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

 

LOSS OF TRACTION SENDS TORRENCE TO THE SIDELINES IN FOUR-WIDE RACE

April 21, 2013 -- Steve Torrence’s chance of winning Sunday’s opening round of the Dollar General Four-Wide Nationals went away when the tires on the Torrence Racing/Capco Contractors Inc. Top Fuel dragster lost traction.

He couldn’t keep up with rivals Larry Dixon Morgan Lucas or David Grubnic. 

“That was a tough first round,” said Torrence.  “We overpowered the track.  I tried to pedal it, but I couldn’t get to it in time.”

He was timed in 3.981 seconds at 273.27 mph.  Dixon was the quickest of the foursome (3.794 seconds at 323.74 mph), followed by Lucas (3.799 at 323.27) and Grubnic (3.384 at 300.33).

“I am glad to get this race out of the way so we can get back to our normal racing,” commented Torrence.

There won’t be a long wait.  The next Mello Yello Drag Racing event, the O’Reilly
Auto Parts Spring Nationals, begins Friday near Houston. 

“That is one of our two home tracks,” added Torrence, who is a resident of Kilgore, Tex. 

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