Shawn Reed Racing Pre-Race Report: St. Louis

NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals

Event 17 of 20

World Wide Technology Raceway

Madison, Ill.

Sept. 26 - 28

SHAWN REED

Driver of the Reed Trucking & Excavating Top Fuel Dragster

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 7th

2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Recap:

Qualified sixth; Semifinal finish (defeated Tony Stewart in E1, Brittany Force in E2; defeated by Tony Schumacher in E3)

Last Event (Reading):

Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by Tony Stewart, Brittany Force in E1)

2025 Statistics:

16 races; one event win

Career Statistics:

70 races; one win

Noteworthy:

• Enters the third of six playoff races ranked seventh in the Top Fuel standings after winning the NHRA Countdown opener in Reading, Pa. earlier this month

• Enjoyed his best outing of the year at the 2024 St. Louis event:

  • Qualified in the top half of the field (6th)

  • Recorded his first semifinal finish of the season

• As a part-time resident of Defiance, Mo., Reed considers the St. Louis facility to be a home track

Quotable:

“Looking forward to racing in my second hometown – St. Louis, Missouri – this weekend. We are coming off a tough loss in Charlotte by one-thousandth-of-a-second, but still, this car continues to improve and has gone down the track almost every time over these last three weeks. Our heads are high, there’s lots of rounds of racing left, and we plan to improve.”