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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:40:40 +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[John and Brittany Force lead team at Atlanta ]]></title>
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COMMERCE, GA ---- The NHRA rescheduled the 33rd Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals after rain washed out last weekend’s event after only four pairs of Pro Stock cars made passes last Friday. Contesting the race on Mother’s Day weekend at Atlanta Dragway proved to be a tough task for John Force Racing but John and Brittany Force tightened up their Mello Yello point ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-and-brittany-force-lead-team-at-atlanta/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 05:59:14 +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[John Force points battle tightens after Baytown SpringNationals ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, TX ---- At the conclusion of the O’Reilly Auto Parts SpringNationals the Mello Yello Funny Car point standings tightened up as Matt Hagan class points leader lost in the first round and only two of the top eight drivers advanced beyond round two. 

Unfortunately for John Force Racing team leader and 15-time Funny Car champion John Force came the closest to racing live on ESPN2 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-force-points-battle-tightens-after-baytown-springnationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JFR Funny Cars impress on Friday qualifying at SpringNationals in Baytown]]></title>
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HOUSTON, TX (April 26, 2013) – The three John Force Racing Ford Mustangs attacked the Royal Purple Raceway Park track today with a vengeance. Each Funny Car scored qualifying bonus points on Friday and all three will go into Saturday’s final day of qualifying in the top half of the field at the 26th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals. Led by a surging Robert Hight and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/jfr-funny-cars-impress-on-friday-qualifying-at-springnationals-in-baytown/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:00:15 +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[Courtney Force races to runner-up finish at Las Vegas]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS, NV ---- Courtney Force raced to her third final in the last five races and retook the Mello Yello Funny Car points lead with a runner-up finish at today’s 14th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. The second year driver moved around Johnny Gray for the points lead when she outran Matt Hagan in the semi-finals but in the finals the driver of the Traxxas Ford Mustang ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/courtney-force-races-to-runner-up-finish-at-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:16:14 +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[Hight, C. Force run way from field at Las Vegas on Friday qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS, NV – It is too early to say Robert Hight’s Auto Club Ford Mustang has turned its season around but Friday night’s performance was another strong step in the right direction. 

Under the lights at the 14th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Hight blasted to the provisional No. 1 spot with a 4.053 second run and grabbed his first provisional top spot of 2013. It has been ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/hight-c-force-run-way-from-field-at-las-vegas-on-friday-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Anderson and Line ready to win big on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS – As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Las Vegas for the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, April 5-7 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro team of Greg Anderson and Jason Line are ready to hit the jackpot for their sponsor and Las Vegas-based team owner Ken Black.

 

“Las Vegas has been very good to us,” ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/anderson-and-line-ready-to-win-big-on-the-strip-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Funny Car driver Courtney Force optimistic heading into Gainsville]]></title>
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After winning the season opener at Pomona, sophomore sensation Courtney Force heads to Florida for the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 14-17, looking to redeem herself from last year’s finish.

               

The tradition-rich Gatornationals is the annual East Coast opener and is among many drivers’ favorite events. Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel) ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/funny-car-driver-courtney-force-optimistic-heading-into-gainsville/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[On the line in Florida: the Gatornationals]]></title>
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The first two races of the 2013 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has been filled with excitement and nothing short of some wild finishes. One driver who’s looking to improve on his first two starts of the season and make a splash at the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 14-17, is Top Fuel pilot David Grubnic.

 

After opening the season ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/on-the-line-in-florida-the-gatornationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Courtney Force takes a ride with the Blue Angels]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award winner Courtney Force took to the skies with the famed United States Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron today. The driver of the Traxxas Ford Mustang flew in a Boeing F/A-18D Hornet strike fighter piloted by Lieutenant Ryan Chamberlain --- Blue Angel No. 7. The pair took off from Naval Air Facility El Centro ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/courtney-force-takes-a-ride-with-the-blue-angels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Girl power on display as NHRA heads to the Gatornationals]]></title>
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While much hype has been given to a certain female stock car racer for
posting a top 10 finish at the Daytona 500, it has been business as usual in the NHRA Mello
Yello Drag Racing Series. Two female racers – Courtney Force and Erica Enders-Stevens – have
posted back-to-back victories to open the 2013 season in the world’s fastest motorsport.

It is the first ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/girl-power-on-display-as-nhra-heads-to-the-gatornationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Courtney Force eager to get back on the track at Phoenix]]></title>
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CHANDLER, Ariz. – Courtney Force, the 24-year-old driver of the Traxxas Ford Mustang Funny Car and current points leader in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series, is gearing up to take on a new set of challenges at the 29th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Feb. 22-24 at Firebird International Raceway.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/courtney-force-eager-to-get-back-on-the-track-at-phoenix/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goodyear wins 6 times at Winternationals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[POMONA, Calif.  – On a day when the racing was fast, wild and unpredictable, cars racing on Goodyear tires won six of the 10 categories in the NHRA O’Reilly Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

Goodyear bested all other tiremakers combined, winning in both the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series for professional teams and in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series for sportsman racers ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/goodyear-wins-6-times-at-winternationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Courtney Force wins Winternationals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[POMONA, CA ---- After grabbing her third No. 1 qualifier of her career, Courtney Force wrapped up the weekend today with her second career win and first at the season-opening 53nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway. She defeated Ron Capps in the final round of eliminations and ran the quickest pass of the weekend a 4.025 second run.

 

“It was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/courtney-force-wins-winternationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[C. Force, Langdon and Nobile are the season-opener winners in Pomona]]></title>
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POMONA, Calif. – Courtney Force raced to victory in Funny Car Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

 

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) also were winners at the first of 24 events in the 2013 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

 

Force powered her Traxxas Ford Mustang past NAPA ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/c-force-langdon-and-nobile-are-the-season-opener-winners-in-pomona-431801/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Courtney Force posts the quickest time in qualifying at Winternationals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[POMONA, CA --- Courtney Force blazed a new path to start her sophomore season on the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, posting the quickest time in qualifying and leading the Funny Car field for just the third time in her young career. 

Force covered the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona track in 4.036 seconds at 318.24 mph in the first session on Saturday taking the No. 1 position from 2012 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/courtney-force-posts-the-quickest-time-in-qualifying-at-winternationals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Force, Schumacher, Edwards top qualifiers at Pomona]]></title>
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POMONA, Calif. – Courtney Force raced to her first No. 1 qualifying position of the season
Saturday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries.

Tony Schumacher (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 season-opener at Auto
Club Raceway ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/force-schumacher-edwards-top-qualifiers-at-pomona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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