Tedesco actually will have two chances to score as she plans to race both her CARS Protection Plus/VP Racing Fuels Chevrolet Cavalier in Super Gas and her CARS Protection Plus/Schepel Motors/NGK/Lucas Oil rail in Top Alcohol Dragster.
"We'd love to have another big weekend in both cars," Tedesco said. "The Super Gas car is running great. The guys gave me a perfect car every round in Chicago, and I was able to do my job behind the wheel and we got that win. It was a huge deal for all of us because that's been a longtime goal to win in that class.
"I'd like to see us go some rounds in Alcohol. We've struggled a little bit the last few races with the dragster, and it would be good to see us correct that this weekend."
Tedesco's Chicago victory, her first in the Super Gas class, brought her to within 10 points of the Division 3 lead currently held by Jacob Elrod, with Tedesco holding an extra race in hand. It also lifted her into a tie for first place nationally with Rusty Cook.
In Top Alcohol Dragster, Tedesco is third in the North Central Region and seventh in the national rankings.
"The whole points thing isn't really on my mind," Tedesco said. "After last year we didn't have any team goals relating to points. We just wanted to win some races in Alcohol and get that first win in Super Gas. Now that we've done that with so many races left, we can think about other stuff, but we won't be worrying about points.
"We have a rule in our pit that we never mention points. The only time I hear about them is if someone outside the team brings it up. The way I look at it is we can't really do anything about the points, why add something else to worry about? We'll just race the best we can and see where we are at the end of the year."
Super Gas racers will have three time trial runs, two on Friday and one more Saturday morning. They will then qualify and complete the first round of eliminations at 7 p.m., Saturday. Eliminations resume at 9:15 a.m., Sunday, and continue throughout the day.
The Top Alcohol Dragster class will hold qualifying sessions at 5 p.m., Friday, and 2 and 6 p.m., Saturday. Round 1 of eliminations are slated for 1 p.m., Sunday.
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| Fresh off a Super Gas victory in Chicago, Sportsman standout Mia Tedesco arrives at National Trail Raceway ready to bolster her standing in the divisional, regional, and national points. |
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