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Justin Ashley Adds Menards for Rest of 2020

Justin Ashley may be new to the Elevation Fuel class, but that hasn't stopped him from successfully pursuing marketing partners to join his Davis Motorsports team.

Days ahead of the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals, the second event in the NHRA'due south pandemic-delayed season, Ashley revealed his Strutmaster.com-sponsored dragster is welcoming a new acquaintance sponsor, Menards – for the rest of the 2022 season.

"I'm very grateful to be racing this weekend and the balance of the 2022 flavor with Menards," Ashley said. "The Menards chain of abode comeback stores has a storied history of success delivering corking products at great prices for their customers. "I'chiliad proud to exist a part of the Menards team, and I'grand excited virtually the program we've put together with them."

Ashley, who is considered a front-runner in the NHRA's Auto Order Route To the Hereafter award this flavor, enters the issue in the top ten amongst the all-time Top Fuel racers in the world. He has reached the quarter-finals in two of the three races contested this flavor.

"I'm a rookie commuter, and we're a new team to the class. I don't call back that's necessarily a bad thing though. Nosotros have a fresh perspective on everything from how we run our programme through sponsorship and marketing partnerships." Ashley explained. "Nosotros're focused on getting our sponsors both a branding and a revenue render on their investment. I've e'er loved business organisation; in fact, information technology was my major in higher. I dear driving 300 miles per hour, simply I also dearest the business side of the sport, and I feel like we are starting to get traction there.

Ashley expects a good outing from the Davis Motorsports entry which lends well to this weekend's Menard's debut.

"I'm actually psyched for this weekend and to accept Menards on board. My goal is to put them, Strutmasters and the rest of our marketing partners in the winner'southward circle on Sunday."