04 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 6

LEAH PRITCHETT
Driver of the Okuma Top Fuel Dragster

Q1: 3.794 E.T. at 322.27 MPH (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session)
Q2: 3.837 E.T. at 296.63 MPH

Bonus Points: Two

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 9

Funny Car:

JACK BECKMAN
Driver of the Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Q1: Foul, No Time
Q2: 3.916 E.T. at 329.99 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 4

RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Q1: 5.063 E.T. at 150.13 MPH
Q2: 4.012 E.T. at 323.50 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 11

MATT HAGAN
Driver of the DSM Precision Machining Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody

Q1: 4.558 E.T. at 193.93 MPH
Q2: 3.921 E.T. at 327.66 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 5

TOMMY JOHNSON JR.
Driver of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Q1: 4.273 E.T. at 216.76 MPH
Q2: 3.938 E.T. at 326.63 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 6

Factory Stock Showdown Series:

MARK PAWUK
Driver of the Empaco Equipment MOPAR Dodge Challenger Drag Pak

Q1: 7.979 E.T. at 172.50 MPH
Q2: 7.989 E.T. at 172.83 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 2

LEAH PRITCHETT
Driver of the MOPAR Dodge Challenger Drag Pak

Q1: 8.980 E.T. at 143.03 MPH
Q2: 8.253 E.T. at 160.04 MPH

Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 18

ABOUT DON SCHUMACHER RACING
Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) is the winningest team in NHRA Drag Racing history, having claimed more than 335 NHRA national event titles and 17 world championships since opening its doors in 1998.

Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana, DSR fields seven professional teams competing in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series. In Top Fuel, the Matco Tools dragster driven by three-time world champion Antron Brown, the MOPAR/Pennzoil/Sparkling Ice dragster driven by Leah Pritchett and eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher’s machine. In Funny Car, the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat driven by 2016 world champion Ron Capps, the Mopar Express Lane/Pennzoil/Sandvik Coromant Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat piloted by Matt Hagan, and in Terry and Doug Chandler’s ‘giving cars,’ 2012 NHRA world champion Jack Beckman in the Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge, and Tommy Johnson Jr. behind the wheel of the Make-A-Wish Dodge.

DSR also campaigns two Factory Stock Showdown entries. The duo is piloted by Pritchett, the 2018 Factory Stock Showdown Series champion, and former Pro Stock racer Mark Pawuk.

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Photo Credit: NHRA