Work, not wishing, put him in the Top Fuel points lead at this point in the season.
At age 27, the Phillips Connect/Vita C Dragster driver Justin Ashley has risen to the top of the Top Fuel standings in just his third season.Ashley says he expected all along to be in first place at this time.
He said he believes he has that with his Phillips Connect/Vita C Dragster team at Dustin Davis Motorsports. "And I think that probably the best thing that I can do is just sit there and listen and hear what they have to say about what it takes to be successful and what it takes to win championships. Even guys like Antron Brown, even guys like Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald, kind enough to spend time with me and spend time with our team, and we're fortunate to be able to work together with Antron's team to become better as a group and for both our teams to get better.
However, Ashley said he feels no pressure. He said he welcomes it: “It's better than the alternative, right? I mean, the alternative is not being in a pressure situation because you didn't put yourself in that situation, because you're not competing for a championship. Pressure has a funny way of helping a lot of drivers to increase their focus on the task. Pressure is a privilege, in a lot of ways.