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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:15 +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[Langdon, Bernstein take Toyota to Four-Wide finals in Charlotte]]></title>
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TORRANCE, Calif. (April 21, 2013) – Shawn Langdon and Brandon Bernstein both advanced to the Top Fuel finals to place third and fourth in leading Toyota at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ Dollar General Four-Wide Nationals at zMAXDragway in Concord, N.C.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/langdon-bernstein-take-toyota-to-four-wide-finals-in-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goodyear: Schumacher, Pedregon and Johnson take the victories in Las Vegas]]></title>
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            LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 7, 2013) – Tony Schumacher highlighted the professional drivers who raced to victory on Goodyear tires at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Tony Schumach ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/goodyear-schumacher-pedregon-and-johnson-take-the-victories-in-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedregon drives Camry to victory in Las Vegas]]></title>
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 7, 2013) – Cruz Pedregon drove his Toyota Camry to victory over Courtney Force in the Funny Car finals to win the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/pedregon-drives-camry-to-victory-in-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:01:49 +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[Cruz Pedregon and his 'No-Name' crew head to the strip at LVMS looking for a victory]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS – Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon is taking a different approach to the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The veteran driver is battling in the ultra-competitive Funny Car category without a crew chief.

So far, the concept seems to be working. Pedregon’s Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry has been really quick at times during the season. He claimed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/cruz-pedregon-and-his-no-name-crew-head-to-the-strip-at-lvms-looking-for-a-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kalitta, Pedregon, Edwards and Smith claim No. 1 qualifying positions at the Gatornationals]]></title>
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Veteran Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta raced to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

 

Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were No. 1 qualifiers and will lead their categories into Sunday’s 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/kalitta-pedregon-edwards-and-smith-claim-no-1-qualifying-positions-at-the-gatornational/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedregon, Kalitta, Edwards and Smith are top qualifiers at Gatornationals on Friday]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Cruz Pedregon raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

 

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were qualifying leaders in their categories at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville.

 

Two-time world champ Pedregon ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/pedregon-kalitta-edwards-and-smith-are-top-qualifiers-at-gatornationals-on-friday/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota drivers combine for 14 wins in 2012 season]]></title>
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Antron Brown’s history-making run to a Top Fuel title highlighted a season that saw Toyota-sponsored drivers win 14 races and capture 17 number one qualifying positions during the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season.

Antron ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/toyota-drivers-combine-for-14-wins-in-2012-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bernstein, Pedregon combine for a Toyota Nitro sweep at Pomona finale]]></title>
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Brown Wins Historic Top Fuel Title

Cruz Pedregon drove his Toyota Camry to the Funny Car victory, while Brandon Bernstein earned the win in Top Fuel, but it was fellow Toyota driver Antron Brown who walked away as the biggest winner of all in earning the Top Fuel series championship in today’s Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/bernstein-pedregon-combine-for-a-toyota-nitro-sweep-at-pomona-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bernstein, Pedregon, Johnson, and Hines take 2012 season finale wins in Pomona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jack Beckman and Antron Brown earn titles on eliminations day



Antron Brown became the first African-American to win a major U.S. auto racing title Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.

 

Brown, who lost in the opening round of eliminations, had to wait until the final round before he could grab the championship trophy, when Tony Schumacher lost in a photo finish to Brandon ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/bernstein-pedregon-johnson-and-hines-take-2012-season-finale-wins-in-pomona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Capps at Pomona season finale narrows gap to 2 points in race for first world title ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[POMONA, Calif. - Ron Capps is not thinking past noon Sunday. He's doing everything he can to focus on the first round of championship eliminations of the Auto Club NHRA Nationals at Pomona, Calif.

But it's hard not to sway from examining all the scenarios that could enable him to win his first NHRA world championship.

&quot;I'm not looking past the first round,&quot; Capps aid ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/capps-at-pomona-season-finale-narrows-gap-to-2-points-in-race-for-first-world-title/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Schumacher, Line, Pedregon, Krawiec claim  No. 1 qualifying postions at Las Vegas]]></title>
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Tony Schumacher claimed the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.    
 
Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the fifth of six races in the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/schumacher-line-pedregon-krawiec-claim-no-1-qualifying-postions-at-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tasca wins AAA Texas NHRA in dramatic fnal-round with Hagan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DALLAS – Bob Tasca III earned every bit of his fourth career win in a dramatic final-round pedalfest with fellow playoff spoiler Matt Hagan at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex.

Tasca turned on the win light with a 4.826-second lap at 197.59 mph in the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang to Hagan’s 5.025 at 188.15 after defeating Alexis DeJoria, Ford teammate ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/tasca-wins-aaa-texas-nhra-in-dramatic-fnal-round-with-hagan/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two-time Funny Car champ Pedregon ready to make a move at Texas Motorplex ]]></title>
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ENNIS, Texas — When Cruz Pedregon thinks about racing at the Texas Motorplex, one particular Funny Car shootout comes to mind.

Cruz PedregonPhoto by: NHRA
He dials it back 20 years to his rookie season whe ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/two-time-funny-car-champ-pedregon-ready-to-make-a-move-at-texas-motorplex/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Langdon’s first Top Fuel win puts Toyota in Charlotte Winner’s Circle ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Shawn Langdon ran a blistering 3.795-second pass to defeat Tony Schumacher in the finals at today’s NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals to earn his first career Top Fuel victory at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C.  
Langdon defeated Chris Karamesines and Bob Vandergriff in the opening two rounds.  
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/langdon-s-first-top-fuel-win-puts-toyota-in-charlotte-winner-s-circle/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ron Capps not deterred by first-round NHRA upset in Sonoma]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SONOMA, Calif. - It wasn't the storybook ending Ron Capps wanted for his family vacation in Northern California, but the driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T isn't hanging his head.
Ron CappsPhoto by: Michael C. Johnson ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/ron-capps-not-deterred-by-first-round-nhra-upset-in-sonoma/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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