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Torrence defeats dad Billy in Heartland Nationals

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Steve Torrence earned his fifth straight Top Fuel victory, beating his father Billy Torrence on Sunday at the NHRA Heartland Nationals.

The younger Torrence -- the defending world champion -- raced his dragster to a run of 3.750 seconds at 326.16 mph, while the elder Torrence finished in 3.678 at 326 mph.

"There are no losers or winners today," Steve Torrence said. "My dad has given me the opportunity to do anything and everything I've wanted to do in life and to be able to come out here and race with him as a family and do this, it's pretty unbelievable.