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Force, Kalitta, Anderson and Hines Sonoma Qualifiers

SONOMA, Calif. — John Force raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday at the FRAM Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway. Doug Kalitta, Greg Anderson and Andrew Hines also were leaders in their respective categories at the $1.5 million race, the 15th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Force powered his Castrol GTX Start Up Ford Mustang to a leading run of 4.823 seconds at 318.84 mph to top the 16-car field. If he holds on to the top position through Saturday’s two qualifying sessions (11 a.m. and 3 p.m.) he will earn the 120th No. 1 qualifying position of his career.

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NHRA Announces Top Fuel Wing Change

NHRA officials notified Top Fuel Dragster teams, Friday, of a maximum wing angle for the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway.

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Qualifying Notes & Quotes - Pennsylvania 500

Collected notes & quotes from drivers and crew - pole day at Pocono Raceway’s Pennsylvania 500.

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Mears Tops Front Row Joe for Pocono Pole

Casey Mears scored his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup pole position Friday for Pocono Raceway’s Pennsylvania 500. Mears’ previous best qualifying was fourth at Chicago in 2003. Mears’ lap time of 52.411 sec/171.720 mph beat out Joe Nemechek’s earlier attempt of 52.431sec for the inside front row starting position.

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Grand-Am Teams Test at VIR

VIRginia International Raceway’s 3.27-mile circuit has been busy recently, as a number of teams from the Grand American Road Racing Association’s Rolex Sports Car Series have been testing in advance of the VIR 400 scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 1-3.

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2005 NASCAR Truck Schedule Released

The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule announced today increases the number of races held in conjunction with the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and closes existing “gaps” between late winter and spring events.

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Tide Ride to Hamilton Jr.

PPI Motorsports announced today it has signed a driver-crew chief team to helm the No. 32 Tide Chevrolet full-time in 2005: Bobby Hamilton, Jr., and Harold Holly.

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Fisichella And The Ferrari Dream

Giancarlo Fisichella has all but begged for an opportunity to race with the big red machine of Ferrari. Granted, timing has everything to do with opportunity, and his signing with Renault should not be taken as a sign he has given up on his fantasy.

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Williams Confirm Webber

In an expected yet almost retaliatory move, Williams have confirmed that Mark Webber will fill one of two race seats they have available for 2005. The announcement comes on the heels of the snubbing Williams received yesterday from Giancarlo Fisichella who passed over a Williams offer to join Renault instead.

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Greg Anderson: Legend in the Making?

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We are living in times of greatness, no doubt. From Lance Armstrong to Michael Schumacher there are people setting records and dominating many different fields. Greg Anderson is well on his way to become one of those stories. However, if he and his team can maintain their winning ways and pile up championships there is still something that stands between him and the legendary greatness he may deserve - he runs Pro Stock in the NHRA.

DragRacingOnline.com has a fantastic interview with the man who simply crushed the field in Pro Stock last season on his way to the championship, and this season isn’t shaping up much differently. However, not only is Anderson in a form or racing that gets far less coverage than NASCAR or Formula 1, he’s doing his work in a class of that series that gets even less respect…

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