For the first time since the NHRA season-opener at Pomona, Bob Tasca
III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang team were able to make
two qualifying runs on Friday of an event weekend. With a little bit
less pressure on day one at the NHRA Spring Nationals than the two
prior events, Tasca put together two solid runs, giving his team a good
baseline to work with heading into Saturday.
“It was probably the best run we’ve made in the car,” said Tasca of his
second run of the day. “This has really been a great day for us. We
haven’t put together two back-to-back solid runs like that, I don’t
think all year. The guys have certainly made progress; they’ve done a
lot of work between races to refine and make small changes to the car.”
Tasca’s first qualifying effort at Houston Raceway Park was 5.05 ET and
264.49 mph, while the second was a little bit quicker at 4.94 ET and
264.49 mph. Unfortunately, Tasca crossed the centerline on his second
run and hit a cone on the track, resulting in the time not counting for
position.