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Tasca III races to 2nd straight Funny Car victory

NORWALK, Ohio -- Bob Tasca III won consecutive Funny Car events for the first time in his career, beating Jack Beckman in the final round of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday.

A week after winning in Bristol, Tennessee, for his first victory in nearly seven years, Tasca edged Beckman with a 4.383-second pass at 245.09 mph in a Ford Mustang for his sixth career win.

"I never gave up and I thank the people that never gave up on me," Tasca said. "I always knew if I could get the right car under me we could do great things.