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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gray, Langdon and Coughlin score victories at Kansas Nationals in Topeka ]]></title>
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TOPEKA, Kan. – Johnny Gray raced to his third victory of the season Sunday and moved back into the Funny Car points lead at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals.

 

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) also were winners in their respective categories at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. All three winners were presented special-edition silver Wally ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/gray-langdon-and-coughlin-score-victories-at-kansas-nationals-in-topeka/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coughlin wins 500th round, receives congratulations from legend John Force]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. (May 19) – With his second-round victory over Rickie Jones Sunday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals, Jeg Coughlin Jr. reached the 500 career round win plateau in Pro Stock.

 

&quot;It's been a product of 15 years of dedication from a lot of great teams I have worked with,&quot; Coughlin said. &quot;It's a testament to them from our family teams in the beginning to the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/coughlin-wins-500th-round-receives-congratulations-from-legend-john-force/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Force, Langdon and Edwards earn No. 1 qualifying positions at Kansas Nationals]]></title>
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TOPEKA, Kan. – John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump by racing to a track record performance in Funny Car Saturday at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals.

 

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also will lead their categories into Sunday’s 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

               

Force, a 15-time NHRA ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/force-langdon-and-edwards-earn-no-1-qualifying-positions-at-kansas-nationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Schumacher, Hight and Edwards lead Friday qualifying in Kansas Nationals ]]></title>
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TOPEKA, Kan. – Tony Schumacher raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Friday at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals.

 

Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

 

Schumacher, the series points leader in the 8,000-horsepower category, posted a 3.769 second run at 326.08 mph in his U.S ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/schumacher-hight-and-edwards-lead-friday-qualifying-in-kansas-nationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Defending Pro Stock champion Johnson seeking more success at  Kansas Nationals]]></title>
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Perhaps it was at Heartland Park Topeka last season when Allen Johnson first realized that winning an NHRA Pro Stock world championship title was in the realm of possibility for his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger team.

Johnson ran the table at that event, claiming the No. 1 qualifying position, earning nearly every bonus point available and then powering through ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/defending-pro-stock-champion-johnson-seeking-more-success-at-kansas-nationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brown, Gray and Edwards claim victories at Southern Nationals in Atlanta]]></title>
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COMMERCE, Ga. – Antron Brown raced to the Top Fuel victory Saturday at the weather-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

 

Johnny Gray (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also were winners at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event, which was delayed for one week due to persistent rain showers.

 

Brown claimed his second victory ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/brown-gray-and-edwards-claim-victories-at-southern-nationals-in-atlanta/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Langdon, Hagan and Edwards earn No. 1 qualifying spots for Southern Nationals in Atlanta]]></title>
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COMMERCE, Ga. – Matt Hagan ended a 29-race drought from the top of Funny Car’s qualifying order by racing to the No. 1 position Friday at the rain-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

 

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also will lead their categories into Saturday’s 11 a.m. eliminations as the No. 1 qualifiers in their ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/langdon-hagan-and-edwards-earn-no-1-qualifying-spots-for-southern-nationals-in-atlanta/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 23:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Return to Atlanta after rain-out of first attempt for the Southern Nationals ]]></title>
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COMMERCE, Ga. — NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series teams will return to Atlanta Dragway this weekend for the completion of the rain-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. The seventh round of the 2013 season was put on hold one week ago after heavy rains forced NHRA officials to postpone the race until this weekend, May 10-11.

 

The two-day race weekend will ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/return-to-atlanta-after-rain-out-of-first-attempt-for-the-southern-nationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Parity reigns supreme in Funny Car category ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[COMMERCE, Ga. — With five different winners in six races and several more drivers showing they have the potential to win races, to say the NHRA Funny Car category has been competitively balanced would be an understatement.
 
Perhaps brutally tough would be a more fitting description.
 
If there has been a driver that has stood out so far among the pack it would be two-time world champ ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/parity-reigns-supreme-in-funny-car-category/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[C. Pedregon, Vandergriff Jr.,Line and Arana Jr. race to victories at SpringNationals in Baytown]]></title>
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BAYTOWN, Texas – Cruz Pedregon became the first two-time winner in the Funny Car category in 2013 by racing to the victory Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway.

