LAS VEGAS — Steve Torrence raced to his tenth High Gasoline victory of the season and fiftieth total Sunday on the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to maneuver nearer to his fourth straight championship.

Torrence beat Mike Silinas within the remaining with a 3.717-second run at 329.50 mph at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He opened a 105-point lead with one race left at Pomona, California, within the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

“It is really unbelievable,” Torrence mentioned. “It was only a nice weekend for us and we simply needed to do our job. They informed me to go and do my job, and once they stand behind you want that, it is really the definition of a group. We’ll go to Pomona and see if we are able to get it performed.”

Within the 1,000th occasion in NHRA historical past, Cruz Pedregon gained in Humorous Automotive, Dallas Glenn in Professional Inventory and Steve Johnson in Professional Inventory Motorbike.

Pedregon raced to his second victory of the season and thirty eighth total, beating Ron Capps within the remaining with a 4.257 at 225.03 in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.

Glenn picked up his third victory in his rookie season, topping Erica Enders with a 6.660 at 204.60 in a Chevrolet Camaro. Johnson beat Karen Stoffer with a 6.869 at 195.11 on a Suzuki for his third victory of the season and ninth total.