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JCM RACING and MAX OUT MOTORSPORTS Announce Formation of MAYNARD ASHLEY RACING
CHICAGO – Today, during the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Max Out Motorsports (formerly Justin Ashley Racing & 
Davis Motorsports) and JCM Racing jointly announced the creation of Maynard Ashley Racing, a new organization which will campaign the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel entry piloted by Justin Ashley, starting with this weekend’s event.
Maynard Ashley Racing (MAR) was founded with the express goal of delivering world class results, on and off the racetrack, for a growing community of marketing partners and fans drawn to Ashley, the 2020 NHRA Rookie-of-the-Year and seven-time tour winner who currently is second in points.
Behind Maynard Ashley Racing is a partnership between JCM Racing led by Joe and Cathi Maynard, who have taken the NHRA by storm over the last year, and Max Out Motorsports LLC, a newly formed powerhouse partnership between Justin Ashley, Dustin Davis and Jim Epler.
Wilkerson on the Hunt with the Scags Funny Car in Chicago
Joilet, IL – Tim Wilkerson’s 1999 triumph was his first Funny Car event win. He defeated John Force in the final round. As a lifelong resident 
of Illinois, Wilkerson considers Route 66 Raceway to be one of his home tracks.
The Joliet, Ill. event is a home race for primary partner, SCAG Power Equipment.
Wilkerson on Chicago, “I’m really excited to see that the Joliet race is back on our schedule again. It’s been a really good track for me throughout my career, and it was the site of my first Funny Car win. It was a pretty big deal in 1999 beating John Force in the finals, but really excited to get back there and see what our SCAG Power Equipment/LRS Ford Mustang can do this weekend. We’re going to have a huge contingent from SCAG, which will be great. They’re so excited to get all of their employees out to the track to check out our SCAG cars in action, and we would like nothing more than to put on a good show for them.”
Schumacher and Maynard head to Chicago
Joliet, IL – Tony is the winningest Top Fuel driver in Chicago history with five wins at Route 66 Raceway. He’s tied with Antron Brown and 
Jeg Coughlin Jr. for winningest Camping World Series driver at the Joliet facility and leads the Top Fuel class in number of No. 1 qualifiers (seven) at Chicago.
Tony is a Chicago native turned Austin transplant, Schumacher considers Route 66 Raceway to be a home track. The Joliet, Ill. event is a home race for primary partner, SCAG Power Equipment.
“Super excited to get back to Joliet. When Route 66 Raceway was built, it was one of the premier super tracks and when it went away, it was really sad. Being a Chicago native, I have a lot of friends and family that would go there. Not to mention, with all of the success I’ve had at that facility, it’s certainly not one I want to see removed from the schedule. So, we’re happy it’s coming back and we’re on the verge of having our SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster run really fast. That track is extremely quick when the conditions are right, and we’re looking at perfect conditions this weekend. So, it is time for our first win this year and we’re going after it hard.” explained Schumacher.
Tim Wilkerson Out Early on Race Day After Solid Qualifying Effort
CONCORD, NC – Veteran racer Tim Wilkerson entered his 575th professional event fresh off of a runner-up finish from the NHRA Four-
Wide Nationals at Las Vegas two weeks prior. Wilkerson’s Las Vegas performance allowed him to reach the final round for the 50th time in his career, and he was hoping to carry that momentum into the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, the second of two four-lane events on the NHRA schedule.
Wilkerson opened the Concord, N.C. race weekend by powering the SCAG Power Equipment/Okuma Ford Mustang to the third-quickest pass of the first qualifying round, earning a bonus point in the process. From there, he went on to clock three more three-second passes, including a 3.899-second at 330.55 MPH run – the fourth-quickest of the final session – to settle into the eighth seed on the Funny Car ladder.
After a lengthy hours-long rain delay, Wilkerson and the SCAG/Okuma team pulled up to the starting line on Sunday afternoon ready to battle it out against Bob Tasca, Ron Capps, and Dave Richards in round one of eliminations. Wilkerson was the first of his quad to step on the throttle, but traction issues early into the run caused him to slow to a 5.276 E.T. while Capps and Tasca drove away with the win to advance into the second round.
Tony Schumacher Still Chasing Four-Wide Wally
CONCORD, NC – As the winningest driver in NHRA Top Fuel history, there isn’t much that Tony Schumacher hasn’t accomplished when it 
comes to straight-line racing. He has more national event victories (86) and championships (eight) than any other wheelman that has strapped into an NHRA Top Fuel dragster but there is still one thing that has eluded him – a victory from a four-wide event. Schumacher has come close to four-wide success, finishing as the runner-up four times, including twice at zMAX Dragway, and he was hoping this year’s Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals would culminate with him bringing home his first four-wide Wally trophy.
The SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel team made three full pulls throughout qualifying to earn a spot on the elimination ladder but despite their best efforts, were unable to crack into the top half of the field by the time positions were set.
Starting from the No. 12 spot on Sunday, Schumacher faced tough competition with Steve Torrence, Dan Mercier, and Josh Hart as his first-round opponents. Schumacher was impressive on the starting line, clocking a 0.34-second reaction time to give him the holeshot advantage, but his machine started to slow as it approached the top end while Torrence and Hart made quicker passes to advance into the next round.
