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Cory McClenathan is one of the most celebrated names in drag racing never to have won a POWERade title. After locking up a berth in the 2008 Countdown to One, Cory Mac gets another shot at that elusive world championship, writes Bill Stephens.

Countdown contenders are running out of time in the NHRA POWERade Series. One driver who doesn't have to worry is Tony Schumacher, who has won eight of 15 national events in the U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster.

Points leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock will take a back seat to the drivers scrambling to make the Countdown to 10 this weekend at Pacific Raceways near Seattle, writes Bill Stephens.

The rich got richer at Bandimere Speedway outside Denver to start the Western Swing, with Tony Schumacher leading the way with another dominating performance in Top Fuel, writes Bill Stephens.

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.

Brandon Bernstein has never had a winless season in Top Fuel, but he's halfway there now. With the Western Swing on the horizon and the days getting hotter, it's like just a matter of time before Bernstein heats up himself, writes Bill Stephens.

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.

It never really was a question of "if" Hillary Will would win a race in the Top Fuel category. The "when" came Sunday at Topeka, where Will kept the "year of the woman racer" rolling along, writes Bill Stephens.

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.

The exploits of first-time female winners have been the hot topic in racing recently. Next up? Top Fuel driver Hillary Will is poised to break through, writes Bill Stephens.

Go from Pro Stock Motorcycle to Top Fuel and be successful ... right away? With two wins in six events, Antron Brown proved it can be done, writes Bill Stephens.

Things went well for "Hot Rod" Fuller right up until the final race of 2007. Last year's Top Fuel runner-up is still looking to find that winning formula in 2008 after another first-round exit at Las Vegas, writes Bill Stephens.

Points leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock can't afford to crap out this weekend in Las Vegas. Just one mistake could cost them overall bragging rights in the POWERade Series, writes Bill Stephens.

What's wrong with Doug Kalitta? Ever since Tony Schumacher "stole" the Top Fuel title from him at Pomona in 2006, Kalitta just hasn't been the same, writes Bill Stephens.

V. Gaines struck a blow for the little guys in Pro Stock at the Checkers Schuck's Kragen Nationals outside Phoenix. Larry Dixon pulled out the Top Fuel victory and Jack Beckman cleared the field in Funny Car, writes Bill Stephens.

Antron Brown's been a success in Pro Stock Motorcycle, but his hot start in Top Fuel qualifying in his debut has him "pinching himself," writes Bill Stephens.