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GATORNATIONALS SITE OF FIRST WIN FOR MANY;
CAN HISTORY
REPEAT ITSELF?
For Funny Car
driver Bob Tasca, Gainesville Raceway and the history laden NHRA
Gatornationals will always be a special place and a special
event. It was here one year ago, in just his second full season
of competition in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series that
Tasca raced to his first win when he drove his Motorcraft Quick
Lane Ford Shelby Mustang past longtime friend and two-time
Gatornationals winner Tony Pedregon.
“To qualify No. 1
and beat Tim Wilkerson, John Force and Tony Pedregon to win your
first race, it’s just awesome,” Tasca told the media following
his win. Traditionally the third stop on the NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series and first race for the exciting Pro Stock
Motorcycle class, this historic event has always been the site
of first-time wins for many drivers. With that in mind, the
question among drivers and race fans alike will be this: Will
there be a first-time winner holding up the famed Wally Sunday
evening?
Only time
will tell as the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads
south for the 41st annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals this
weekend at historic Gainesville Raceway in Florida. Joining
Tasca as defending event winners will be Top Fuels Larry Dixon,
who is currently tied with Joe Amato for the most wins in the
category at the track with four, Jason Line, who has two
Gatornationals wins, and Hector Arana, who began his campaign
for the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle world championship with his win
in Pro Stock Motorcycle last year. For tickets, call (800)
884-NHRA or online at ticketmaster.com.
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