Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Last Event (Gainesville):
Qualified 15th; Semifinal finish (defeated Shawn Langdon in E1, Tony Schumacher in E2; defeated by Doug Kalitta in E3)
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“I’m always super excited to go racing, and I’m especially stoked coming off that Gainesville weekend. It was just huge for my confidence, huge for our team’s confidence, for Rob (Flynn) and Troy (Fasching) and Chuck (Grospitch) and everybody. What a great start, we really couldn’t have asked for more. We didn’t have much time off since then so hoping we can keep that momentum rolling into Phoenix, but it’s going to be tough. It’s going to be challenging conditions all weekend long; a very hot, greasy track, and that’s going to be tough for everybody. We all have the same fight, but there’s no other team I’d rather go into battle with than our Carlyle Tools guys. Rob and Troy have done a great job of getting down a hot race track early in the season so I’ve got all the confidence in them. We get to race in the first #2Fast2Tasty Challenge of the year, and that’s really exciting. That gives us a chance to start our race day mojo a little earlier in the weekend on Saturday, as opposed to Sunday morning. So, it’s looking like it’ll be a great weekend; a hot one that’s for sure, so we’ve got our Monsters all stocked!”
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Last Event (Gainesville):
Qualified 15th; Semifinal finish (defeated Shawn Langdon in E1, Tony Schumacher in E2; defeated by Doug Kalitta in E3)
Noteworthy:
- By advancing to the semifinals at the season opener in Gainesville, Gordon qualified for the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge of the year where she will square off against Doug Kalitta
- Has previously competed at Firebird, driving her family’s Top Alcohol Funny Car
- Visited the final round at Phoenix in her previous four outings in TAFC:
- 2025 – winner of the spring regional event; runner-up at the fall regional
- 2024 – runner-up at the spring regional event; winner of the fall regional
Fan Events:
- Friday and Saturday at 8 a.m., RCM Driver Autograph session, Carlyle Tools midway display
Quotable:
“I’m always super excited to go racing, and I’m especially stoked coming off that Gainesville weekend. It was just huge for my confidence, huge for our team’s confidence, for Rob (Flynn) and Troy (Fasching) and Chuck (Grospitch) and everybody. What a great start, we really couldn’t have asked for more. We didn’t have much time off since then so hoping we can keep that momentum rolling into Phoenix, but it’s going to be tough. It’s going to be challenging conditions all weekend long; a very hot, greasy track, and that’s going to be tough for everybody. We all have the same fight, but there’s no other team I’d rather go into battle with than our Carlyle Tools guys. Rob and Troy have done a great job of getting down a hot race track early in the season so I’ve got all the confidence in them. We get to race in the first #2Fast2Tasty Challenge of the year, and that’s really exciting. That gives us a chance to start our race day mojo a little earlier in the weekend on Saturday, as opposed to Sunday morning. So, it’s looking like it’ll be a great weekend; a hot one that’s for sure, so we’ve got our Monsters all stocked!”
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