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BAYTOWN, Texas -- Doug Kalitta led Top Fuel qualifying for a
record-tying fifth straight race Saturday, topping the field in the
O'Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. Kalitta equaled the record set by Gary Beck in 1983 with a
quarter-mile pass Friday of 4.486 seconds at 333.91 mph, the
fastest run in NHRA history. "I didn't know if we could keep the streak going,'' Kalitta
said. "Going into that last session on Friday night I was thinking
that if we don't get this done tonight it's not going to happen.
We're real happy and I just hope we can keep some good consistency
together Sunday to get the win.'' Gary Densham and Warren Johnson also led their divisions in the
$1.9 million event. Densham topped Funny Car with a track-record
run of 4.755 seconds at 325.68 mph. Johnson, seeking his 90th
victory, set the NHRA elapsed time national record Friday in Pro
Stock, finishing in 6.720 at 204.66.
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