It wasn’t so much out of desire to race at this level, but to help Torrence Racing succeed at the top rung of the NHRA ladder. It was only a matter of time before he got roped into the racing too. With Steve and Kay working on growing the race team, Billy was happy sitting back and watching the success they were having. “When she shows up to race track, she is Mama Kay, no matter how old you are.” “Mama Kay, as she is known, is Steve’s mom, and she is also a ‘mom’ for a bunch of these young men that we have known for 25 years who grew up with Steve,” Billy says. Heading up the racing efforts and keeping the crew busy in Brownsburg, Indiana - where Torrence Racing is headquartered - is “Mama Kay” Torrence. READ MORE: Torrence Family Finds Success on the Right of Way as the primary sponsor and ran its first full season in 2012. At the end of 2011, the family put its own Top Fuel team together with CAPCO Contractors Inc.
From 2006-2011 Steve raced in Top Fuel for Dexter Tuttle. Timing is everything and a seat came open in a Top Fuel ride in 2006, Steve made the jump to that class and the rest is history. That 2005 season turned out great and Steve won his first NHRA championship. In 2005, he got his first shot at the professional ranks with a seat in the Top Alcohol class - the bush league for Top Fuel racers. Though he has raced in full-bodied cars, Steve has always preferred dragsters and worked his way up the ranks accordingly. We progressed through the classes - starting at the bottom and getting faster and faster - and we’ve ended up at the top.” We’ve had a good time and we evolved to where we are today because we are competitive at everything that we do.
“He has really done well at it, and we have done this as a family. “Steve was a natural at racing and when he got to be old enough that he could drive a car, we put him in one,” Billy says.
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