BAYTOWN, Texas — Humorous Automotive factors chief Bob Tasca III powered to the highest spot proper earlier than the rain got here, taking the No. 1 qualifying place Saturday within the Mopar Categorical 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 many ultimate runs in the course of the second qualifying session earlier than rain worn out the remainder of qualifying.

“We knew we had been going to have a bonus going into that final session as a result of we noticed the radar,” Tasca mentioned. “To get a possibility to place this automobile on the pole, it is at all times higher beginning No. 1 than No. 16. We misplaced our mojo a bit of bit in Charlotte, however it’s nice to come back out right here, run 331 (mph) and qualify No. 1, and we’ll see what we will do Sunday.”

Steve Torrence took the highest spot in High Gasoline and Dallas Glenn was the quickest in Professional Inventory on the fifth occasion of the NHRA Tenting World Drag Racing Sequence season.

Factors chief Torrence had a 3.727 at 326.48. Coming off his first profession win in simply his fourth profession begin, rookie Glenn ran a 6.549 at 210.01 in a Chevrolet Camaro.