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Maple Grove Raceway Event Recap – STEWART WINS!

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Mobil 1 McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
Sept. 15-17 | Reading, Pennsylvania

Event Recap

Tony Stewart, driver of the Mobil 1 Top Alcohol Dragster:
• Earned No. 4 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (5.279 ET at 271.84 mph)
• Earned No. 2 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (5.197 ET at 273.11 mph)
• Secured No. 3 qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Stewart ran a 5.221 ET at 270.70 mph.
• Advanced to Finals on Monday:
• Round 1: 5.189 ET at 273.11 mph, defeated Fiona Crisp (5.250 ET at 276.97 mph)
• Round 2: 5.234 ET at 266.64 mph, defeated Mike Lewis (5.207 ET at 274.22 mph)
• Semifinals: 8.897 ET at 93.30 mph, defeated Brandon Greco on a red light (5.485 ET at 243.15 mph)
• Finals: 5.213 ET at 271.19 mph, defeated Madison Payne (5.253 ET at 276.69 mph)
• Currently leading the Top Alcohol Dragster national championship standings, 64 points ahead of Julie Nataas

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Mobil 1 McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Northeast Division Race
August 4-5 | Reading, Pennsylvania

Event Recap

Tony Stewart, driver of the Mobil 1 Top Alcohol Dragster:
• Earned No. 3 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (5.331 ET at 272.67 mph)
• Earned No. 2 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (5.272 ET at 270.86 mph)
• Secured No. 2 qualifying position in Q3 on Friday (5.266 ET at 273.16 mph)
• Advanced to Finals on Saturday:
• Round 1: 5.294 ET at 273.72 mph, defeated Mike Hepp (5.519 ET at 258.52 mph)
• Round 2: 5.276 ET at 272.39 mph, defeated Dan Page (5.739 ET at 216.13 mph)
• Finals: 5.291 ET at 271.90 mph, defeated Matt Cummings (Didn’t cross the finish line due to a sheared fuel pump drive)
• Currently leading the Top Alcohol Dragster national championship standings, 32 points ahead of Julie Nataas

Tony Stewart

Mobil 1 McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
North Central Division Race
May 6-7 | Indianapolis, Indiana

Event Recap

Tony Stewart, driver of the Mobil 1 Top Alcohol Dragster:
• Earned No. 1 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Saturday (5.183 ET at 281.07 mph)
• Secured No. 1 qualifying position based off Saturday’s Q1 run. In Q2 on Saturday, Stewart ran a 5.203 ET at 282.07 mph.
• Advanced to Finals on Sunday:
• Round 1: 5.202 ET at 282.19 mph, defeated Jeff Chatterson (5.309 ET at 266.95 mph)
• Round 2: 5.288 ET at 276.75 mph, defeated Jasmine Salinas (5.333 ET at 272.89 mph)
• Finals: 5.257 ET at 276.35 mph, defeated Jackie Fricke (5.308 ET at 274.27 mph)

Event Recap

Tony Stewart, driver of the Mobil 1 Top Alcohol Dragster:
• Earned No. 18 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (8.708 ET at 95.46 mph)
• Fell to No. 20 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (8.993 ET at 95.02 mph)
• Earned No. 4 qualifying position in Q3 on Saturday (5.285 ET at 267.69 mph)
• Secured No. 5 qualifying position based off Saturday’s Q3 run. In Q4 on Saturday, Stewart ran a 6.807 ET at 207.15 mph.
• Advanced to Finals on Sunday:
• Round 1: 5.287 ET at 273.16 mph, defeated Jasmine Salinas (5.312 ET at 276.01 mph) and Johnny Ahten (5.329 ET at 271.68 mph). Summer Richardson also advanced to Round 2 (5.262 ET at 276.41 mph).
• Round 2: 5.293 ET at 273.94 mph, defeated Summer Richardson (5.318 ET at 273.50 mph) and Shawn Cowie (10.094 ET at 80.94 mph). Chris Demke also advanced to the Finals (5.330 ET at 273.61 mph).
• Final: 5.324 ET at 269.62 mph, defeated Todd Bruce (5.332 ET at 270.97 mph). Chris Demke ran third (5.355 ET at 270.64 mph) and Mike Coughlin finished fourth (5.351 ET at 270.75 mph).
• Currently second in the championship standings, 31 points behind Top Alcohol leader Julie Nataas.

Championship-Winning Driver and Team Owner To Run Top Alcohol Dragster for McPhillips Racing

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. 14, 2023) – After making his NHRA driving debut in a Top Alcohol dragster at last year’s NHRA Nevada Nationals, Tony Stewart is ready to compete full-time in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series for McPhillips Racing.