Event: Series is off until the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, March 10-20, at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
Then and now: Winners from the most recent race, two weeks ago at Phoenix, were Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock). It was Pritchett’s first career Top Fuel win, defeating Brittany Force in only the second all-female Top Fuel final in NHRA history. The other race was in 1982, when Shirley Muldowney defeated Lucille Lee. Doug Kalitta leads the Top Fuel point standings with 171 points, followed by Pomona winner Steve Torrence (163), Brittany Force (133), Clay Millican (131) and Pritchett (129). Defending Top Fuel champ Antron Brown is sixth (110). Ron Capps maintains his lead in the Funny Car standings with 183 points, followed by 16-time series champ John Force (168), Robert Hight (158), defending series champ Del Worsham (154) and Wilkerson (147). Line took over the Pro Stock lead (227 points), followed by Greg Anderson (209), Bo Butner (171), Drew Skillman (131) and Chris McGaha (129). Defending series champ Erica Enders continues to struggle with rough starts in the first two races. She’s ranked 11th, 163 points behind Line,
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