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For Immediate Release
Contact: Joe Sherk, jlsherk@aol.com/360-981-4806, mobile

 

IMPROVED TIMES BOOST TORRENCE’S HOPES FOR COUNTDOWN OPENER

September 15, 2012 -- Saturday’s final qualifying run at zMax Dragway was very encouraging for Steve Torrence and his Top Fuel team as they jockeyed for positions in Sunday’s important O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals.

“We made two good runs and we were very happy with the results,” he said after the Torrence Racing Capco Contractors Inc. dragster stopped the timer in 3.846 seconds at 322.50 mph.  It put him in the ninth starting position for the opening round of NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship six-race series. 

“We’ve been trying to solve some problems,” Torrence continued.  “The last run was fifth-quickest of the session and an earlier one of 3.777 made us believe we fixed some of the troubling areas.  We have a good car now.  We are very optimistic about our chances.”

He races Bob Vandergriff (No. 8, 3.842 at 322.73) in the first round.

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