Richmond Event Highlights:
- 2019 event champ
- Two-time runner-up (2000, 2007)
2019 Richmond Recap:
Qualified third; Event champion (defeated Jim Campbell in E1, Robert Hight in E2, Tommy Johnson Jr. in E3, J.R. Todd in E4)
Last Event (Charlotte 1):
Qualified third; Semifinal finish (defeated Dale Creasy Jr., Chad Green in E1, Matt Hagan, J.R. Todd in E2; defeated by John Force, Robert Hight in E3)
Career Statistics:
592 races; 69 wins; 32 No. 1 qualifiers
2022 Statistics:
Six races; one win; one runner-up; three No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Captured his first Virginia Motorsports Park victory at the most recent Virginia NHRA Nationals event, contested in 2019
- Returns to the North Dinwiddie, Va. facility as the defending event champion
- Debuted the NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra at the most recent event in Concord, N.C. earlier this month and powered his new ride to the final elimination quad
Quotable:
“Our fans aren’t the only ones excited to get back to Virginia Motorsports Park. I have such a long history with that track, having gone there in 1995 in my rookie season as a Top Fuel driver. To see the track have such an incredible rebirth and re-join the NHRA circuit back in 2018, and for us to win there in 2019 was just incredible. We haven’t been to the Richmond area in a few years, so we can’t wait to see the fans there. Our NAPA AUTO PARTS team has had a fantastic start to the year. We’re eager to put our new Toyota GR Supra back on the race track after a successful debut in Charlotte, and you can’t ask for a better racing surface than what we’ll see in Richmond, so Guido (Dean Antonelli) and (John) Medlen have really been chomping at the bit to get back there.” |
- RCM 