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Brittany Force takes No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying at Thunder Valley Nationals

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In this photo provided by NHRA, Top Fuel driver Brittany Force races to the qualifying lead Friday at the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Force led the category with a performance of 3.828 seconds at 317.94 mph at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. If the time holds through Saturday’s qualifying, it will be her second No. 1 qualifying position of the season. (AP Photo/NHRA,Teresa Long) (The Associated Press)

n this photo provided by NHRA, Funny Car driver Del Worsham leaves the starting line during qualifying Friday, June 13, 2014, for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals drag races at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn. Worsham took the provisional top spot in qualifying, at 3.992 seconds and 319.45 mph. (AP Photo/NHRA, Jerry Foss) (The Associated Press)

Brittany Force raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel on Saturday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.

Force claimed her second No. 1 qualifier in the last three events with her Friday run of 3.828 seconds at 317.94 mph in her 10,000-horsepower dragster.

Del Worsham led the Funny Car lineup, and Shane Gray topped the Pro Stock field.

Worsham set both ends of the track record Friday with a 3.992 at 319.45 in his Toyota Camry. He also topped qualifying last year in the event.

Gray set both ends of the Bristol Dragway track record and secured his first career No. 1 qualifying position with a 6.621 at 208.78 in a Chevy Camaro.