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NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals, near Charlotte, was the second of six Countdown events and Larry Dixon, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson and LE Tonglet were the winners.
In Top Fuel, Dixon went 11-for-11 in final rounds this season with a 3.858 second, 316.60 mph win over Doug Kalitta, 3.90, 309.20 mph. Dixon is 85 points ahead of Cory McClenathan.
In Funny Car, Pedregon won for the first time in almost two years and on his 47th birthday. His Toyota Solara clocked 4.171, 299.13 mph to beat Jack Beckman's 4.212, 301.81 mph in the Valvoline/MTS Dodge Charger. Beckman qualified seventh. John Force leads Beckman by four points.
In Pro Stock, Anderson's Pontiac GXP ran 6.604, 209.30 mph to defeat (RFC) Greg Stanfield's 6.651, 207.91 mph in a GXP. (RFC) Ron Krisher qualified sixth in the Valvoline Chevrolet Cobalt and lost in the first round. (RFC) Mike Edwards leads Anderson by 27 points.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Tonglet's Suzuki went 6.921, 192.82 mph to beat Andrew Hines' 6.972, 189.63 mph on a Harley-Davidson. Hines leads Tonglet by 66 points. Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson was DQ'd from the event Saturday after registering a .027 reading on an alcohol breath analyzer during a morning NHRA random drug and alcohol test. NHRA has a zero-tolerance policy with regard to alcohol. Johnson said he'd had drinks with dinner the night before.
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