GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Torrence maintained the top spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
Torrence, the three-time defending series champion and defending event winner, qualified No. 1 for the 28th time in his career with a run of 3.699 seconds at 324.90 mph from Friday.
« We need to maintain our focus and concentration on going laps and going rounds because there’s a lot of people targeting us, » Torrence said. « We’re going to have to step up. Brittany [Force] is back, some other people are back and it’s going to be a competitive field, just as it always is. We’re trying to get some of those winner’s hats, so we’ll see what we can do. »
Ron Capps topped Funny Car qualifying, Greg Anderson was the fastest in Pro Stock, and Angelle Sampey led the Pro Stock Motorcycle field.
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