BAYTOWN, Texas -- Funny Car points leader Bob Tasca III powered to the top spot right before the rain came, taking the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park.
Tasca had a 3.908-second run at 331.53 mph in a Ford Mustang, making one of the final runs during the second qualifying session before rain wiped out the rest of qualifying.
"We knew we were going to have an advantage going into that last session because we saw the radar," Tasca said. "To get an opportunity to put this car on the pole, it's always better starting No.