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The full field rundown of Friday’s qualifying can be seen below. I rode pretty well today and, for me, it’s all about fundamentals and when you can concentrate on that, the motorcycle is going to have a really cool response.” We’ve got a lot of great new riders and it’s hard to ride these motorcycles perfectly. I’ve seen the mistakes I’ve made, and the teams out here work so hard, so it’s not easy. “I would love to come out here and win a championship. “Our sport is so diverse and exciting,” Johnson said. of 6.746 at 198.90 mph on his Suzuki bike. Fan favorite and longtime motorcycle competitor Steve Johnson held the fastest time after two sessions with an E.T.

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Wrapping the day’s action is the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. I haven’t been this excited for a season in a long time.” I love the attitude of this team and their work ethic. I think you’re going to see a different Tasca Racing program going forward. “We didn’t do enough at the beginning and end of the season, and we need to make sure our car runs better at the beginning and the end of the season. “We lost all but two people on our team and we brought in Todd Okuhara and Aaron Brooks, and it’s exactly what my program needed,” Tasca said. Tasca posted the quickest time of 3.888 at 330.72 mph heading into Saturday’s qualifying.

Not only were their new colors on Tasca’s machine, but there were also new people working on his Ford Mustang. Meanwhile, there was some excitement in the Funny Car class as Bob Tasca III unveiled a new paint scheme on the starting line Friday afternoon featuring PPG colors. We had one extra month in the off-season so we’re ready to go to battle and to defend our title.” “As far as my to-do list, we can start off with winning the Gatornationals,” Enders said. I look at that championship as motivation because we want to do it again.”Īs for the other 2022 NHRA champion, Erica Enders, who won her fifth Pro Stock title in 2022 is first in the Pro Stock class with a pass of 6.538 at 208.84 mph thus continuing her dominance in the class. We had five wins last season and we want more, and ultimately, we want a back-to-back championship. “We always want to improve and that’s our motivation. It’s the same group of guys and it’s a great start to the season. We spent a lot of hours and a lot of days testing this off-season, and we kind of picked up where we left off last year. “It felt really good to come out at the first race and the first run of the season and go to the top,” Force said. 1 spot after posting a time of 3.699 at 336.99 mph. As track drying began, more rain pursued and left the NHRA officials no choice but to call off the action for the rest of the day.Įven though rain canceled the rest of Friday’s activities, there was some racing that took place on the track in the early afternoon hours and saw some familiar places at the top of the board.Ģ022 Top Fuel Champion Brittany Force is currently at the No.

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As the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returned to action Friday afternoon for both rounds of qualifying, so did Mother Nature.Īfter the end of Q2 for Funny Car qualifying, dark clouds hovered over the track and eventually, the rains came down from the sky.