NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Both semifinal Top Fuel races at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals were decided on a holeshot, with Steve Torrence eking past Mike Salinas and Doug Kalitta defeating Terry McMillen.

The victory for Torrence extended his unbeaten streak to 27 rounds as his holeshot-aided 3.688 edged out Salinas’ 3.687 while Kalitta won on a holeshot for the second straight time, edging Terry McMillen, 3708 to 3.706.

Torrence, appearing in his seventh straight NHRA final round, will have lane choice over Kalitta, who reached the final round for the 97th time in his career.

[Round 1 recap | Round 2 recap]