NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

World champ Steve Torrence showed the Top Fuel field the way home in the opening qualifying session with a 3.800 on the new and still a little green all-concrete track that will only get better through the weekend.

Leah Pritchett was not far behind with a 3.811 in the Mopar/Pennzoil dragster while Zizzo, who competed at only two events last season, impressed on his first run of the season with a 3.827 from his Rust-Oleum dragster. Doug Kalitta ran an identical of 3.827 but Zizzo got the higher spot thanks to a superior speed, 320.72 to 318.62.

In the first head-to-head meeting – albeit it’s in qualifying, but there was still a competition – top rookies Austin Prock and Jordan Vandergriff paired off side by side. Prock and the Montana Brand car won their reaction time bet, .062 to .090, and got to the finish first of the two tractionless dragsters, 4.238 to 4.592.