Point leader Bruce Litton tops Top Fuel charts
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Bruce
Litton (Indianapolis, Ind.) picked right up where he left off at the
season opener in Baton Rouge with the top run of the night in Top Fuel
during Castrol “Night of Fire” qualifying Friday at the 38th annual
Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway.
Litton laid down a 4.721 E.T. at 290.32 mph to top the provisional Top
Fuel qualifying charts, edging out rookie Del Cox Jr. (Downey, Calif.)
in a head-to-head battle. Cox ran a 4.739 at 312.28 mph, the fastest
speed of the night.
“It was good. We kind of adjusted accordingly based on what everyone
else was doing and Richard made a couple of adjustments there toward
the end and it worked out in our favor,” Litton said. “Being that this
is the first lap, it is hard to guesstimate, but you would rather be
safe than sorry.