Sponsorship - DSR Standings and Highlights 2020

DSR Pomona I Saturday Highlights:

• Matt Hagan will start the first race day of the 2020 season from the top of the Funny Car leaderboard
• Hagan’s Mopar machine was quick and consistent throughout qualifying, running low E.T. in Q1 and Q4, and second-low E.T. in Q2
• 2019 Mello Yello Series Funny Car runner-up Jack Beckman also enjoyed a strong showing throughout qualifying. Beckman recorded the quickest run of Q3 and was second-quickest in Q1, Q2, and Q4 to earn the most bonus points (nine) among the Funny Car category
• Tommy Johnson Jr. and Ron Capps also secured qualifying positions in the quick-half of the Funny Car field
• Capps and the NAPA AUTO PARTS team were the recipients of the NHRA’s Winternationals ‘Never Rest’ award for their ability to bounce-back from a hauler fire which destroyed a car and prevented them from participating in the Las Vegas pre-season test session
• In Top Fuel, Leah Pruett was the first nitro car to take the track on Saturday, and she set the bar high for her competition when she blasted to the top of the pack with her 3.687-second pass, which held up to be third-quickest of the weekend

Tommy Johnson, Jr. Earns 20th NHRA Victory, and First for MD Anderson

DSR Phoenix Elimination Highlights:

• Tommy Johnson, Jr. drove the MD Anderson Funny Car to its very first event win on Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, delivering the second consecutive victory for team sponsor Doug Chandler in 2020
• Johnson defeated fellow ‘giving car’ driver and the winner of the season-opener, Jack Beckman, in the final round to earn his 20th NHRA victory and second at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
• By securing the win, Johnson moved into second in the Funny Car point standings behind Beckman, the current point leader
• Beckman’s final round appearance was his third in a row (Pomona 2 2019, Pomona 1 2020, Phoenix 2020)
• Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Antron Brown (Top Fuel) advanced to the semifinals

DSR Phoenix Saturday Highlights:

• Behind the wheel of the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car, Matt Hagan clinched his 38th No. 1 qualifier, and second at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
• By claiming the pole, it was the first time Hagan earned three consecutive No. 1 qualifiers
• Hagan, the defending event champion, is looking to secure his fourth NHRA Arizona Nationals triumph and 34th overall on Sunday
• Tommy Johnson Jr. charged the MD Anderson Hellcat to the quickest pass of the third qualifying session to lock-in the No. 4 starting position
• Jack Beckman and Ron Capps also earned qualifying positions in the top half of the Funny Car field
• Leah Pruett will start from the No. 3 spot on the Top Fuel ladder 

Note: NHRA elected to run an abbreviated schedule with just one qualifying session on Saturday due to persistent rain showers earlier in the day

Matt Hagan Wins NHRA 2020 Restart, Sixth Consecutive Funny Car Trophy for DSR

DSR Elimination Highlights:

• Matt Hagan wins the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals and moves to third in points
• Hagan’s win was his 34^th overall, third in the last six events, and win No. 348 for DSR
• For the second consecutive event, the final round featured an all-DSR Dodge Funny Car final,
• For the sixth consecutive event, DSR was triumphant in the Funny Car category, and parked a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat in the winner’s circle
• DSR occupies the 1-2-3 spots in the Funny Car point standings
• In Top Fuel, Antron Brown advanced to the semifinals and cracked into the ‘top five’ in standings

DSR Qualifying Highlights:

• Tommy Johnson Jr. rocketed to the top spot during Q1 and captured his 19^th No. 1 qualifier
• Johnson, the most recent Funny Car winner on tour, will square off against teammate Ron Capps in round one of eliminations
• Jack Beckman and Matt Hagan join Johnson in the top half of the Funny Car field 
• After being sidelined for more than a year-and-a-half, Top Fuel veteran Tony Schumacher came out swinging. He laid down the second-quickest pass of Q2 and ultimately earned a spot in the top half of the field

DSR Elimination Highlights:

• By advancing to the final round, Jack Beckman and Matt Hagan ensure DSR will win a Funny Car trophy when the final round is contested during the NHRA U.S. Nationals
• Sunday marked the eighth consecutive event where DSR campaigned a Funny Car in the final round, and had the finals run on schedule, would have ensured a seventh consecutive Funny Car Wally trophy and win No. 349 for DSR
• Beckman, Tommy Johnson Jr., and Hagan maintained their stronghold on the Funny Car category, and occupy the first three spots in the point standings
• Hagan ran low E.T. of every round on race day 
• Leah Pruett advanced to the semifinals in Top Fuel and moved into the No. 2 spot on the leaderboard

DSR Qualifying Highlights:

