CHARLOTTE, N.C. – World Champion Steve Torrence has the same kind of relationship with four-wide drag racing that Matthew Quigley, protagonist of the 1990 Australian-American western “Quigley Down Under,” had with handguns.

          Although Quigley admittedly preferred a rifle, he proved in the movie’s climatic finish to be equally adept with either a long gun or a pistol.  By the same token, Torrence may prefer traditional two-wide drag racing but when the sport goes four-wide, as it does this weekend at zMAX Dragway, he has demonstrated that he has all the tools needed to succeed.

(A more comprehensive pre-race analysis with statistics is attached along with photo images. Thank you for your interest in Steve Torrence and the Capco Contractors race team).

— Photos by Mark Rebilas

Steve Torrence drives the Capco Contractors dragster in pursuit of his third consecutive victory this week in the NGK Spark Plugs 4Wide Nationals in Charlotte.

World Champion Steve Torrence gets up close and personal with a FOX TV cameraman as an amused Mike Adams of Mello Yello looks on.

Cowboy up!  World Champ Steve Torrence will switch hats this weekend when he drives the Capco Contractors Top Fuel dragster in pursuit of his third straight win in the NGK Spark Plugs 4Wide Nationals at Charlotte.