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POMONA, CA (August 1, 2021) --- Second-year driver and 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year Justin Ashley defeated three tough competitors Buddy Hull, Brittany Force and Antron Brown, on the way to his second career final round during the NHRA Winternationals. Unfortunately, extreme heat forced Ashley to climb out of his Smart Sanitizer Top Fuel dragster powered by Strutmasters.com before his final round race with Leah Pruett. With track temperatures soaring over 140 degrees and conditions at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona well over 90 degrees Ashley’s team felt it was prudent to not compete in the final round as Ashley was battling heat exhaustion bordering on heat stroke.
Justin Ashley, second round win over Brittany Force; Ron Lewis Photography
Qualifying Results
Q1: 6.857 sec, 84.46 mph; Qual. 10
Q2: 3.917 sec, 308.43 mph; Qual. 3
Q3: 3.899 sec, 310.27 mph; Qual. 7
Bonus Points: +3 (quickest of Q2)
Race Results
First RoundDriver Qual R/T ET MPH
Justin Ashley 7 .039 3.907 314.02 (W)
Buddy Hull 8 .135 8.089 67.99
Second RoundDriver Qual R/T ET MPH
Justin Ashley 7 .055 3.912 311.49 (W)
Brittany Force 1 .090 4.013 308.99
Semifinal RoundDriver Qual R/T ET MPH
Justin Ashley 7 .052 3.944 314.02 (W)
Antron Brown 11 .060 4.024 269.40
Final RoundDriver Qual R/T ET MPH
Justin Ashley 7 No run
Leah Pruett 2 .130 4.021 247.61 (W)
Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Ten - Top Fuel
1. Steve Torrence, 1014
2. Antron Brown, 701
3. Brittany Force, 625
4. Leah Pruett, 579
5. Shawn Langdon, 514
6. Mike Salinas, 513
7. Justin Ashley, 466
8. Billy Torrence, 448
9. Doug Kalitta, 439
10. Clay Millican, 388
About Justin Ashley Racing:
Justin Ashley Racing in partnership with Davis Motorsports fields the Smart Sanitizer Top Fuel dragster powered by Strutmasters.com in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. During his Top Fuel rookie season in 2020 Justin won the NHRA Summernationals, finished in the Top Ten and was recognized as the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year. Prior to his professional debut Ashley has three wins in Top Alcohol Dragster on the Lucas Oil Series. He is the son of multi-time NHRA national event winner Mike Ashley. In 2017, he was named to the Drag Illustrated magazine’s 30 under 30 list, highlighting some of racing’s most promising young individuals on and off the racetrack. When he’s not racing, Ashley serves as President of Ashley Developers, a real estate investment organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of distressed properties. To learn more about Justin Ashley Racing, visit JustinAshley.com.