• Leah Pruett (Top Fuel) and Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car) lead DSR’s nitro fleet. Both will start race day from the No. 2 position
• Pruett earned bonus points during both Top Fuel qualifying sessions by powering to a ‘top three’ run each round
• By qualifying for the Factory Stock Showdown field, Pruett will have the opportunity to race for two Wally trophies on Sunday; Mark Pawuk also qualified for the first Factory Stock event of 2020
• Brian Corradi tuned the Global Electronic Technology/Toyota tandem of Antron Brown and Tony Schumacher to top-half qualifying positions; Both earned bonus points for running a ‘top three’ pass
• Jack Beckman and Ron Capps secured starting positions in the quick-half of the Funny Car field
• Round one will feature a DSR intramural battle between Capps and last week’s race winner, Matt Hagan
• Capps was second-quickest of round one, and Johnson was second-quickest in round two

Ron Capps Finally Captures Elusive First Indy Triumph; Reaches Personal Milestone of Winning at Every Track on NHRA Tour

DSR Elimination Highlights:

• After 26 years, Ron Capps finally captured his elusive first Indy victory on Sunday during the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil. The accomplishment enabled him to reach a personal milestone of having claimed a win at every venue on the current NHRA tour. 
• Capps’ victory was the 65th of his career (64 Funny Car/1 Top Fuel), first in 2020, and marked the seventh consecutive Funny Car triumph for DSR and 349th national event title for drag racing’s winningest organization
• Sunday also marked the ninth consecutive event where DSR campaigned a Funny Car in the final round
• By racing to the winner’s circle, Capps advanced to fourth in the Funny Car point rankings
• DSR maintained its sweep of the 1-2-3 spots in the Funny Car standings for the third event in a row, with Doug Chandler’s ‘giving cars’ holding strong in No. 1 (Tommy Johnson Jr.) and No. 2 (Jack Beckman); Matt Hagan rounds out the ‘top three,’ and with Capps moving into fourth, DSR’s quartet of Dodge Charger SRT Hellcats now occupy the first four spots on the leaderboard
• Leah Pruett advanced to her third semifinal appearance in 2020 and sits third in the Top Fuel point standings

DSR Qualifying Highlights:

• Tommy Johnson Jr. piloted the MD Anderson Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat across the finish line in 3.976-seconds at 318.54-mph to pace the Funny Car field on Saturday during the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil
• Johnson’s No. 1 qualifier was the 20th of his career, and second of the 2020 season
• Joining Johnson at the top of the Funny Car timesheet are the No. 2 and No. 3 qualifiers Matt Hagan and Ron Capps
• By qualifying his Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat second, Hagan will square off with teammate Jack Beckman in round one of eliminations, setting up an ‘unofficial preview’ of the Indy 2 final round. The two Mopar-powered teammates were set to battle it out at the last event before the race was postponed due to rain. The Indy 2 final is rescheduled for the upcoming NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indy.
• The dragster trio of Antron Brown, Cory McClenathan, and Leah Pruett all qualified in the quick-half of the Top Fuel field, with Pruett leading the way. She will start race day from the No. 3 spot behind the wheel of the Dodge SRT Hellcat Redeye dragster

Jack Beckman Extends DSR’s Funny Car Win Streak to Nine-in-a-Row

DSR Elimination Highlights:

• Fresh off the heels of achieving NHRA national event win No. 350 on Saturday evening, Don Schumacher Racing continued its triumphant streak on Sunday when Jack Beckman raced to victory to deliver the ninth consecutive Funny Car Wally trophy for drag racing’s winningest organization.
  • Beckman is a two-time winner and four-time finalist in 2020, and moved back into the Funny Car point lead
• DSR campaigned entries in three categories – Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Factory Stock Showdown – and had a contender compete in the final round of each of the three classes
• Leah Pruett led the DSR Top Fuel brigade by driving the Dodge Hellcat Redeye dragster to a runner-up finish and moved into second in the Top Fuel point standings
• No. 2 Factory Stock qualifier Mark Pawuk advanced to the final round, and made sub-eight second passes in each of the five elimination rounds
• DSR maintained its stronghold on the Funny Car category with three Dodge Hellcats occupying the 1-2-3 spots

DSR Qualifying Highlights:

• During Q3, Matt Hagan defeated Jack Beckman in the rain-delayed NHRA Summernationals (Indy 2) final round to win DSR’s 350^th national event victory. The triumph marked career win No. 35 for Hagan
• Tommy Johnson Jr. rocketed the Riley Kids Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to the top of the Funny Car field during the third and final round of qualifying, earning his 21st No. 1 qualifier
  • Johnson ran low E.T. of both rounds on Saturday
  • Johnson’s No. 1 qualifier was his third over the last four events
• All four DSR Dodge Funny Cars earned qualifying spots in the top half of the field
• Antron Brown and Leah Pruett will start race day from the quick-half of the Top Fuel ladder
• The Dodge Drag Pak duo of Mark Pawuk and Leah Pruett both qualified in the top-half of a stacked 24-car Factory Stock Showdown field. Both drivers won their first-round matchups to advance to the quarterfinal round, scheduled for Sunday

