![]() But now we are focused on Pomona.”īy advancing to the semifinals in Phoenix Ashley will be competing this Saturday during qualifying in the second Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge which will be a rematch of races from the Arizona Nationals. ![]() I am so proud of Mike Green, Tommy DeLago, Dustin Davis and this whole Phillips Connect team for fighting through to victory in Phoenix. “You have to bring your ‘A Game’ every round on Sunday to give yourselves an opportunity to advance. “Our ladder was tough in Phoenix but there will be no easy paths to victory in Top Fuel this season,” said Ashley. ![]() It was a gauntlet of tough competitors that Ashley knew was no fluke or coincidence. In the second round Ashley defeated Mike Salinas, the Gatornationals winner, and in the semifinals Ashley had to get around four-time Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence, setting up a tough final round with 2013 Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon. In four prior meetings Ashley was unsuccessful in advancing past the winningest Top Fuel driver. 7 qualifier he outran eight-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher in the first round. Last weekend Ashley bounced back from an early exit at the Gatornationals to turn on four win lights during the final national event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Every point counts for this Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team powered by National Debt Relief.” We now have momentum going into Pomona and another opportunity to collect championship points through the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge. The weekend was very successful both on and off the racetrack. “I was so thrilled to win the Arizona Nationals because it was a true team effort. “This is the kind of weekend you dream about,” said Ashley, a six-time Top Fuel national event winner. The busy weekend does not scare the nearly unflappable driver and team owner. He will also be participating in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for the first time on Saturday and will be one of the first Toyota competitors in the Top Fuel versus Funny Car Supra Showdown. Heading into this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip Ashley is looking to defend his Winternationals title by starting a win streak following his Arizona Nationals win. Last year Ashley opened the 2022 season with a dominant win with brand-new sponsor Phillips Connect and the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year would go on to win multiple races and contend for the championship. PLAINVIEW, NY (March 29, 2023) - On the heels of his first win of the season team owner and Top Fuel racer Justin Ashley is heading into arguably one of the busiest weekends a defending event champion could face. MaBusy Justin Ashley Looking to Repeat at Winternationals
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