Schumacher, Force Hood claim top NHRA spots

Ashley Force Hood kept her top spot in Funny Car after rain ended qualifying early in the United Association NHRA SuperNationals on Saturday.

Force Hood tops at NHRA Funny Car qualifying

Ashley Force Hood topped Funny Car qualifying Friday in the United Association NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Brown edges Schumacher in Top Fuel qualifying

Antron Brown led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the Route 66 NHRA Nationals with a 3.826-second run at 317.94 mph.

CAPTION: May 30, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US...

May 30, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US...

Capps races to third Funny Car win of season

Ron Capps raced to his third Funny Car victory of the season Sunday, beating No. 1 qualifier Ashley Force Hood in the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka.

Brown stilll No. 1 after NHRA Top Fuel qualifying

Antron Brown held the top spot in the Top Fuel qualifying at the NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka.

Force Hood edges dad in Funny Car qualifying

Ashley Force Hood held off her father, John Force, to claim the provisional No. 1 spot in Funny Car on Friday in the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka.

Schumacher earns 3rd win, Top Fuel points lead

Tony Schumacher raced to his third Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday, beating Doug Kalitta in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.

Schwarb: Life after Budweiser

What will life be like for Kenny Bernstein Racing after its three-decade run with Anheuser-Busch comes to a close? Kenny and Brandon Bernstein are wondering the same thing.

Blount: Racing royalty a good fit for Worsham

It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: A sheikh and a guru walk into a bar... No one is laughing, but an improbable union of drag-racing royalty has Del Worsham crying tears of joy.

Schwarb: Rookie Massey making waves

Spencer Massey has big shoes to fill at Snake Racing, pedaling a car for the legendary Don Prudhomme. Massey's off to a pretty good start as the NHRA heads to St. Louis.

Schumacher takes points lead with Top Fuel win

Tony Schumacher raced to his second straight Top Fuel victory and third in a row in Las Vegas, beating Brandon Bernstein in the SummitRacing.com Nationals final Sunday with a 3.874-second run at 311.77 mph.

Schwarb: Give Round 1 to Schumacher

"The Sarge" has served notice: The NHRA Top Fuel title goes through five-time defending champion Tony Schumacher and the U.S. Army dragster.

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