Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 9th
NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Highlights:
zMAX Dragway Overall Highlights:
2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified 13th; First round exit (defeated by Austin Prock in E1)
Last Event (Reading):
Qualified 11th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Daniel Wilkerson in E1; defeated by Paul Lee in E2)
2025 Statistics:
15 races; five semifinal finishes
Career Statistics:
250 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Quotable:
“The pressure is on at each and every Countdown race, especially the earlier ones where it’s still wide open and everyone is maneuvering their spot in the standings, but this weekend’s Charlotte race adds an extra level with it being the first-ever four-wide playoff event. Coming out of Reading, we’re feeling pretty good. We didn’t go as far as we had wanted on Sunday, but we made some good runs, and we were consistent. For me personally, I have a good track record with four-wide events. My last two out of three Charlotte four-wide appearances have resulted in advancing to the final quad, including finishing as the event runner-up at the 2023 race. The key with four-wide races is to not get tripped up by what everyone else is doing. It’s less about racing your opponent and more about racing the race track and the conditions you’re dealt. With four-wide races, consistency outweighs hero runs. As long as we stay the course, I have no doubt we’ll have a good weekend and hopefully put ourselves in position to steadily add points and improve our position in the standings.”
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Highlights:
- 2022 runner-up
- 2014 No. 1 qualifier
zMAX Dragway Overall Highlights:
- Two runner-up finishes (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (Fall 2014, Spring 2016)
2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified 13th; First round exit (defeated by Austin Prock in E1)
Last Event (Reading):
Qualified 11th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Daniel Wilkerson in E1; defeated by Paul Lee in E2)
2025 Statistics:
15 races; five semifinal finishes
Career Statistics:
250 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Enters the second of six playoff races ranked ninth in the Funny Car standings
- Brings a history of “four-across” success to the sport’s first four-wide Countdown race:
- Advanced to the final elimination quad earlier this season at the Charlotte four-wides
- Powered to a runner-up finish at the 2023 Charlotte four-wide race
- Advanced to the final elimination quad at the 2022 Las Vegas event and 2021 Charlotte event
Quotable:
“The pressure is on at each and every Countdown race, especially the earlier ones where it’s still wide open and everyone is maneuvering their spot in the standings, but this weekend’s Charlotte race adds an extra level with it being the first-ever four-wide playoff event. Coming out of Reading, we’re feeling pretty good. We didn’t go as far as we had wanted on Sunday, but we made some good runs, and we were consistent. For me personally, I have a good track record with four-wide events. My last two out of three Charlotte four-wide appearances have resulted in advancing to the final quad, including finishing as the event runner-up at the 2023 race. The key with four-wide races is to not get tripped up by what everyone else is doing. It’s less about racing your opponent and more about racing the race track and the conditions you’re dealt. With four-wide races, consistency outweighs hero runs. As long as we stay the course, I have no doubt we’ll have a good weekend and hopefully put ourselves in position to steadily add points and improve our position in the standings.”
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