 

Bob Vandergriff Jr. (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event near ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/c-pedregon-vandergriff-jr-line-and-arana-jr-race-to-victories-at-springnationals-in-ba/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rain in Texas cancels SpringNationals Saturday qualifying in Baytown]]></title>
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BAYTOWN, Texas – Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel the majority of Saturday’s qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway. The only racing of the day in the NHRA Mello Yello Series included one round of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying and 12 Pro Stock cars made an attempt before the rain became steady in the afternoon.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/rain-in-texas-cancels-springnationals-saturday-qualifying-in-baytown/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedregon, Kalitta, Coughlin and Arana lead first qualifying round at Baytown]]></title>
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BAYTOWN, Texas – Cruz Pedregon continued his strong start to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series  season as he powered to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway.

 

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also led their respective categories at the NHRA ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/pedregon-kalitta-coughlin-and-arana-lead-first-qualifying-round-at-baytown/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nobile returns to the site of recent sucess at Royal Purple Raceway]]></title>
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BAYTOWN, Texas – For Vincent Nobile entering an event where he is the two-time defending champion and where he recorded his first Mello Yello Drag Racing Series victory will give him an extra boost of confidence at the upcoming O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries, April 26-28.

 

In 2011, Nobile was in his first full season in the Pro Stock ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nobile-returns-to-the-site-of-recent-sucess-at-royal-purple-raceway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hagan, Massey, Edwards, and Arana Jr. race to Four-Way Nationals victories in Charlotte]]></title>
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CONCORD, N.C. – Matt Hagan ended a 17-month winless drought by racing to the Funny Car victory Sunday at the Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals fueled by Full Throttle at zMAX Dragway.

 

 (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the only NHRA Mello Yello Series Drag Racing event that features competition in four ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/hagan-massey-edwards-and-arana-jr-race-to-four-way-nationals-victories-in-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Funny Car rookie Head takes first career No. 1 qualifying position in Charlotte]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. – Rookie Funny Car driver Chad Head raced to his first career No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals fueled by Full Throttle.

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also will lead their categories into Sunday’s noon eliminations as No. 1 qualifiers at zMAX Dragway during ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/funny-car-rookie-head-takes-first-career-no-1-qualifying-position-in-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson races to $100,000 Pro Stock weekend in Las Vegas]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS – Allen Johnson raced to the Pro Stock victory Sunday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals and claimed more than $100,000 during the weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

 

Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car) also were winners at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

 

Johnson, who won the $50,000 K&amp;N Horsepower ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/johnson-races-to-100-000-pro-stock-weekend-in-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brown, Hight and Edwards are No. 1 qualifiers in Las Vegas]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS – Allen Johnson raced to victory in the K&amp;N Horsepower Challenge, a special Pro Stock bonus event, Saturday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals.

 

In other racing action at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) earned No. 1 qualifying positions in their respective categories at the NHRA ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/brown-hight-and-edwards-are-no-1-qualifiers-in-las-vegas-433521/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brown, Hight and Edwards lead Friday night qualifying in Las Vegas]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS – Antron Brown raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Friday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

 

Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

 

Brown powered his Matco Tools dragster to a leading performance of 3.780 seconds at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/brown-hight-and-edwards-lead-friday-night-qualifying-in-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Riding into town with his fastest car ever, Coughlin ready for more Vegas magic]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS (April 2) -- Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. already has a long-running love affair with The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and it's one he plans on continuing this weekend when he'll attempt to win two more times in his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger.

&quot;Our spirits are very high,&quot; he said. &quot;We love Las Vegas and we love the way the season has ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/riding-into-town-with-his-fastest-car-ever-coughlin-ready-for-more-vegas-magic/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brown, Gray, Johnson and Arana Jr. race to Gatornationals victories ]]></title>
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Antron Brown raced to the Top Fuel victory at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sunday at historic Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, giving Don Schumacher Racing its 200th team win.

 

Johnny Gray (Funny Car), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the tradition-rich NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/brown-gray-johnson-and-arana-jr-race-to-gatornationals-victories/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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