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NHRA Gator Nationals 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla.: Bob Tasca raced to his first career Funny Car victory Sunday at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals.

Larry Dixon, Jason Line and Hector Arana also were winners at the NHRA event at historic Gainesville Raceway.

Tasca, in his second-year in NHRA, earned his first No. 1 qualifying position on Saturday and ran strong all weekend. He finished the job by powering his Ford Mustang to a final-round performance of 4.200 seconds at a top speed of 280.72 mph to hold off defending Gatornationals winner Tony Pedregon, whose Chevy Impala trailed with a 4.536 at 210.90.

“I’m speechless,” Tasca said. “It’s one of those weekends where you qualify No. 1 and then have to beat John Force and Tony Pedregon to get your first win. It’s a big accomplishment and just a credit to this Motorcraft team.

“If you’ve got to pick a place to win your first race, I couldn’t think of a better place to do it.”

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  1. tompkins65 say:

    Only thing missing …
    Only thing missing is Kj in the final….Maybe when he gets to Hoiusotn Next week he can get the WALLY!

  2. GrayLeader2184 say:

    I already said this …
    I already said this on a different video, but I might as well do it again:
    In Rhode Island, it really means something when one of your own wins something this big.
    I can’t congratulate Mr. Tasca too much.

  3. IamTheShermanator say:

    I was pulling for …
    I was pulling for Capps to get 3 in a row. Couldn’t do it though.

    Amazing job by Bob Tasca though. He took down some pretty tough guys to get his first win.

  4. nhraboy125 say:

    I always love …
    I always love watching these Bumpsnotes Joseph Foster videos.

  5. gadgefan48 say:

    I was a bit …
    I was a bit surprised Ron Capps, after winning the first 2 Funny Car events of the season, went out in round 1.

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