LAS VEGAS — Brittany Drive took the No. 1 spot in Prime Gasoline qualifying within the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA 4-Vast Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Drive had a remaining qualifying run of three.732 seconds at 320.66 mph in her dragster for her first No. 1 qualifier of the 12 months and twenty first of her profession. The previous world champion sat out most of final season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“It simply exhibits this crew has picked up proper the place we left off,” Drive mentioned. “We had a very long time being away from the races, and coming again to Gainesville (final month), we discovered our routine fairly shortly. Coming right here and taking this No. 1 qualifier (spot), we’re pumped. We need to exit and win this factor and convey house our first win of the season.”

Robert Hight in Humorous Automotive, Greg Anderson in Professional Inventory and Matt Smith in Professional Inventory Bike additionally took prime spots of their respective classes on the second race of the NHRA Tenting World Drag Racing Sequence season. Eliminations are Sunday.

Hight made it a clear sweep in nitro qualifying for John Drive Racing, incomes his 69th No. 1 qualifier due to a run of three.882 at 331.85 in his Camaro.

Anderson earned the highest spot for the second straight race and 108th time general by going 6.638 at 205.85 in his Camaro.

Smith, the defending world champion, went 6.890 at 196.59 on his EBR to qualify No. 1 for the forty fourth time in his profession.