Bob Tasca III Gets Second Career FC Victory
Bob Tasca III, who won his first pro race last March at Gainesville, Fla., took out three-quarters of the John Force Racing team to move from sixth to fourth in Full Throttle points Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway. The win further secures his spot in the championship Countdown to One.

I'm Driving One - Win an All-New Taurus
I'm Driving One is back! Ford Racing drivers across NASCAR and NHRA have been road testing the all-new Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO to highlight another edition of I'm Driving One, a series of videos and blogs that give you personal accounts of the 2010 Taurus drive experience. Enter now to win an all-new Taurus of your own. And check out Bob Tasca's blog. He's fresh from a win in NHRA funny car competition. Other cool prizes include driver-autographed racing helmets, and trips to Pomona for the NHRA Finals and Las Vegas for NASCAR Champions week. Read the driver blogs, watch the videos, and enter to win.

Ragan, Edwards Finish 1-2 in NNS
Let this much be certain after Friday night's Food City 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race: Ford Fusions don't need the optional navigation system to find their way around the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway to victory lane. David Ragan led a parade of three Fusions in the top five, as he put his No. 6 Discount Tire Ford in victory lane ahead of the No. 60 Save A Lot Ford of Carl Edwards. Matt Kenseth made it three Roush Fenway Racing Fusions in the top five with a fifth-place finish.

Edwards and Ambrose Drive Grand-Am Daytona Prototype Saturday
NASCAR stars Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose will team up to co-drive in the Montreal 200 on Aug. 29 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Round 10 of the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season. Edwards and Ambrose will make their Daytona Prototype debuts in Doran Racing's No. 77 Ford Dallara in the two-hour race on the 2.709-mile circuit. If you're going to the race, check out the Ford Racing Festival on Crescent Street, sponsored by Ford of Canada, now through Saturday. See the Ford Racing Pit Stop Challenge, get driver autographs, and view a large display of 2010 Ford vehicles.

Raptor R Places 2nd With Chevy in Tow
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R driven by Rob McCachren finished 2nd in Class 8000 during the Best in the Desert Series "Vegas to Reno" race, but did it in style. McCachren, the consummate professional, helped out a fellow racer when he towed in a disabled Chevy the final 10 miles. We told you Raptor had a great tow package! Ford race trucks captured five different class wins in the 3-day event.

Sportsman Spotlight - Moneymaker Takes IHRA Super Stock Points Lead
Alex Denysenko and his Moneymaker 1965 Mustang shot through to the finals of yet another IHRA divisional race last weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour presented by Mr. Gasket North Stars Division 3, at Pittsburgh Raceway Park. Denysenko was IHRA Division 5 Champion in 2004 and has been going rounds all season long. While the event crown eluded him, his six rounds were strong enough to take over the points lead. Congrats to Alex and Moneymaker on a strong season thus far and we look forward to a championship trophy at season's end.

Ford Racers Invited to Indy BBQ
Ford Racing invites Ford professional and sportsman drag racers to a BBQ Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009, at 7 p.m., at the Motorcraft/Tasca Racing hospitality tent located next to the Tasca Racing pits at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Ford was recently named Official Vehicle of NHRA and we'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about the exciting future of Ford and NHRA, and get your feedback to help us grow the sport together.

Drop Hot Rod Power into Your Project Car
The Ford Racing 350 HP 4.6L 3-Valve Hot Rod Engine is a great choice for your next project. It offers superb reliability, awesome power and can be adapted to work in any vehicle with the use of our Engine Control Pack Kit. It's affordable, powerful and flexible. Check out this install article from Classic Trucks to learn more about their project which utilized a Ford Racing Crate Engine and Control Pack.

The SVTOA Says Get 'Back to School' and 'On Track' - Learn Performance Driving with SVTOA-Toronto and 'The Track Guys'
The SVT Owners Association was founded to enhance the ownership experience of modern-day performance Ford cars and trucks under the motto, "Drive Safe and Have Fun!" To that end, the SVTOA has long promoted "On Track" events as the key to learning the art and joy of performance driving in a safe and controlled environment - and now's your chance to join in! Get professional driving instruction in your own car with lots of track time and tons of fun at one of the three remaining 2009 Performance Driving Events from The Track Guys.

The SVTOA-Toronto Chapter invites you to join them at its annual "Redline Rendezvous" On Track event Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 at Mosport International Raceway (Grand Prix Circuit) in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. If you can't make it north of the border, then try the SVTOA's Track Guy's Fall Thunder event Sept. 11-13 at the Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Jennings, OK (outside Tulsa.) Or catch "The Track Guys Drive Bluegrass" event on Sept. 19-20 at the Bluegrass Road Course & Motorsports Club in Sparta, KY. SVTOA members get a special discount, but anyone is welcome!

There's still time to get out there and enjoy your performance Ford, join a club or get on track! And for the latest on what's happening in the world of Ford Performance, remember to keep tapping in to www.FordPerformance.com - because we're driving Ford passion!

All-New Taurus SHO Sets the Pace, On- and Off-Track
With a 365-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine, the all-new Taurus SHO is setting the pace everywhere it goes - on the track and off. Heads are turning. None more than last weekend at the bullring that is Bristol Motor Speedway, where more than 160,000 NASCAR fans watched the all-new Taurus SHO pace the field for the start of the Sharpie 500 race. If you want in on the action, get the details for the all-new Taurus here and Drive One today.