Herrera’s dominant start to the 2023 season in Pro Stock Motorcycle took yet another impressive step, making two more great runs on Saturday, including a 6.735 at 201.52 on his Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Suzuki to secure his second straight No. Points leader Dallas Glenn, who has back-to-back wins this season, qualified second with a 6.553 at 209.07 and Kyle Koretsky is third with a 6.557 at 208.52. This is the best car and the best team I've ever had, and we just have to capitalize on it." We came in this morning with the idea that we could go into the top five, and that if we made the right run, we could go No. Coming out here, we were the first car out, which means we had to pull back some, but we made a good run. But luck was on our side last night, because if we had that failure past the finish-line we wouldn't be here for this.Īfter car struggles before the second session on Friday, Hartford made a big move on Saturday, driving to the top spot. “We went to bed really disappointed, knowing that we had a car that could go to the pole. “Let me tell you, getting out of here late last night – none of us were in a good mood,” Hartford said. 1 spot at both four-wide races this season. His opening round quad will feature David Cuadra, who is making his first Pro Stock start, Deric Kramer and Troy Coughlin Jr., with Hartford sweeping the No. 1 qualifier and another huge opportunity to grab his first victory of the season. Not only was it a huge jump for Hartford, it also gave the veteran his second straight No. 1 qualifier, and Robert Hight is third with a 3.865 at 330.23.Īfter car struggles before the second session on Friday, Hartford made a big move on Saturday, driving to the top spot in his Total Seal/CIP1/GETTRX Chevrolet Camaro with a run of 6.538 at 208.52. 2 in the final session by going 3.859 at 330.23, just missing out on his third straight No. 1 in his 11,000-horsepower BG Products Ford Mustang with a run of 3.852 at 324.59. Tasca showcased a strong performance on Saturday, vaulting to No. My goal was to get a win in the first five races.” I'm very pleased at this point, but I really want to get a win. To have this under our belt, I'm way ahead of where I was the last three years. We don't have that yet as a team, and yet we've still competed at a very high level. We're five races in with a completely new team and complete new package, and we're racing against guys with thousands of runs and a plethora of data. "That was the run we've been looking for since we put this together. Come championship time, if you're not running mid- to low-3.80s, you're not running for a championship. 1 qualifiers in the first five races, and we haven't won a race yet, but we've been working on getting this car to run really hard and compete. “I said leaving Gainesville, the first five races of the season (will be) really critical to show performance,” Tasca said. Still, he feels confident about his chances on Sunday, which starts with a quad that includes Dave Richards, Tim Wilkerson and defending world champ Ron Capps. His car has performed at a high level for most of the season, as Tasca also just missed out on a career-best pass and the track E.T. After a tough loss in the opening quad in Las Vegas, Tasca is looking for redemption and his first victory of the 2023 campaign. 1 spot for Tasca already this season and the 11th in his career. In Funny Car, Tasca showcased a strong performance on Saturday, vaulting to No. In all, six drivers dipped into the 3.60s during qualifying. Justin Ashley qualified second with a 3.662 at 332.84 and Leah Pruett jumped to third with a 3.678 at 334.65 during the final qualifying session. I think that motivates all of us, and we all want to win together." He expects the best and he pushes hard, and he wants to win them all. (Crew chief) David Grubnic always wants more. We kind of expected that it might not go down there that first run, but it got down there on the second run and today was a whole new set-up. "We were doing some testing and finished that up yesterday, and that was part of our game plan coming in. We've had success here in the past, and I've always loved this track – but four-wide is tricky. “Three of the four runs were solid, and hopefully, that will carry over and we'll go some rounds tomorrow. "That was an incredible run, it was more than our team expected,” Force said. ![]() Brittany Force made the quickest run in zMAX Dragway history on Saturday.
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