Pritchett, J. Force, Line Lead Phoenix Qualifying

Leah Pritchett

Leah Pritchett set the Top Fuel elapsed-time national record with her second session pass during the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on Friday.

Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) were also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the second of 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

Pritchett's 3.658-second pass at 329.34 mph in her Papa John's Pizza dragster during the second round of qualifying puts her at the top of the field heading into the final two session of qualifying on Saturday.

Force set both ends of the Funny Car track record with her 3.838 pass at 332.67 in her Advanced Auto Chevy Camaro during the first session, while Line raced to a 6.509 at 212.19 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro for the Pro Stock leading qualifier position.

Qualifying at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals will continue Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.