Sarge stayed in charge against the odds

The odds were stacked against Tony Schumacher to start the 2009 season. Winning his sixth straight Top Fuel championship and seventh overall makes you wonder if he can be beat in 2010.

Schumacher giving trophy to Fort Hood

Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points in the closest season title race in NHRA history.

Hight clinches title; Edwards does, too

Robert Hight wrapped up his first Funny Car championship Saturday, qualifying third in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals.

Dixon supplants Schumacher

Larry Dixon took a one-point lead over Tony Schumacher in the Top Fuel season standings, leading qualifying Friday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals to earn three bonus points.

Army extends NASCAR, NHRA deals

The U.S. Army will continue to sponsor drivers in NASCAR and the NHRA next season.

Schumacher, Dixon separated by point

Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entered the Full Throttle Series season finale separated by a single point. In the first round of Top Fuel qualifying Thursday, they were just a thousandth of a second apart.

Titles will be settled at Pomona

Hector Arana can win the Pro Stock Motorcycle title at age 51, the Top Fuel battle is as good as it gets and four NHRA pro crowns are in the balance. Starting Thursday, it's on at Pomona.

Schumacher, Dixon ready for finale

Tony Schumacher won the past five Top Fuel titles. Larry Dixon took the two before that. Now he has Schumacher's old crew behind him, but trails by one point. Only Pomona can settle this scrap.

Tony Schumacher's win in Dallas was his fifth of the season. A sixth would secure his sixth...

Fort Hood tragedy looms large at TMS

There is a kinship between racers and soldiers that runs deeper than sponsorship dollars. That much was evident Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, where NASCAR Nation remembered the fallen at Fort Hood.

Hight leads Force Hood by 105 points

Robert Hight closed in on his first Funny Car season championship, racing to his third victory of the season Sunday at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.

Dixon's track-record time holds up

Larry Dixon earned his ninth No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position of the year Saturday in the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.

Dixon sets track-record for speed

Larry Dixon raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, the second-to-last event of the season.

Massa returns from near-fatal crash

Formula One driver Felipe Massa returned to competition for the first time since his life-threatening accident four months ago, finishing third in a charity karting event won by Michael Schumacher.