BRISTOL, Tenn. — Steve Torrence made the quickest High Gas run in Bristol Dragway historical past Saturday to prime qualifying for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Torrence closed out qualifying with a 3.667-second run at 331.28 mph for his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the this season and thirty first in his profession. It was the third time the observe file was set in Thunder Valley this weekend.

“That was actually huge for us,” stated Torrence, the factors chief and three-time defending season champion. “We have been selecting at that over the previous couple of races. It is one thing you simply do not get in a single day and you actually must work at going mid-3.60s. The observe right here is nice and it is distinctive. On that run, the automotive was tremendous fast early and it actually pulled laborious out the again. That was a confidence builder for tomorrow, so you have to exit and have the ability to throw down.”

Alexis DeJoria took the No. 1 spot in Humorous Automotive and Scotty Pollacheck topped the Professional Inventory Bike subject within the fifth of seven races within the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

DeJoria earned her first No. 1 qualifier in 5 years, going 3.907 at 326.79 in a Toyota Camry. Pollacheck went to No. 1 on his last cross, a 6.859 at 197.80 on an EBR.