Bob Tasca III leads qualifying in NHRA Northwest Nationals

KENT, Wash. (AP) — Bob Tasca III topped Funny Car qualifying Friday in the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
A two-time winner this year, Tasca had a career-best run of 3.871 seconds at 330.63 mph in a Ford Mustang to take the lead into final two rounds of qualifying Saturday.
“This is a setup we’re really starting to dial in, and we kind of felt the 330-plus mph run and mid-3.80 run building,” Tasca said. “I’m just excited and humbled to be the be