Nine months ago, the biggest story line entering the 2009 season revolved around Larry Dixon and Tony Schumacher, who had combined to win the last seven Top Fuel titles and nine of the last 10. In what was as compelling an off-season as NHRA had seen …
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POMONA, Calif. — The NHRA Full Throttle season comes full circle this weekend when the series makes its final stop of the 2009 campaign at the 45th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. …
Read Original Story: Kurt Johnson Pre-Race Notes: Auto Club NHRA Finals – WhoWon.com
Due to local ordinances surrounding the Auto Club Raceway, qualifying in Pomona takes on a completely different look than at any other track on the NHRA circuit. As a result, the first day of the Auto Club Finals consisted of a single session on …
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Mike Edwards inched closer to locking up his first NHRA Full Throttle world championship by qualifying No. 1 in Pro Stock and is joined atop the leaderboard at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals by Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, …
Read Original Story: Schumacher, Hight, Edwards in championship form; Stoffer also leads – NHRA.com
Tony Schumacher got a boost from Tony Stewart at the US Nationals this year. This weekend, he is boosted by a huge desire to beat his old crew. (File photo courtesy of the NHRA) By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor This time around there is more than just …
Read Original Story: Schumacher Wants This Championship Bad – RacinToday.com
After an unimpressive beginning, Van Nuys’ Dixon is now just one point behind six-time champion Schumacher as he returns to Pomona’s Auto Club Raceway this weekend. Larry Dixon has powered his Al-Anabi Racing team dragster to within a point of six-time …
Read Original Story: NHRA top-fuel season comes down to Larry Dixon chasing Tony Schumacher for the … – Los Angeles Times
POMONA – In what could have been a preview of Sunday’s final run of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season, Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon raced down the 1000 feet at Pomona Raceway only to finish a thousandth of a …
Read Original Story: Top Fuel expected to be a close call – Los Angeles Daily News
John Force turn to video Wednesday in an attempt to rally the troops for this weekend’s season-ending NHRA event in Pomona. The motorsports world never has seen a motivational speaker on a par with John Force, the 14-time NHRA Funny Car world champion. …
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By Jennifer Stewart, US Presswire By Gary Graves, USA TODAY If the one point separating Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entering the nhra’s season finale isn’t compelling enough, consider the ironies that have brought these Top Fuel drivers to a plot …
Read Original Story: Single point separates Dixon, Schumacher in Top Fuel race – USA Today
Pomona, Calif. — This weekend, at the 45th NHRA Auto Club World Finals held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., Johnny Ahten will attempt to place his potent A/Fuel dragster in the 16-car qualified field at the last race of the 2009 NHRA drag …
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