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			<title><![CDATA[Eighteen slots still up for grabs in POWERade Series' Countdown to One]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Twenty-two drivers have clinched spots in the NHRA's coveted Countdown to One playoffs. That means only 18 slots remain as the POWERade Series turns to Reading, Pa., writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 14, 2008 08:44:50 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Western Swing kicks off with changes throughout the sport]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Western Swing is often crucial to title hopes in the NHRA. Add shorter races for Top Fuel and Funny Car as well as tight battles in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle and there's more drama than ever, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 10, 2008 10:14:53 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drivers expect to fight through their grief in Norwalk]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Less than a week after losing one of their own in a fiery qualifying accident, NHRA competitors will put on their game faces and get back to work in Norwalk, Ohio, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 26, 2008 10:13:28 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Weather could be wild card at prestigious Old Bridge Township Raceway Park]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony Schumacher has a whopping 190-point lead over Antron Brown in the Top Fuel standings, but bad luck always seems to follow the five-time world champ into Englishtown, N.J.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 18, 2008 10:37:21 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stephens: Weather might be biggest player in Joliet weekend]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The NHRA POWERade series is gearing up for its summer stretch, but all the competitors will keep a wary eye on the skies and thermometer as the weekend in Joliet, Ill., gets under way, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 06, 2008 07:34:39 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Championship contenders chasing consistency and momentum at Gateway]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just how good is Ashley Force? Another victory or final-round finish this weekend at Gateway International Raceway would go a long way to establish her as a genuine championship heavyweight, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 02, 2008 04:59:12 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hold on to your hats: POWERade Series turns into Gainesville]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Add the AC Delco Gatornationals to the list of "gotta win it" events in the NHRA POWERade Series. The 39th edition of this late-winter classic takes center stage this week on one of the quickest tracks in the sport, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 13, 2008 05:24:02 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stephens: Big names teetering on brink of Countdown elimination]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The mad scramble for NHRA drivers to get in the top four, and thus continue in the playoffs, is almost over. There are some big names on the bubble with one race left to keep their championship hopes alive, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 01, 2007 12:45:51 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Countdown looming and pressure mounting for bubble drivers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With two events remaining before the Countdown to the Championship begins in the NHRA, the matchups to watch in Minnesota are among those struggling to make the top eight, and thus the playoffs, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 10, 2007 03:40:36 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Six-race summertime saga snaking through Ohio]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Larry Dixon grabbing headlines is nothing new. But winning back-to-back events after such a lackluster start is making him the talk of Top Fuel as the NHRA braces for Norwalk Raceway Park.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 28, 2007 09:43:37 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lightning-fast Route 66 next up for POWERade drivers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[All four pro classes will try to tame the lightning-fast Route 66 Raceway outside of Chicago this weekend as the NHRA POWERade series ramps it up a notch, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 07, 2007 06:10:11 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Streaks alive and well at O'Reilly Midwest Nationals]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Brandon Bernstein, Robert Hight and Greg Anderson will be gunning for their third straight victories when the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series invades Gateway International Raceway, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 04, 2007 05:20:46 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stephens: Hines' consistency was driving force to title]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Angelle Sampey and Antron Brown started off hot in 2006, but when consistency counted in the NHRA's Pro Stock Motorcycle class, Andrew Hines came up big again, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 12, 2006 04:26:20 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stephens: Schumacher comeback the new benchmark]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony Schumacher insisted at midseason his team wasn't giving up. He was good on his word, completing the greatest comeback in NHRA history on the season's final pass, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 13, 2006 02:49:55 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Grueling Swing has favored elite teams]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This weekend's race in Sonoma, Calif., will determine for many teams if the Western Swing was a boom or a bust.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 29, 2005 05:58:19 PDT EST</pubDate>
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