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.