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NHRA Wrap-Up: Courtney Force and Connolly Win Again; Brown, Savoie Win Too

Courtney Force raced to her second consecutive Funny Car victory in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Antron Brown inTop Fuel, Dave Connolly in Pro Stock, and Jerry Savoie in Pro Stock Motorcycle also were winners at Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis, MO in the

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Schumacher, C. Force, Connolly and Hines Win in Texas

Tony Schumacher and his Top Fuel dragster team are rounding into championship form as he raced to his second victory in as many days, this time winning the NHRA FallNationals Sunday at Texas Motorplex. Courtney Force in Funny Car, Dave Connolly in Pro Stock, and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners in

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NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship Field Set After U.S. Nationals

NHRA’s six-race Countdown to the Championship playoff field is all set after the U.S. Nationals wrapped up yesterday in Indianapolis. Alexis DeJoria defeated John Force in the Funny Car finals, making her—and the event’s other three victors—all first-time winners of the tradition-rich Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Lucas Oil Raceway. Richie Crampton in

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The Top 5 Moments of the NHRA U.S. Nationals–See Them All Here!

The U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis have been described as the “Super Bowl of drag racing.” As the NHRA’s biggest event, the U.S. Nationals have provided some of the sport’s biggest moments. This weekend, as the 60th edition of the U.S. Nationals take place, the NHRA has decided to commemorate the event’s top moments. Chances are

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SCTA Cancels Speed Week at Bonneville Salt Flats

Speed Week at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats has been cancelled due to heavy rains leaving the densely packed salt under standing water and not enough time to dry. Speed Week was scheduled to run Aug. 9-15. The Southern California Timing Association announced the decision this week. Under consideration is the possibility of extending the

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Line, Kalitta & Force Collect Victories in Seattle

Jason Line earned his second consecutive victory, defeating Greg Anderson in an all-Summit Racing Pro Stock final at the 27th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle. Line, in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro, defeated Anderson on a holeshot with a run of 6.611 seconds at 210.67 miles-per-hour to Anderson’s losing effort of 6.608 at 210.54. “It

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Jason Line and Courtney Force Make History

Jason Line scored Chevrolet’s 200th NHRA Pro Stock win at Sonoma Raceway Sunday, winning his 33rd career race, and earning his second Wally in 2014. Line defeated V. Gaines in the finals with a 6.548-second, 211.73-mile-per-hour pass in his Summit Racing Chevy Camaro. In Funny Car, Courtney Force beat father John Force to become the

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Todd, Hight, Johnson & Hines Win at the Mountain

J.R. Todd earned his first Top Fuel win of the season and first since 2008, by racing to victory Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Robert Hight in Funny Car, Allen Johnson in Pro Stock and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle were winners in their respective categories at the NHRA Mello

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