Torrence, Capps, Anderson and Smith win NHRA championships at Pomona

Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith all secured season championships at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona on Sunday.

Torrence secured the title with first-round victory. In the final, he beat Antron Brown with a 3.759-second pass at 317.12 mph. Torrence had 11 victories this season to push his career total to 51.

"I just have all the confidence in the world in that race car," Torrence said. "I don’t know how we’ve accomplished what we have other than hard work and great support, but this is what all the guys on this team have dedicated their lives to. At the level we’re at, it takes a team that’s willing to go the extra mile."

Bob Tasca III won the Funny Car race for his third victory of the season, beating Alexis DeJoria a 3.955 at 321.65 in a Ford Mustang. Capps won the season title when defending champion Matt Hagan lost in the semifinals.