Justin Ashley Racing
JUSTIN ASHLEY HAS QUARTERFINAL FINISH AT U.S. NATIONALS SCAG RACING WRAP UP REGULAR NHRA SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS – The three car SCAG Racing factory team ended their regular 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season 
Monday at the 70th running of the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals. Justin Ashley took the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster to the quarterfinals while Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang had an eventful first-round exit and Dave Richards and the Bluebird Turf / Versatran team battled to qualify No. 17.
Coming into Raceday after winning the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge and qualified in the No. 7 position, Ashley and his SCAG Toyota had a first-round matchup against Dan Mercier. Ashley would handle his dragster to a 3.735-second pass at 330.23 mph to defeat Mercier’s 3.759 at 321.58. In the second round against motorsports legend Tony Stewart, the SCAG Toyota would drive into tire smoke almost immediately coasting to a 7.881 at 90.17. Stewart would get the win with a clean 3.747 at 330.88.
“I thought this was a productive U.S. Nationals. Winning the Mission Foods #2Fasty2Tasty Challenge Championship is a testament to the team’s hard work and dedication to success,” said Ashley who leaves the U.S. Nationals second in the Top Fuel points standings. “Of course, we would’ve loved to put our SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Phillips Top Fuel Dragster into the winners circle on Raceday. But it’s a long season and each race is another opportunity to learn. I am so proud of our team and look forward to beginning the Countdown in Reading.” Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA WIN SECOND #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS – En route to their fourth victory in the specialty race, Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel 
dragster team won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge championship for the second consecutive year Saturday at the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
In its second season, the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge is a rematch of semifinalists from the previous event. The specialty race is competed during Saturday qualifying and awards a cash prize as well as bonus championship points.
“We take the Mission Foods Challenge very seriously. It’s important for a number of reasons,” Ashley said. “Obviously, we want to run well because it’s a part of qualifying and help position ourselves well for Raceday but it’s also points that are going to be added on before the countdown starts, which is super important to us. We’ll take it, whatever advantage that’s going to give us before we head into the Countdown to the Championship. Every point that we collect is just of the utmost importance. I think it’s critical, so we’re happy to get those extra points.” Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA TEAM LOOKING TO KEEP MOMENTUM GOING AT U.S. NATIONALS
INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off a victory at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota, Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment 
Toyota Top Fuel dragster team know how much is on the line at this weekend’s Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The Big Go, the last event of the regular Mission Foods NHRA season, points-and-half on the line, all things that make the U.S. Nationals one of the most prestigious races in the sport. Sitting third in points behind Toyota teammates Shawn Langdon by only 21 and reigning world champion Doug Kalitta by 105, Ashley and his SCAG team could make a move in the standings as they make a run for their first championship title.
“The U.S. Nationals is the most important race of the year. It’s the Super Bowl of drag racing. There’s seventy years of history all packed into one highly prestigious weekend,” Ashley said. “It’s an honor to compete at this event and an even bigger honor to do it with the team that we have both on and off the racetrack.” Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA WIN LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS
BRAINERD, MN – Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster team picked up their third victory of the season 
Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
Facing Shawn Langdon in the finals, Ashley handled the Cheetah II and Turf Tiger II adorned SCAG Toyota dragster to a 3.745-second pass at 329.34 mph to hold off Langdon who had a cylinder out to finish in 4.020 seconds at 261.32 mph.
“We broke out a new car this weekend and kudos to Mike Green and Tommy DeLago, they did an amazing job. There’s just something about a new chassis that feels great. It’s nice to get a win on the board, especially after the struggles that we had,” Ashley said. “We also know that at the same time that’s what racing is all about. There’s going to be ups and downs, it’s about staying level-headed. I’m just glad all the SCAG Toyota team’s hard work has come to fruition and they get a reward.”
En route to the 24th final round of his career, fifth this season, Justin Ashley and the SCAG team picked up a first-round victory against Billy Torrence laying down a 3.747-second run at 328.30 mph while B. Torrence smoked the tires for just an 8.055 at 116.88. Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA DRAGSTER LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE IN BRAINERD
BRAINERD, MN – Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster team are well aware how critical of a race this 
weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway is.
As the 13th event of 20 on the 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series schedule, The Lucas Oil Nationals is the second to last event before the points reset for the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s six-race playoffs. Currently fourth in the Top Fuel standings just eight out of third, Ashley and his SCAG Toyota team know a strong performance in Minnesota will have a positive impact before heading to the Toyota U.S. Nationals where point earnings are increased to points-and-a-half.
“Brainerd is always a critical race because it’s right before the U.S. Nationals. We want to take advantage of the opportunity to feel buttoned up heading into the final stretch of the season. We’ve gone rounds and qualified number one there in the past but haven’t yet sealed the deal,” said Ashley who was the No. 1 qualifier in 2023 with a semifinal finish. “This time around would be perfect so we could put our newly designed SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel Dragster into the winners circle. Mike Green, Tommy DeLago, Dustin Davis and the team worked really hard over these last few weeks so they deserve a win.” Continue reading
SCAG RACING LEAVES SONOMA NATIONALS ON A POSITIVE NOTE
SONOMA, CA – The three-car SCAG Racing team wrapped up the two-race Western Swing Sunday at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals 
at Sonoma Raceway with a pair of quarterfinal exits and a first-round finish.
Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang team earned their No. 5 qualifying position off a 3.887-second run at 334.82 mph during the third qualifying session on Saturday. They’d have to line up against SCAG Racing teammate Dave Richards and the Versatran / BlueBird team. This was the first time the teammates have faced each other in eliminations.
Wilkerson would have the starting line advantage and hold on for the round win at 3.890 seconds and 329.83 mph to Richards’ 4.069 at 314.53. Wilkerson would match up with points leader Austin Prock in the quarterfinals. Wilkerson would go 3.914 at 330.39 but it wasn’t enough for Prock’s 3.904 at 328.70. Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA TEAM LOOKING FOR REPEAT VICTORY AT SONOMA NATIONALS
SONOMA, CA – Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster team enter this weekend’s DENSO NHRA Sonoma 
Nationals at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California as the defending event champions and hope a second victory will give them a jump in the Mission Foods NHRA points standings.
In 2023, Ashley qualified seventh for the Sonoma Nationals and battled his way past Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Josh Hart and Antron Brown to pick up his fifth win of the season. Sonoma Raceway is somewhat of a home race for the SCAG / Phillips Toyota team with team manager Dustin Davis and some of the crew calling Northern California home.
“Sonoma has a special place in our hearts. Many of our team members are from the area and grew up at this racetrack. It’s tough to win a race and it seems tougher to win it at your home track, but we were fortunate enough to do it last year. Now we get to return as the defending event champions with an opportunity to win two years in a row,” said Ashley who ahead of competition will be participating in the Speedway Children’s Charities Karting for a Cause along with teammate Dave Richards. “Dustin Davis has worked closely with Speedway Children’s Charities over the last few years to create an amazing day of events prior to the race. We’ll be go-karting with fans on Thursday morning and attending the 16th annual Eric Medlin Nitro Night later that evening. I’m honored to participate and help support a great cause.” Continue reading
SCAG RACING WRAPS UP NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
KENT, WA – The three-car factory SCAG Racing team ended competition at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in the first 
round of eliminations.
Fresh off winning the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, Justin Ashley, in the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster, pedaled his way to a 4.685-second pass at just 174.14 mph. Langdon would have his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend at 3.743 and 327.74 to take the win. Ashley leaves heads to the Sonoma Nationals sitting fourth in points.
“It was certainly disappointing to exit early here in Washington. We expected to perform better for SCAG, Toyota, Phillips, KATO and all of our partners, but it’s important to put things in perspective. We all are very blessed and appreciative that we get to do what we love with people that we love,” Ashley said. “We picked up an important Mission Foods Challenge win and some much needed championship points on Saturday so that’s a major positive. All our focus and energy now shifts to Sonoma in just a few days.” Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA WIN #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE IN SEATTLE
KENT, WA – Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster team won their third Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty 
NHRA Challenge Saturday during qualifying at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
Ashley picked up the specialty race victory with a 3.890-second pass at 315.49 mph to defeat reigning world champion Doug Kalitta’s 3.953 at 286.44. Ashley reached the final after coming out on the other side of a rematch of the Norwalk, Ohio semifinals against Antron Brown. Ashley would go 3.903 at 315.49 to take down Brown’s 3.906 at 303.98.
“This is really meaningful, especially this time of the year because we’re getting closer and closer to the Countdown to the Championship. The way the points are, they get added after the Countdown points reset, so these points are super important. Any time this SCAG Phillips Toyota team can get a win in competition, whether it’s on race day, or the Mission Foods Challenge, I think it’s really beneficial for us,” Ashley said. “There was a stretch recently over the last four or five races where we’ve been struggling, We had a good bounce back in Norwalk, then we ended up qualifying No. 2 here. We’re working on some things, testing out some things, just adjusting the tune up, so I’m pretty happy with where we’re at, and a win like this is good for the team.” Continue reading
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA TEAM LOOKING FOR SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND IN SEATTLE
KENT, WA – Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel team sit No. 2 in points as they kick off the second half of the 
Mission Foods NRHA Drag Racing Series season with race 11 of 20, the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways just outside of Seattle.
Ashley is coming off a semifinal finish at the most recent event, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals that took place in Norwalk, Ohio. As the No. 2 qualifier, Ashley worked his way through Tony Schumacher and Tripp Tatum before coming up short to eventual race winner Antron Brown. Reaching the semifinals was a welcome result after three consecutive first round losses. Ashley is looking to reach his fourth final round of the season and pick up his third win of 2024 as the NHRA Countdown to the Championship quickly approaches.
“I am proud of what we’ve accomplished at SCAG Racing during the first half of the year. That includes working closely with the Metalcraft of Mayville family, SCAG Power Equipment dealers and distributors, and of course great teammates like Daniel Wilkerson and Dave Richards,” said Ashley who will compete in the Mission Foods NHRA #2Fast2Tasty Challenge with a rematch against Brown. “Now that’s all behind us and we want to kick off the second half of the season in style with a successful weekend in Seattle. Every point is critical for our SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Phillips team and we take that in stride.” Continue reading
