Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 13:21 PM Pritchett, Hagan and Line are No. 1 Qualifiers Saturday at Circle K NHRA Winternationals

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POMONA, Calif. -- Leah Pritchett raced to her second career Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier at her home track Saturday at the 57th annual Circle K Winternationals. Pritchett, a Redlands, Calif. native, took her first pass down a dragstrip at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona when she was eight-years-old in a Jr. Dragster.

Matt Hagan (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) were the No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the first of 24 races on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season schedule.

Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier Leah Pritchett drove her Papa John's Pizza Top Fuel dragster to a 3.672 second pass at 327.90 mph.

Her elapsed time is a career best, and it is her second career No. 1 qualifying position.

Funny Car No. 1 qualifier Matt Hagan drove his Mopar Express Lane Charger R/T to a 3.822 second pass at 335.57 mph.

This is his 27th No. 1 qualifying position in his career. He will face Jeff Diehl in the first round of eliminations.

Pro Stock No. 1 qualifier Jason Line drove his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro to a 6.525 second pass at 211.53 mph.

This is the 50th No. 1 qualifying position for line in his career and he is the defending Pro Stock world champion. He will face Val Smeland in the first round of elimination.