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NHRA standings tight for Las Vegas races

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The National Hot Rod Assn. Countdown to One playoffs have two rounds left. The first is at Las Vegas and the season ends at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona on Nov. 15. The standings are tight in the top-fuel and funny car divisions and history could be made in the final two races of the season.

First, Larry Dixon is second in the NHRA top-fuel standings, 47 points behind Tony Schumacher. Dixon is no stranger to championships, but it would be nice to see someone else win the top-fuel title. Schumacher has won five in a row. Talk about dominance. And to think NASCAR fans are tired of seeing Jimmie Johnson win the Chase every year.Schumacher even alluded to Johnson’s pursuit of a fourth straight Cup championship and how he knows what Johnson is talking about when he says he doesn’t want to talk about points anymore.

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It sounds like Schumacher is tired of seeing his name atop the top-fuel standings at the end of the season.

On the funny car side, Ashley Force Hood and Jack Beckman are still very much alive in the championship race. Force Hood is second in the funny car standings, a mere 13 points behind leader and John Force Racing teammate Robert Hight. Beckman is still in the hunt, albeit in sixth place and needing a good showing in Vegas to get back in contention.

Go to Haddock in the Paddock for comments from the NHRA drivers from Las Vegas.

-- Tim Haddock

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