Jasmine Salinas Pre-Race Report: Bristol

NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Event 9 of 20
Bristol Dragway
Bristol, Tenn.
June 12 – 14, 2026

By: Scrappers Racing (Photo Courtesy Scrappers Racing)

JASMINE SALINAS
Driver of the Valley Services/Scrappers Racing Top Fuel Dragster

2025 Event Recap:
Salinas did not compete in this event in 2025

Last Event (Charlotte):
Qualified ninth; First round exit (defeated by Shawn Langdon and Spencer Massey in E1)

Career NHRA Statistics:
27 total races; four semifinal finishes

Noteworthy:

• Salinas is returning to the seat of her 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster after a six-week hiatus. This is her third NHRA appearance of the 2026 season
• The Scrappers Racing Top Fuel team has two previous victories in Bristol when Mike Salinas was behind the wheel, in 2019 and 2021

Fan Events:

• Post-Q4, Thunder Valley Nationals Fanfest driver autograph session, Welcome Village Tent at Tunnel 2

Quotable:
“I’m looking forward to being back with the NHRA Mission Foods Series at Bristol this weekend. I had a blast promoting the race earlier this year at the Tennessee Motorsports Takeover in Nashville with Bristol Motor Speedway and their sponsors. This is one of my favorite places to race, so it was a no-brainer to include it in our limited schedule. When you’re sitting in the waterbox staring down the track, it feels like you’re about to launch off into the mountain valley.  Our team has found a lot of success here in the past with my dad taking home two wins, so we’re looking to add another one this weekend.”