ENNIS, Texas -- Steve Torrence powered past father Billy Torrence on Sunday in the Top Fuel final on their home track in the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Points leader Steve Torrence won for the second time in three years at Texas Motorplex, finishing at 3.716 seconds at 328.78 mph in the final. The two-time defending series champion has four victories this year and 40 overall.
"Going into the final, you're racing your dad and that car is bad to the bone,'' he said. "He's done a great job driving and I didn't know what was going to happen.