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Leah Pritchett tops NHRA New England Nationals qualifying

EPPING, N.H. -- Leah Pritchett took the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position Saturday in the NHRA New England Nationals.

Pritchett raced to the fourth No. 1 qualifier of her career and third of the season with a track-record time of 3.673 seconds at 328.86 mph during the third session.

"I am above and beyond grateful and blessed to be in this car, and I want to keep going number one for everybody who has gotten me here," Pritchett said. "This whole weekend has been about teamwork and we hope to have four more rounds of that tomorrow.