DSR Qualifying Report: Vegas 1

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NHRA Las Vegas 1 Qualifying Report​ NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Event No. 2 of 22 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. April 16-18, 2021 DSR Friday Qualifying Highlights: Matt Hagan, the most recent Vegas Funny Car winner (Oct. 2020), was the first nitro pilot to dip into the three-second range during Friday’s lone qualifying session. He powered to the quickest E.T. of his quad which held up to be the second-best run of the round, earning him two bonus points Antron Brown, who is also seeking his second consecutive Vegas victory, earned a qualifying position in the top half of the Top Fuel field Driver Information: Top Fuel: ANTRON BROWN Driver of the Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster Provisional Qualfying Position: No. 8 The Results: Q1: 3.840 E.T. at 314.83 MPH LEAH PRUETT Driver of the Mopar Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Dragster Provisional Qualfying Position: No. 9 The Results: Q1: 3.938 E.T. at 260.51 MPH Funny Car: RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 16 The Results: Q1: 6.844 E.T. at 98.23 MPH MATT HAGAN Driver of the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Provisional Qualfying Position: No. 2 Bonus Points: Two The Results: Q1: 3.946 E.T. at 325.22 MPH (Two bonus points for second-quickest run of the session)

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 358 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. For more information, visit shoeracing.com, or Follow Us @shoeracing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Media Contact: Allison McCormick Public Relations Manager Don Schumacher Racing [email protected] (305) 764-5377