Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Exit Las Vegas in First Round
Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car class NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 11th Annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nevada April 16-18, 2010 Race 6 of 23 TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE RACING EXIT LAS VEGAS IN FIRST ROUND Las Vegas, NV, April 18, 2010 – Bob Tasca III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team, loaded with key elements of the BOSS 500 engine platform, looked to turn their luck around in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season this weekend at Las Vegas. Tasca opened the weekend with an impressive 4.290-second pass at 293.66 miles per hour during the first qualifying session, which was third fastest of the round. Later on Friday, Tasca ran a 4.541-second pass at 256.21 miles per hour. After two rounds of qualifying, Tasca was comfortably in the top-12 with two additional passes on Saturday. During Saturday’s qualifying session, Tasca posted a 4.388-second run at 285.47 miles per hour, despite a clean pass, Tasca and the team looked to improve their time and place in the ladder. In the closing qualifying session, Tasca took his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang to the third quickest pass of the session with a 1,000-foot run in 4.243-seconds at 292.77 miles per hour. The fourth and final qualifying pass would seed Tasca in the eighth position for Sunday’s eliminations. Tasca’s Ford was paired against Melanie Troxel’s Dodge in the opening round. Once the Ford Mustang and Dodge Charger were staged and the tree lit, the two had nearly identical reaction times – Tasca's 0.092 to Troxel’s 0.094. In what was a close race, Troxel took the lead and reached the finish line ahead of Tasca by 0.0037 seconds, approximately 19 inches. Tasca ran a 4.280-second pass at 288.89 miles per hour to Troxel’s 4.275-second pass at 301.33 miles per hour. Fellow Mustang Funny Car driver John Force won Sunday’s 11th Annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas. NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing returns to the track on Friday, April 30, in Madison, Illinois, for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Points 1. John Force, 553; 2. Matt Hagan, 433; 3. Ashley Force Hood, 395; 4. Ron Capps, 379; 5. Tony Pedregon, 374; 6. Jack Beckman, 366; 7. Tim Wilkerson, 335; 8. Del Worsham, 321; 9. Robert Hight, 315; 10. Bob Tasca III, 304. Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing on the Web Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/MQL_Racing Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/MQLRacing Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/motorcraftquicklaneracing About Motorcraft Motorcraft® offers a complete line of replacement parts that are recommended and approved by Ford Motor Company. From routine maintenance to underhood repairs, Motorcraft parts offer exceptional value with the highest quality and right fit at competitive prices. Motorcraft parts are available nationwide at Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers, independent distributors, and automotive parts retailers and are backed by Ford Motor Company’s Service Parts Limited Warranty. For more information, visit www.motorcraft.com. About Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers Quick Lane® provides automotive quick services for all makes and models. Quick Lane’s nationwide network will surpass 600 facilities, each providing 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® is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company. For more information, visit www.quicklane.com. About FordParts.com FordParts.com allows customers to shop online, order and receive original equipment parts. FordParts.com enables customers to remain connected to a Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealership of their choice for the parts expertise, personal delivery assistance, and post-sale follow-up associated with a traditional purchase at a parts counter. FordParts.com is designed to support anyone who needs to find and buy original equipment Ford parts. Repair shops, body shops, fleets and do-it-yourselfers will all appreciate the speed and convenience of researching and purchasing Ford parts via this online portal. For more information, visit www.fordparts.com. About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 198,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com. # # # # MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollack Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 313.203.7162 | 313.434.6912 spollack@pcgcampbell.com www.twitter.com/MQL_Racing www.facebook.com/MQLRacing