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Top Fuel was a mess, Funny Car saw two big efforts to get in the Countdown to 1 and one late fall. Pro Stock? It's Dave Connolly's world and everyone else is just driving in it as the NHRA POWERade Series heads for the stretch run, writes Bill Stephens.

Which top guns will advance to the NHRA's prestigious Countdown to One? We'll find out Sunday at Virginia Motorsports Park (eliminations Sunday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2).

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.