After Runner-Up in Vegas, Wilkerson is Ready for the Wally at zMax
Concord, NC – This weekend’s race marks Wilkerson’s 575th event entered event during his career. New sponsor Okuma will make its first of five appearances as a 
major associate partner on Wilkerson’s car during the Charlotte 1 event. Okuma America Corporation is headquartered in Charlotte.
Wilkerson raced to a runner-up finish at the most recent event on tour, the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals, to reach the final round for the 50th time in his career.
Tim said, “Looking forward to another race in Charlotte. With any luck, we can carry some of that momentum from the Vegas four-wides where we ended up making it to the finals. Our SCAG/Okuma Funny Car is running better, and everything is starting to seem like it’s going to come together. So hopefully, we’ll get to another final round this weekend, and maybe bring this one home.”
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Event Highlights: 2016 event champion
Schumacher and Maynard Ready for their 1st 4Wide Wally
Concord, NC – While Schumacher is the most successful driver in NHRA Top Fuel history, he has yet to hoist a four-wide Wally trophy. He’s come close, finishing as 
the runner-up in 2012 and 2017 in Charlotte in addition to advancing to the final quad in Las Vegas in 2018 and 2022. He’s hungry and ready for a win!
“We’ve now had two race weekends in a row where our SCAG Top Fuel dragster has performed well, but we’ve just come up short on race day. We’re getting down the track consistently now, which is important because it allows us to tweak our tune-up so that we’re at a place where we can pick it up a little and we’re not losing these super close rounds on race day. Our record may not look so great on paper at the moment, but I don’t think that is indicative of where this team is truly at, performance-wise. The tables will turn, and soon we’ll be on the good side of these close races; I have no doubt.”
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Event Highlights: Two-time runner-up (2012, 2017)
Tony Schumacher and SCAG Top Fuel Team Continue to See Advances in Their Performance
LAS VEGAS – Tony Schumacher was looking to take care of some unfinished business by capturing his first four-wide Wally trophy at this 
weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. Ahead of the first of two back-to-back four-wide events, Schumacher remarked that the last time he and crew chief Mike ‘Zippy’ Neff raced the Spring Las Vegas event together as driver/crew chief in 2018, they advanced to the final quad and were leading their three opponents until a mechanical malfunction cost them the race. Neff and Schumacher reunited for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Series season, and after seeing an uptick in performance at the series’ most recent event in Pomona, Calif., the duo felt they had the car to get the job done on Sunday in Las Vegas.
With 86 national event wins, including his class-best eight triumphs from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a win from the unique four-wide format is one of the few things that has eluded Schumacher throughout his storied career. He’s come close to four-wide success, finishing as the runner-up in 2012 and 2017 in Charlotte, in addition to advancing to the final quad in Las Vegas in 2018 and again in 2022.
Schumacher’s quest for the Sunday hardware began with a solid qualifying performance in which he placed the SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster eighth on the elimination ladder by recording a 3.763 E.T. in the opening session. He then went on to make two more good passes, and once the fields were set, Schumacher found himself facing a tough first-round contest with fellow world champs Brittany Force and Antron Brown. Force left first and Schumacher and Brown left together shortly after. All three drivers charged hard to the finish line stripe with the trio posting 3.78 E.T.s across the board, but Force and Brown held the slight lead to power through the beams first to advance, eliminating Schumacher after the first round.
The Team of Wilkerson and Maynard Set their Sites on Vegas Four Wide Victory
Las Vegas, NV – Tim Wilkerson, the driver of the SCAG Power Equipment/Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford Mustang is hungry for more round wins 
and a Wally at the 4-Wide in Vegas this weekend.
His team has won in the past at Vegas and qualified #1 in 2019. The team will have plenty of support from the SCAG dealers.
“Looking forward to heading to Vegas for the four-wides. We usually do pretty well at those deals. Our SCAG/LRS Mustang is running better each weekend, and I think we’re starting to turn a corner. We have a large group of SCAG dealers coming out, and I’m pretty excited because I don’t think any of them have seen a four-wide race before, so it’ll be fun,” explained Tim.
Vegas, Schumacher and Maynard all speak the same Language, Victory!
Las Vegas, NV – Tony has advanced to the final quad at the 2022 Las Vegas Four-Wide event. While Schumacher is the most successful driver i
n NHRA Top Fuel history, he has yet to hoist a four-wide Wally trophy. He’s come close; finishing as the runner-up in 2012 and 2017 in Charlotte, in addition to advancing to the final quad in Vegas in 2018 and 2022.
Schumacher leads the Top Fuel class in number of victories (eight) at LVMS and leads the class in number of No. 1 qualifiers (11) at LVMS
Tony talks about Vegas, “I’ve won at Vegas a lot, but have never won a four-wide trophy from either there or Charlotte. I will say, the last time that Zippy (Mike Neff) and I raced together at the Vegas four-wide event, we were literally in the lead in the finals when the car shut off. So, we’re continuing with our theme of ‘we have some unfinished business’ this weekend.
