TORRENCE TAKES TOYOTA TO FINAL ROUND IN VIRGINIA
Capco Boys Fall to Force in Final Round by One One-Hundredth
RICHMOND, Va. (May 15, 2022) – After a two-year absence, the NHRA returned to Virginia Motorsports Park. Steve Torrence and the Capco Boys advanced to the final round in their Toyota Top Fuel dragster, but by only one one-hundredth of a second would lose to race-winner, Brittany Force. Qualifying proved positive for the GR Supra Funny Car contingent with all three posting times within the top-five, but a drastic weather change for Sunday’s race would eliminate them all by round two.
Toyota Post-Race Recap
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
Virginia Motorsports Park
Race 7 of 22
TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS — Race Winner: Brittany Force
| Name | Car | Final Result | Round-by-Round |
| Steve Torrence | Capco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Final Round | W. 3.772 vs. 3.926 (S. Palmer) W. 4.402 vs. 5.309 (T. Schumacher) W. 3.803 vs. 4.932 (A. Prock) L. 3.781 vs. 3.770 (B. Force) |
| Shawn Langdon | DHL Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Round 2 | W. 3.769 vs. NT (D. Foley) L. 4.512 vs. 3.788 (B. Force) |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Round 2 | W. 5.995 vs. 7.253 (L. Pruett) L. 5.946 vs. 3.837 (A. Prock) |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Round 1 | L. 5.833 vs. 5.384 (M. Salinas) |
| Justin Ashley | Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Round 1 | L. 8.368 vs. 3.792 (T. Schumacher) |
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS — Race Winner: Robert Hight
| Name | Car | Final Result | Round-by-Round |
| Ron Capps | NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | Round 2 | W. 5.481 vs. 8.027 (McIntire Jr.) L. 9.626 vs. 3.935 (R. Hight) |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | Round 1 | L. 3.994 vs. 3.922 (J. Force) |
| Alexis DeJoria | Bandero Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | Round 1 | L. 3.962 (red light) vs. 3.948 (B. Tasca III) |
TOYOTA QUOTES
STEVE TORRENCE, Capco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Torrence Racing
Final Result: Final Round
How do you feel about the race weekend overall and your appearance in the final round?
“It was a good weekend for the Capco car and really needed to get into that final round and improve moral for the team and I think we took a step in the right direction doing that. It was a tough final round race, but we get a couple weeks off and we’ll hit them hard again. I think this Toyota is headed in the right direction and I’m pleased with everything and the rest of the team is too.”
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