NORWALK, Ohio — Steve Torrence took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Torrence, the three-time defending series champion and current points leader, had a 3.705-second run at 324.83 mph on Friday and also made the quickest passes during Saturday’s final two sessions.
« It gives you a lot of confidence as a driver to know you’ve got a car that was low every session, went A to B and had no hiccups, » Torrence said. « It definitely boosts your confidence, but tomorrow is going to be a lot hotter and track conditions are going to change a lot. We’ll go do the best we can and see if we can go four rounds tomorrow. »
Ron Capps took the top spot in Funny Car, Greg Anderson in Pro Stock and Steve Johnson in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Capps had a 3.888 at 329.34 on Friday in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
Anderson raced to his sixth No. 1 qualifier in events races this year and 112th overall, running a 6.602 at 206.54 in a Chevrolet Camaro.
Johnson had a track-record pass of 6.789 at 198.44 on a Suzuki.
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