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.
