Bob Tasca III ended Funny Car qualifying in style on Saturday at Maple Grove Raceway, powering to the No. 1 position in front of a sellout crowd at the 38th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, the first race in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Points leader Justin Ashley started the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs in impressive fashion at Maple Grove Raceway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel on Friday at the 38th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
Justin Ashley, Ron Capps, and Greg Anderson, finished qualifying as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock, at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
Top Fuel points leader Justin Ashley continued an impressive run as he claimed his sixth win of the season, while Bob Tasca III and Erica Enders each claimed their second victories of the year at the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park.
Qualifying for the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals was tied up neatly with a thunderous track record-setting run by Brittany Force.
The first day of qualifying at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals saw Dodge Direct Connection Funny Car racer Matt Hagan grab the provisional pole, while Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) nabbed the top spot in their respective classes.
Gaige Herrera continued his perfect run, Aaron Stanfield claimed his first Mission #2Fast2Tasty win, and Leah Pruett (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) all qualified No. 1 at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Day one low qualifiers for the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway include Brittany Force, Bob Tasca III, Erica Enders, and Steve Johnson.