DSR Friday Qualifying Report: Charlotte NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
DSR Friday Qualifying Highlights:
- Leah Pruett kicked off her race weekend by powering the Mopar Dodge Top Fuel dragster to the third-quickest pass of Friday’s lone qualifying session to earn a bonus point and the provisional No. 3 spot
- Antron Brown was right behind his Top Fuel teammate, clocking the fourth-quickest run of the round
- In Funny Car, Ron Capps and Matt Hagan closed out Friday night occupying spots in the top half of the field
- All four DSR cars will start day two of qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals from the top of the leaderboard
Driver Information:
Top Fuel:
ANTRON BROWN
Driver of Matco’s ‘Tools for the Cause’ Toyota Top Fuel
Dragster Matco’s Tools for the Cause to benefit
the Fisher House Foundation
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 4

Antron Brown
The Results:
Q1: 3.761 E.T. at 285.95 MPH
LEAH PRUETT
Driver of the Mopar Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Dragster
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 3
Bonus Points: One

Leah Pruett
The Results:
Q1: 3.718 E.T. at 324.59 MPH
Funny Car:
RON CAPPS
Driver of the Pennzoil Synthetics/NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 6

Ron Capps
The Results:
Q1: 7.676 E.T. at 84.83 MPH
MATT HAGAN
Driver of the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 5

Matt Hagan
The Results:
Q1: 7.584 E.T. at 87.52 MPH
ABOUT DON SCHUMACHER RACING
Established in 1998 as a single-car Top Fuel team, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) has grown to become the winningest organization in NHRA Drag Racing history, and further cemented its position as one of motorsports’ elite teams when it surpassed the ‘350 wins’ milestone during the 2020 season. DSR owns 18 world championships in three different NHRA categories, and including hall-of-fame team owner Don Schumacher’s five NHRA Funny Car triumphs from the 1970s, DSR has been successful in capturing 359 national event victories overall.
Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana, DSR fields four professional teams competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Three-time world champion Antron Brown, and double-duty driver Leah Pruett headline DSR’s Top Fuel dragster team. DSR’s two Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Cars are driven by 2016 Funny Car world champion Ron Capps, and Matt Hagan, who earned his third NHRA series title in 2020.
DSR also campaigns two entries in the Factory Stock Showdown Series. The duo of DSR Dodge Drag Paks is piloted by Pruett, the 2018 series champion, and former Pro Stock racer Mark Pawuk.
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Photo Credit: Auto Imagery via Don Schumacher Racing, Driver photos: NHRA