LAS VEGAS (AP) — Defending Top Fuel season champion Larry Dixon raced to the qualifying lead Friday in the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Dixon, who raced to one of his 12 season victories at the track last year, had a 3.904-second run at 312.78 mph to lead the qualifying order in the 7,000-horsepower category.
Cruz Pedregon led the Funny Car field and Mike Edwards topped the Pro Stock division.
Pedregon edged 15-time season champ John Force for the top spot with a run of 4.145 at 306.19 in his Toyota Camry. Defending event winner Force was second at 4.169 and 304.25 in a Ford Mustang.
Edwards had a run of 6.709 at 205.63 in a Pontiac GXP.
