Larry Dixon finished two points behind Tony Schumacher in the NHRA top fuel standings. But he is optimistic about racing in 2010. His new team, Al-Anabi Racing, won five events in 2009. Dixon said his team will be in good shape for years to come.
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Don Schumacher, the owner of Tony Schumacher's NHRA top fuel team, said his son's qualifying run on Saturday at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona was the difference in winning a sixth straight top fuel championship. Tony Schumacher won his seventh top fuel championship and his first with crew chief Mike Green.
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Tony Schumacher won his seventh National Hot Rod Assn. top fuel championship and his sixth in a row at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona on Sunday. While waiting for his semifinal run against Antron Brown, he watched from his car as Spencer Massey beat Larry Dixon in the other semifinal race. Dixons loss secured the championship for Schumacher, who won by two points. Schumacher took over the lead in the top fuel standings on Saturday. He posted the top qualifying time and earned three points in ...
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Ashley Force Hood earned the top qualifying spot for the NHRA funny car races at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, but her John Force Racing teammate, Robert Hight, won the funny car championship. Force Hood talked about how Hight had to move from 10th to first in six races and put together an impressive playoff run to win the funny car championship.
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In the tightest qualifying session of the day, Ashley Force Hood knocked her dad, John Force, out of the top qualifying spot on the fourth and final session at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona on Saturday. Force Hood and her dad had identical elapsed times of 4.059 seconds, but Force Hood won the top qualifying spot with a top speed of 310.55 mph, a track record. Force Hood will face Bob Bode in the first round of eliminations on Sunday.
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Robert Hight won the NHRA funny car championship during qualifying on Saturday at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. He was the last driver to earn a spot in the Countdown to One playoffs. He went on to win three of the first five of the NHRA Countdown to One playoff races. He was the third-fastest qualifier and will face Jerry Toliver in the first round of eliminations on Sunday. During his post-qualifying interviews, Hight made reference to Eric Medlen, his one-time teammate at John Force Racing ...
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Mike Edwards won the NHRA pro stock championship after the first qualifying session at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona on Saturday. Edwards went on to clinch the top spot in qualifying. He will face Larry Morgan in the first round of eliminations.
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Hector Arana set a track record in elapsed time and top speed in NHRA pro stock motorcycle qualifying at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona on Saturday. He will face Bailey Whitaker in the first round. Arana is the leader in the NHRA pro stock motorcycle standings. Eddie Krawiec in second in the pro stock motorcycle standings and qualified fourth for the elimination rounds. Krawiec will face Steve Johnson in the first round.
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Chris Karamesines started drag racing in 1952. That much is certain. He celebrated a birthday on Nov. 11. Which birthday exactly is anyones guess. According to National Hot Rod Assn. records, it was his 79th birthday. It could be his 81st. When asked about his age, Karamesines said its probably best to go with the oldest. Hes not about to reveal his real age. Karamesines was the 10th fastest qualifier in top fuel at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona on Friday and looks like he will make the field ...
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Larry Dixon took over the lead in the NHRA top fuel standings and set a track record in qualifying on Friday at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. The last time the NHRA was in Pomona, in for the season opener in February, Dixon did not qualify for the elimination rounds on Sunday. For the time being, he has the fastest car with one more day of qualifying to go. He is also in pursuit of his third NHRA top fuel championship. He holds a one-point lead over Tony Schumacher, a six-time NHRA top fuel ...
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