Tedesco won on a holeshot in the first round of Top Alcohol Dragster and posted a combined reaction time of .025-second over her first two rounds of Super Gas at the NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte.
Tedesco earned the victory in her CARS Protection Plus/Schepel Motors/NGK/Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster on skill behind the wheel. She left with a .025-second reaction time and then had to pedal the car mid-track. Tedesco recovered and made a pass of 5.469 seconds at 271.79 mph that overcame Josh Hart's 5.435-second run at 257.87 mph.
"That's my first one, something I've been trying to do for a really long time," Tedesco said of the TAD holeshot victory. "After losing on a holeshot last weekend, to come back and get my first one feels really good.
"The car shook, I pedaled it, and it wasn't pretty but my win light came on, and that's all we're looking for at the end of the day."
The win advanced her to the second round against Duane Shields, the No. 2 qualifier, who knocked off Tom Fox Jr. the first round.
"The car has been all right," Tedesco said. "We made one good run (in qualifying), then shook the tires and smoked them, so we're just trying to get dialed in. My guys will get there."
Tedesco also had a good start with her CARS Protection Plus/VP Racing Fuels Super Gas Chevrolet Cavalier. She ripped off an .008 light in a first-round victory over Pat Martin and then had a .017 reaction time against Donnie Gibbs Jr.
Tedesco needed a good light in the second round because her Cavalier ran .042-second over the 9.90 index, compared to Gibbs' .021-second effort.
A third-round run in Super Gas was slated for late Saturday night.
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| Mia Tedesco won on a holeshot in the first round of Top Alcohol Dragster and posted a combined reaction time of .025-second over her first two rounds of Super Gas at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. |
