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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[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[Bernstein, Hawley, Oswald still scratching that need-for-speed itch]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What keeps old-timers Kenny Bernstein, Frank Hawley and Mark Oswald entrenched in the high-adrenaline world of 8,000-horsepower Funny Cars? Hey, it beats playing golf, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 12, 2008 13:01:42 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Countdown to the Countdown kicks off at Heartland Park Topeka]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Brace yourselves, drag racing fans. The stretch run to the NHRA's Countdown to the Championship begins this week at Heartland Park Topeka, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 29, 2008 13:42:01 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Perseverence pays off big for Troxel at Bristol Dragway]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Melanie Troxel was feeling a little left out because Danica Patrick and Ashley Force stole the spotlight. Not any longer. Troxel joined an elite group herself with her historic pass at Bristol Dragway, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 19, 2008 10:03:42 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Force, Troxel hoping to break down gender barrier in Funny Car]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Quick: Name the first woman to win an NHRA national event in Funny Car. It hasn't happened, but Ashley Force and Melanie Troxel are at the head of the line, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 13, 2008 09:08:11 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Schumacher, Pedregon, Coughlin and Guidera carry off trophies]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How tight were the Gatornationals this year? The winners and losers of the four professional classes -- combined -- were separated by the blink of an eye, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 16, 2008 15:23:01 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[Teams make giant leaps, take giant falls in 2008 opener]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight and Greg Anderson kicked off the 2008 POWERade Series with a bang, but so did Tony Pedregon -- only he's not celebrating, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 13, 2008 05:16:55 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[More nitro, more excitement in '08 POWERade championship chases]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Brace yourselves, G-force junkies. This weekend's 48th CARQUEST Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., officially kick-starts the 2008 NHRA POWERade season, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 06, 2008 04:14:38 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wild scramble expected in 2008 Funny Car chase]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The past three Funny Car titles have been a veritable free-for-all, with the winners being declared only after the climactic moments of the season's final race. 2008 will be no different, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 05, 2008 05:09:49 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Worsham-Tuttle, Prudhomme-Wilkerson alliances opening some eyes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Del Worsham joining forces with Dexter Tuttle? Don "The Snake" Prudhomme racing alongside Tim Wilkerson? The 2008 NHRA POWERade season will feature at least two unlikely alliances in Top Fuel and Funny Car, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>January 28, 2008 04:02:43 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former bike ace Brown ready to tackle Top Fuel]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Plenty of drivers have skipped around the four professional classes in the NHRA, but Antron Brown is really stepping outside the typical pattern, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>January 03, 2008 09:31:33 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bernstein steps away from Funny Car cockpit -- again]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What does drag-racing legend Kenny Bernstein have left to prove? Apparently nothing. That's why he's turning the Monster Energy/Lucas Oil Funny Car keys over to veteran Tommy Johnson Jr.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 06, 2007 04:57:46 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It was an amazing year of highs and lows in the NHRA]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the deaths of Eric Medlen and Wally Parks to the amazing triumph of Tony Schumacher winning a Top Fuel title on the last pass of the season, it was an amazing year of NHRA highs and lows, writes Bill Stephens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 08, 2007 11:09:56 PST EST</pubDate>
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