TOP FUEL

Steve Torrence got his second win of the season by driving his Capco Contractors/Rio Ammunition Top Fuel dragster past the U.S. Army dragster of Tony Schumacher in the final round. Torrence won the season opening Winternationals, but has been frustrated with his team’s performance afterward. Although the Texas-based team has been top qualifier in half of the events this season, this was the third time in the last five races that they made the final round and the only win.

“This is huge,” Torrence said of the win. “This was a tough race. Smoking tires, a pedal-fest. Down there at the end, my car shuts off before the finish line. I could tell it had holes out and it wasn’t wanting to go anywhere. It knocked the (supercharger drive) belt off so I’m trying to Flintstone it to get it to the end and somehow we managed to squeak in there ahead of Schumacher.”

Torrence got past Smax Smith (shown), J.R. Todd and Brittany Force to get to the final.