Troy Coughlin Jr. saves it on this wild run in Gainesville

Rookie Troy Coughlin Jr. has the first Top Fuel qualifying lead of his young career after posting a 3.748 at 327.03 in the SealMaster dragster. The run was not without problems though as Coughlin’s car got wildly sideways during shutdown and only some quick wheelwork saved a potential incident (animated gif). Points leader Leah Pritchett, unbeaten this season in the first two races, put her Papa John's mount, also backed by FireAde at this event, into the No. 2 spot with a 3.768 at 325.69, the speed important as teammate Tony Schumacher matched her e.t. but at a slightly slower speed, 325.22. Watch qualifying on FS1 from the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals Friday, March 17th Midnight ET / 9p PT and Saturday March 18th 11p ET / 8p PT. The finals air Sunday, March 19th 1p ET on FS1. Join NHRA on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NHRA Twitter: @NHRA: https://twitter.com/NHRA Instagram: @NHRA: http://instagram.com/nhra Snapchat: @NHRAOfficial Tumblr: @NHRAOfficial NHRA ALL ACCESS Live Stream: http://bit.ly/nhraallaccess

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