Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane to Start Seventh in Phoenix

Bob Tasca III


Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Shelby Mustang

Nitro Funny Car class

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series

 

25th NHRA Nationals 

Firebird International Raceway, Chandler, Ariz
Feb. 20-22, 2009

 


For Immediate Release 


 

TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE TO START SEVENTH IN SUNDAY'S NHRA
WINTERNATIONALS - MARKING TASCA'S SECOND TOP-10 START OF 2009 

 

Phoenix, AZ., Feb 21, 2009 - In two words, Bob Tasca III announced his
goal for the NHRA Winternationals.  Conquer Phoenix.  

 

Just one month ago in testing, Tasca and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team
made eight passes down Firebird Raceway.  The team eagerly returned to
Phoenix on Friday with those test passes fresh in their minds.  

 

On Saturday afternoon, Tasca piloted his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
Shelby Mustang Funny Car to a seventh place qualifying effort in 4.10
seconds at 301.94 miles per hour.  Tasca will face Jerry Toliver in
first round eliminations on Sunday at Firebird Raceway.

 

"It was a great day today.  We qualified seventh with a time of 4.10
seconds, knowing that definitely put us in the show," said Tasca.  "With
a solid run early in the weekend, we knew we would have the opportunity
to try some things that crew chief Chris Cunningham wanted to try on our
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang.  We learned a lot today. We
smoked the tires in the first qualifying run today but we had some real
promising data for the first 60 feet before the car smoked the tires."

 

"We had great passes this weekend.  I credit last year, off season
testing and the hard work of Chris Cunningham, Marc Denner and all the
guys on this Motorcraft/Quick Lane team, for our success in Phoenix so
far.  We've got some good data under our belt that we can use to
capitalize our performance this weekend."

 

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series can be seen on Sunday, Feb. 22, on
ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD for three hours of final eliminations at 7 p.m. (ET).

  


Qualifying Order - Funny Car


1. Ron Capps; 2. Mike Neff; 3. John Force; 4. Del Worsham; 5. Robert
Hight; 6. Tony Pedregon; 7. Bob Tasca III; 8. Matt Hagan; 9. Jim Head;
10. Jerry Toliver; 11. Jack Beckman; 12. Ashley Force Hood; 13. Cruz
Pedregon; 14. Tim Wilkerson; 15. Gary Densham; 16. Jeff Arend.  DNQ -
Bob Bode.

 

 


About Motorcraft


Motorcraft offers a complete line of original equipment-approved parts
that are recommended and approved by Ford Motor Company. From routine
maintenance to underhood and powertrain repairs, Motorcraft parts offer
exceptional value with the highest quality and right fit at competitive
prices. Motorcraft parts are available locally and are backed nationwide
by Ford Motor Company's Service Parts Limited Warranty. For more
information, visit www.motorcraft.com
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rcraft.com/> .


About Quick Lane 

Quick Lane(r) provides automotive quick services for all makes and
models.  Quick Lane's(r) nationwide network of over 500 facilities
provides the convenience of an aftermarket company (no appointment
necessary, service while you wait, evening and weekend hours,
competitive prices) with the confidence of a major automotive
manufacturer (quality parts, factory-trained technicians).  Quick
Lane(r) is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company. For more
information, visit www.quicklane.com
<https://portal.hostedmail.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.quic
klane.com/> .

 

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets
across six continents.   With more than 280,000 employees and more than
100 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive
brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo, and Mazda. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. 
www.ford.com
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.com/> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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