Beckman Captures Elusive First Dallas Victory; DSR Funny Car Championship Battle Intensifies

DSR Elimination Highlights:

• The DSR Funny Car championship battle continues to intensify heading into the final two events of the 2020 season after Jack Beckman raced to victory at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals on Sunday evening
• The triumph was Beckman’s first at Texas Motorplex, third of the season and 33rd overall
• The final round featured DSR Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Cars (Beckman vs. Matt Hagan) going head-to-head for the fifth time in the first nine races in 2020, and ensured DSR kept its undefeated streak of 12 Funny Car victories alive
• Hagan maintained his point lead in the championship standings but Beckman is hot on his heels, sitting a mere four points out of first
• Funny Car quarterfinalist Tommy Johnson Jr. occupies the No. 3 spot in the rankings, and semifinalist Ron Capps sits fourth
• In Top Fuel, both Leah Pruett and Tony Schumacher advanced to the quarterfinals and Pruett remains in championship contention sitting in third
• Mark Pawuk led the DSR Drag Pak Factory Stock Showdown duo by recording a semifinal finish; Pawuk sits second in the FSS point standings

DSR Qualifying Highlights:

• Funny Car point leader Matt Hagan earned the pole for the fourth time in 2020 and 40th time of his career on Saturday during the FallNationals
• DSR will attempt to claim its 12th consecutive Funny Car victory on Sunday, a streak that was started by Hagan at the 2019 Dallas event
• As he attempts to go back-to-back at Texas Motorplex, Hagan will be trying to stave off teammates Jack Beckman, Tommy Johnson Jr., and Ron Capps who occupy the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots, respectively, in the Funny Car championship rankings
• Beckman, Capps, and Johnson join Hagan in the top half of the qualifying field and each earned bonus points on Saturday for clocking a ‘top three’ pass
• Tony Schumacher leads the DSR dragster trio and will start race day from third; Schumacher was second-quickest in both of Saturday’s qualifying rounds
• Double-duty driver Leah Pruett will start from fifth on the Top Fuel ladder as she attempts to keep her Top Fuel championship dreams alive. Pruett is currently ranked third in the point standings and will also attempt to claim the Dallas Factory Stock Showdown series hardware 
• Mark Pawuk leads the DSR Drag Pak duo and will kick-off his race day from the No. 6 spot on the FSS ladder

DSR Sweeps NHRA Finals, Doubling-Up with Top Fuel and Funny Car Trophies, and the 2020 Funny Car World Championship

DSR Elimination Highlights:

• Don Schumacher Racing capped off the 2020 NHRA season by adding three new pieces of hardware to its collection of 358 national event trophies and 18 world championships.
• Newly-crowned 2020 Funny Car champion Matt Hagan and Top Fuel racer Antron Brown won in their respective categories, earning the 67th nitro double-up for DSR
• DSR Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car drivers ‘swept the season’ by going undefeated in 2020 and extending DSR’s Funny Car win streak to a record 14 consecutive victories
• Each of DSR’s four Funny Car pilots contributed to the win streak, allowing DSR to finish the year occupying the 1-2-3-4 positions in the championship standings
• Brown and Leah Pruett earned ‘top five’ rankings in the Top Fuel category 
• Mark Pawuk closed out his 2020 Factory Stock Showdown campaign with a third-place finish

DSR Qualifying Highlights:

• Ron Capps will begin the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil atop the Funny Car ladder after earning his first pole of the season and 25th in his career on Saturday
• The 2020 Funny Car crown is poised to come down to an intense three-way final showdown between No. 2 qualifier Matt Hagan, No. 4 qualifier Tommy Johnson Jr., and No. 10 qualifier Jack Beckman on the last day of the season.
• Updated point totals heading into race day:
  • Hagan – 900 
  • Johnson – 855 
  • Beckman – 848 
• If Beckman and Hagan win their first-round match-ups, they will square off in round two
• DSR’s four Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat pilots will be battling it out to pick up one last 2020 Funny Car event trophy for drag racing’s winningest organization on Sunday as they aim to ‘sweep the season’ by going undefeated on the year and extend the record streak to 14 consecutive victories 
• In Top Fuel, Antron Brown and Leah Pruett earned starting positions in the top half of the dragster field
• Brown is set to square off against last week’s race winner Tony Schumacher in round one
• Pruett ran a solid Factory Stock Q2 to run to nab the No. 3 FSS starting position